Spencer County Fiscal Court OKs $5,600 school active‑shooter training; sheriff outlines plan

The Spencer County Fiscal Court voted May 3 to authorize payment of $5,600 to a private training provider for school active‑shooter and response exercises.

Sheriff Herndon presented a written quote from STAT (ActiveAggressor.com) listing a classroom package, tactical training, scenario training and rescue task force setup with a retail price of $7,000. He said the vendor offered a 20% local discount that reduced the total to $5,600. The Sheriff described his objectives: aerial site maps for each school, ingress/egress review, staging locations for agencies and a full exercise to reduce response time and clarify roles. “This was a plan they needed to have in place to protect their community and hopefully they would never use it,” the Sheriff said during his presentation.

The Sheriff said the Sheriff's office planned to contribute $1,500 from its drug task force funds and asked the court to authorize payment of the $5,600 with other agencies to reimburse Fiscal Court later. The Treasurer advised that Fiscal Court pay the vendor and accept reimbursements, and the court approved authorization by voice vote.

Key cost details recorded in the packet: STAT quote lists classroom training ($1,800), tactical training ($1,800), scenario training ($2,400) and rescue task force setup ($1,000), with a 20% discount applied. The vendor’s quote shows a 50% deposit ($2,800) required before scheduling and net‑10 payment terms for final invoice.

Why it matters: the training is intended to coordinate school and emergency responses across agencies and to produce operational plans for every county school. The court authorized payment while seeking contributions from partner agencies to offset the cost.

Next steps: payment will be scheduled after deposit and participating entities were asked to reimburse their share to the Fiscal Court account per the Treasurer’s advice.