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Redondo Beach Council approves one-year SRO extension after debate over cost-sharing
Summary
City Council approved a one-year extension to the memorandum of understanding with the school district to continue school resource officers (SROs), after heated debate over cost-sharing and the contract language about an "additional" officer.
The Redondo Beach City Council on June 10 approved an amended memorandum of understanding to continue providing school resource officers at local campuses, adopting a one-year extension that leaves the district-city cost-sharing arrangement in place for the coming school year.
Councilmember Kelly Obagi moved to limit the agreement to a one-year term and to have the city manager (or mayor) finalize non-substantive wording changes; the motion passed unanimously. Staff said the amendment keeps the existing $100,000 annual district contribution while allowing the city and police department to determine deployment.
Why it matters: Council members said the city is carrying a growing set of…
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