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School districts to cover increasing share of School Resource Deputy costs; county outlines stepped benefit contributions
Summary
Sheriff's office presented updated school resource deputy (SRD) contract terms: districts now pay full step‑5 salary ($51,526), specialty pay ($3,375) and a third of benefits ($15,813) this year, rising to half of benefits next year; total per‑deputy cost billed to districts is $70,714.
Undersheriff Kevin Richard and sheriff’s office staff briefed the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 12 about the annual school resource deputy (SRD) contracts for the 2025‑26 school year.
Undersheriff Richard told the board that districts will cover the full step‑5 salary for a deputy — $51,526 — plus specialty SRD pay of $3,375. This year districts will also cover roughly one‑third of the deputy’s benefits ($15,813);…
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