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Lancaster Council approves joint-powers agreement to provide police services for Westside schools
Summary
The council voted 3-0 to approve MB1, authorizing the city manager to finalize a joint powers agreement allowing Lancaster officers to provide police services to the Westside Union School District’s campuses, including some outside city limits; supporters cited campus safety and potential cost savings, but budget details were not provided.
Lancaster City Council voted to approve a joint powers agreement (MB1) that will allow the city to provide police services to the Westside Union School District and to authorize the city manager, in consultation with the city attorney, to negotiate and execute the final agreement.
City staff told the council the district and the city previously entered a school law enforcement services agreement on 07/08/2025 and that the district now wants Lancaster to police all its campuses, "including the ones that are not within the city of Lancaster," a staff member said. Council members asked for clarification;…
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