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Council tables vote on school resource officer contract after members seek clearer language on authority, training and cost sharing
Summary
Middletown City Council agreed July 1 to table action on a revised school resource officer (SRO) contract so staff and the law department can tighten language on arrest authority, training approval and how recent wage increases are included in the 75/25 school/city cost split.
Middletown City Council tabled consideration of a revised contract to provide four school resource officers to the Middletown City School District after members raised concerns about contractual language covering officer authority, required training and the calculation of shared personnel costs.
What led to the table The city and the school district negotiated a revised SRO contract for the 2025–26 school year that would place four SROs in district schools with the district paying 75% of employment costs and the city responsible for 25% when school is…
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