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Board reviews updated School Resource Officer contract; asks for clearer coverage language
Summary
Administration presented a revised SRO contract for 2025–26 with a district contribution of about $120,000 and described overtime practices (mostly extracurricular events). Trustees asked that the contract explicitly address backfill when the assigned SRO is absent.
Administration presented a revised School Resource Officer contract (first update in five years) that would set the district contribution at approximately $120,000 plus overtime for extracurricular events. Administration said the city agreed to reduce the district’s full cost somewhat as a temporary accommodation; the ‘‘true cost’’ for the position was described as higher than the district’s line item.
Administrators clarified overtime is primarily for extracurricular activities (for example, Friday night football games) and that overtime invoice totals were relatively modest in recent months. Trustees asked how coverage is handled if the assigned SRO is absent and requested clearer contract language about temporary backfill. Administration pointed to language in the exhibit that obligates the city to work with the district to provide replacement coverage for extended absences (30+ days) and suggested the board consider shortening that window; the contract will return for ratification after the city’s review.
