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Wayne County board agrees to $500,000 budget allocation for school resource officer expansion; discussion continues over teacher supplements and possible sales‑
Summary
Commissioners allocated $500,000 toward expanding school resource officer coverage across county schools, approved $1.317 million for teacher supplements in the budget and discussed — but did not finalize — placing a quarter‑cent sales tax on a future ballot as a longer‑term funding source.
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners voted to include $500,000 in the county budget to expand school resource officer (SRO) coverage in schools countywide, aiming to provide full-time coverage at each traditional school facility pending detail work with the sheriff’s office, the school district and the City of Goldsboro.
Commissioners discussed the mix of 19 full‑time SRO positions currently on the books, five part‑time allocations that county staff said are funded in other sheriff budget lines, and the city’s current commitment to fund three city SROs next year. At the work session, commissioners and staff estimated full, dedicated coverage across about 30 traditional school facilities would…
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