Murray board approves updated interlocal agreements with city on facilities use and school resource officers

The Murray School District board on Dec. 11 approved two updated interlocal agreements with Murray City, formalizing how the city and district will share facilities and clarifying responsibilities for school resource officers. The superintendent presented both agreements at the meeting and asked the board to move them forward.

The first agreement updates the long-standing mutual-use arrangement between the district and the city and, the superintendent said, “codifies that we will not be charging one another,” a practice the two entities had followed informally. The superintendent added the agreement also clarifies that the city will pay the costs for school resource officers going forward.

The board then considered a separate, more extensive SRO interlocal agreement. The superintendent described the document as substantially updated in response to state law changes and district practice; he said it runs through 06/30/2023 and is set up to be reviewed every five years and to renew automatically unless either party requests termination. He told the board the agreement lays out “the dos and do nots” for SROs and clarifies district and police responsibilities.

The superintendent also noted current SRO assignments by school and supplemental police support: Hillcrest, Riverview and Murray High School have assigned SROs, and the police department has assigned additional officers who assist elementary schools though those officers are not designated SROs under the agreement.

Board members moved and seconded each measure and the board voted to approve both agreements. No roll-call tallies with names were recorded in the public transcript; meeting speakers said simply “Aye” and the presiding member declared the motions passed.

The agreements take effect as written; the superintendent said he will sign the interlocal documents and coordinate city-level signature and distribution.