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Board confirms agreement to place full-time deputy at Townsend Community School

Erie County Commissioners · February 18, 2026
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Summary

The Erie County Commissioners adopted a resolution confirming an agreement with the Erie County Sheriff to assign one full-time deputy to Townsend Community School as a school resource deputy; the vote was recorded as All Aye (Resolution #26-44).

On Feb. 18 the Erie County Commissioners adopted a resolution confirming an agreement between Townsend Community School and the Erie County Sheriff to place one full-time deputy at the school as the school resource deputy.

The resolution (recorded as Resolution #26-44 in the minutes) was adopted on a motion by Commissioner Shoffner with a second from Commissioner Old; roll call votes were recorded as All Aye. The minutes state the agreement provides for one full-time deputy to work as the school resource deputy at Townsend Community School; the record does not include salary, funding source or the effective start date for the assignment.

The action formalizes the county’s role in providing a law enforcement presence at Townsend Community School through the sheriff’s office. The minutes show the resolution was adopted but do not include additional implementation details that staff or the sheriff’s office may provide in subsequent documentation.