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Commission approves COPS grant application and MOU for West County school resource officers
Summary
St. Francois County commissioners authorized applying for a Department of Justice COPS grant and approved a memorandum of understanding with West County School District to place two commissioned school resource officers (SROs) in district schools; the grant would cover 75% of costs, with the school paying the remainder.
St. Francois County commissioners voted to authorize the county to apply for a U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant to fund school resource officers and approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the county and West County School District to place two SROs in district schools.
The commission voted “aye” after a motion to permit the grant application and a separate motion to approve the MOU. The county attorney or clerk did not identify a fiscal cost to the county during the discussion; officials said the grant would pay 75% of the officer costs and the school would pay the remaining 25%.
Commissioners emphasized that the arrangement…
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