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Benton County approves multiple 28E agreements for school officer, mental‑health liaison, city policing and dispatch services
Summary
The Benton County Board of Supervisors on March 3 approved a batch of Chapter 28E intergovernmental agreements: a full‑time school resource officer for the Benton Community School District (BCSD), a county law‑enforcement mental‑health liaison shared with three cities, individual law‑enforcement service contracts with ten cities, and centralized dispatch agreements; several contracts include explicit FY2027 costs and service‑hour caps.
The Benton County Board of Supervisors voted March 3 to adopt several Chapter 28E intergovernmental agreements that reshape how the county and nearby towns will share law‑enforcement personnel and dispatch services in fiscal year 2027.
The board unanimously approved Resolution #26‑12 to enter a 28E agreement with the Benton Community School District to assign one full‑time deputy as a school resource officer (SRO) beginning July 1, 2026. The recorded agreement makes the SRO an employee of the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and specifies that the district will reimburse 75% of the annual cost — listed in the agreement as $91,020.12 for FY2027.
The board also approved Resolution #26‑13 to fund a Law Enforcement Mental Health Liaison to coordinate mental‑health crises and provide training and referrals. The resolution and…
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