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Council tables dispute with school district over SRO contract after city staff seek more information
Summary
Roosevelt City Council tabled action on unpaid School Resource Officer (SRO) bills and asked staff to meet with the school superintendent to resolve timing and payment questions before returning with recommendations.
Roosevelt City Council tabled discussion on outstanding payments for the School Resource Officer contract and directed staff to gather additional documentation and meet with the Cheyenne County School District superintendent.
Lieutenant Alan Tucker updated the council that the Roosevelt Police Department had provided a full-time SRO to the Cheyenne County School District and that contract negotiations changed the billing level in recent years. "For 20 years or so, the Roosevelt Police Department provided an SRO to the Cheyenne County School District, and it was $20,000 for a full time officer," Tucker said. Two years ago the parties negotiated a new amount of $60,000 and that contract took effect Oct. 3, 2023. Tucker told the council that the district had paid prior years at the $20,000 rate but had not remitted the $60,000 for 2023—24 or the 2025—26 billing the city had submitted.
Tucker said the school district accounting staff had been operating under a misunderstanding about whether the contract assignment had been finalized and that he had spoken with Superintendent Young to clarify dates and performance. Tucker asked to postpone a council decision until staff and the superintendent could review the chronology and provide written facts about when the officer was provided and when the contract became effective.
Mayor Burd noted related outstanding payments the city had expected from the district, including fees tied to use of the municipal pool. City staff and council agreed a full council should consider the final recommendation, and the assembled council voted to table the item to the next meeting so the parties could meet and provide a complete accounting.
Council did not take any payment or collection action at the meeting; instead staff were directed to meet with the district, compile dates and invoices, and return with a formal agenda item at the next council meeting.
