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Sheriff presents School Resource Officer proposal split among schools; startup cost estimated at $121,000

Steele County Commission · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Sheriff Wayne Beckman proposed a School Resource Officer position to be shared four ways among Steele County and the Finley/Sharon, Hope and Page schools, with estimated startup costs of about $121,000; Beckman said he will pursue the proposal with the districts.

Sheriff Wayne Beckman presented a proposal on June 6 for a School Resource Officer position to be split four ways among Steele County and the Finley/Sharon, Hope and Page school districts, and estimated the startup cost at approximately $121,000.

Beckman told the commission the SRO arrangement would distribute cost and coverage among the county and the three school districts. The minutes record that Beckman said he will move forward with the proposal with the schools; the record does not show a formal county vote or commitment of county funds at this meeting.

The commission did not take a formal funding vote in the minutes; subsequent discussions or formal agreements with the school districts were not recorded in the June 6 minutes.