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Board approves intergovernmental agreement for up to eight school resource officers

Whitfield County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Whitfield County approved an intergovernmental agreement with the school board to assign up to eight sheriff's deputies as School Resource Officers, with the School Board reimbursing wages and a 35% supplemental benefit offset; terms for a School Detective and DARE officers were included.

At its May 9 meeting the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Whitfield County Board of Education that allows the School Board to request assignment of up to eight sheriff's deputies as School Resource Officers (SROs).

Under the agreement, the School Board will reimburse the county…

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