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Board OKs $21,000 amendment to hire outside investigators for police background checks
Summary
The school board unanimously approved an amendment to the consultant agreement with Robert J. Brand to add up to 600 hours of background‑investigation work (estimated to serve about 80 investigations) for school police and related positions after one long‑standing contracted investigator died.
The School Board unanimously approved an amendment to a consultant agreement with Robert J. Brand to provide additional background‑investigation services for hiring into the district's police and security positions.
The amendment adds an estimated 600 hours of investigative work and increases the contract by approximately $21,000 to cover hourly fees and expenses, board members were told. The contract language and scope estimate indicate the figure is an estimate and the district will pay only for actual hours worked.
Chief Mooney of the district police department explained the consultant compiles longer‑range investigations — for example, candidates with out‑of‑state work histories whose records require extra time to verify — and that investigators support background checks for police officers, dispatchers and security operators.
Board Vice Chair Marsha Andrews moved the amendment; Board member Matthew Lane seconded. The board clerk recorded no recorded opposition and the motion carried unanimously.
Board members asked clarifying questions during discussion: the 600‑hour figure is an estimate, the consultant's work focuses on document collection and reference checks rather than fingerprinting or drug testing, and the additional work is needed in part because one of three long‑standing contracted investigators recently died and the remaining consultants have taken on extra workload.
The contract amendment includes an estimated count of approximately 80 investigations served; staff clarified that number represents an estimate of how many background investigations the additional hours could cover, not a guaranteed caseload. The district said it already has two other contracted investigators and will only pay for hours actually performed under the amended agreement.
The board approved the amendment as part of the business agenda.
