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Police: SRO assignment temporary; department hiring to restore dedicated school coverage
Summary
Police chief told council the SRO position is temporarily covered by a detective after an officer moved to DUI enforcement; the department is hiring two officers and expects to restore SRO coverage when hires are complete.
Councilors raised the school resource officer (SRO) assignment during council reports and requested that restoring dedicated SRO coverage remain a priority.
The police chief said the officer previously assigned as the SRO moved into a DUI enforcement role, and a detective is currently covering SRO duties in addition to other work. The department is conducting hiring for two positions — one to backfill the DUI enforcement role and one to replace a recently departed officer — and has completed testing and interviews; backgrounds are now underway. The chief said once the hires are complete the intent is to restore the officer assigned to SRO duties.
Councilors discussed whether the SRO is exclusively dedicated to schools; staff clarified the SRO position typically includes collateral patrol duties and that a fully dedicated SRO has not been a permanent position. Several council members expressed support for keeping school safety a priority and for restoring more consistent SRO coverage as staffing allows.
