Board renews police security IGAs with suburbs and discusses systemwide coverage; $89.6M canine guard contract and $647,520 passthrough grant also reviewed

The board reviewed and placed on the omnibus several intergovernmental agreements to continue off‑duty police security coverage in suburban jurisdictions and discussed broader security coverage across the CTA system.

Kevin Ryan, vice president of security, presented three intergovernmental agreements: a three‑year Oak Park agreement totaling $968,916, a three‑year Forest Park agreement totaling $285,000, and a three‑year Evanston agreement totaling $795,000. Ryan said security services under these IGAs are provided by off‑duty sworn police officers who sign up for special employment shifts at CTA facilities and that municipalities maintain liability for their officers.

Board members noted low spend against prior year allocations in some suburban IGAs (examples cited included a $300,000+ allocation with roughly $62,000 spent in…