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Council approves two-year school resource officer agreement with county office of education
Summary
The council authorized a two-year memorandum of agreement to provide a school resource officer on district campuses from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, with costs shared 69% to the district and 31% to the city; overtime and summer patrol duties were clarified in the staff presentation.
The Crescent City City Council approved a two-year memorandum of agreement with the Del Norte County Office of Education to provide a school resource officer on campuses within the city limits from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
Staff described the agreement as substantially similar to a prior arrangement that had been fully funded by tobacco grant dollars until that funding ended. The new memorandum sets cost-sharing so the school district covers 69 percent of the officer’s compensation during school days and the city covers 31 percent; during summer months the officer will be assigned to patrol and other city duties. Staff said overtime for school-requested events would be billed to the school district, while overtime for city events would be billed to the city.
Chief Griffin (fielded council questions during the item) and staff indicated the city will continue to seek grant opportunities such as COPS grants to offset costs. Council members supported the program as a student-mentoring and safety measure and voted to authorize the city manager to sign the agreement.
