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Commissioners table item on school officer MOU pending funding details
Summary
The court tabled an agenda item related to county funding for a school officer and discussed federal funding that might pay for school-based officers; members asked staff to check details before allocating county money.
Callahan County commissioners voted to table an agenda item on providing county funding for a school-based officer after discussion about federal funding and oversight of school officers.
During discussion, a commissioner said federal school-safety funding is being announced that could pay for school officers but cautioned that such funds often accompany conditions requiring the officer to answer to the school superintendent rather than the county. The speaker said the county’s current arrangement is an MOU that can be ended by agreement of both parties, and urged staff to confirm how any new federal funding would interact with the county’s proposed support before the county commits money.
A motion to table the item was made and seconded; Commissioner Windham seconded the motion to table. The court voted to table the agenda item.
