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Sheriff raises liability concerns on school officer agreements; board approves mutual-aid and major-crime task force resolutions
Summary
Sheriff Reich told commissioners he will not deputize outside officers without resolving training and liability issues and will meet Maple Valley Schools’ superintendent; the board approved a major crimes task force and a mutual-aid agreement but took no action on the Maple Valley SRO contract.
Eaton County Sheriff Reich briefed commissioners Nov. 19 on proposed mutual-aid and school resource officer (SRO) arrangements and on a newly proposed major crimes task force.
The sheriff described the major crimes task force as a voluntary mutual-aid arrangement: when a major incident occurs and county personnel are available, the sheriff may assign staff (chief deputy, under sheriff, captain or himself) to assist another jurisdiction. "If I don't have those…
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