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Trumbull County amends SRO contracts; schools to pay full deputy costs and overtime
Summary
County and sheriff’s office described changes to school resource officer contracts that shift full deputy costs, overtime and an administrative fee to participating school districts and some townships; some districts accepted a waived fee for the first year.
Trumbull County commissioners and the sheriff’s office reviewed and amended contracts for school resource officers (SROs) and township patrols, changing who pays deputies’ full costs and overtime.
The revisions update longstanding SRO agreements so participating school districts and townships must pay the county the exact cost of a deputy assigned as an SRO, including overtime. County staff said the county had been losing money under older contracts because districts were not required to pay overtime when officers covered events such as football games. County staff also said some contracts will include a 5% administrative fee; the county agreed to waive that fee for districts that…
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