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Board approves IGA to re‑establish school resource officer; city funding and hiring timeline remain open
Summary
The St. Helens School District board voted to move forward with an intergovernmental agreement to place a school resource officer at St. Helens High School beginning August 2025 at an expected annual cost of $170,000; the chief said the district and police will seek an experienced officer and the city must still confirm long‑term funding.
The St. Helens School District board approved an intergovernmental agreement to re-establish a school resource officer (SRO) partnership with the City of St. Helens and the St. Helens Police Department, with the district and police aiming to place a single officer at St. Helens High School beginning in August 2025.
Acting Superintendent Dr. Webb recommended re-establishing the SRO program and told the board that "the annual cost of the contract is a hundred and 70,000 for 1 officer placed at St. Helens High School." The recommendation is included in the IGA packet provided to the board.
Acting Chief Hogue, invited to the meeting, described a long local history of SROs in the district and said the department plans to appoint an experienced officer rather than a new recruit. "The person selected for this position, we're not looking at a brand new…
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