Council approves counteroffer on SRO contract: base raised to $108,000, 3% escalation added

The Roosevelt City Council voted to send a counteroffer to UBTech for school-resource-officer services, removing a mutual-consent exit clause, raising the contract base to $108,000 and adding a 3% annual escalation.

Council members and police staff spent extensive time discussing an addendum that would have kept a flat $90,000 payment for three years and inserted a mutual-termination clause. Lieutenant Devin Tucker, who led the administration’s presentation, said the current draft did not include an escalation clause and noted both operational needs and budget impacts.

“It's been $90,000 since 2019,” a council member said during the debate, urging the council to bring the base amount in line with current costs. Council members discussed alternatives including starting escalation in the next year or increasing the base now to reflect inflation and higher service costs.

After discussion the council voted to instruct staff to prepare a counteroffer that would: remove the mutual-consent termination provision from the addendum; increase the base compensation to $108,000 for the current year; and apply a 3% escalation rate in subsequent years. Council set an internal deadline for UBTech to provide a counteroffer or acceptance by Aug. 12; if UBTech declines or fails to respond, the council said it would consider invoking a 90-day termination.

Council chair (presiding officer) moved the final language and a council member seconded; the motion passed on a verbal roll call. The council noted the need to maintain safety coverage while minimizing subsidy and said staff would return with finalized language if UBTech responds.

The council did not record a full roll-call breakdown in the transcript beyond multiple affirmative votes. The motion included direction to negotiate timing and start date for escalation and to present any counteroffer at the next available meeting.