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Community criticizes $425,000 SRO MOU; board hears concerns over outreach and scope
Summary
A public commenter criticized the district and city council for approving a $425,000 memorandum of understanding for a school resource officer, saying outreach was inadequate and the officer's scope and cost differ from earlier statements.
Dr. Amber Bradley publicly criticized the district and city council over an approved memorandum of understanding (MOU) to add a school resource officer (SRO), telling trustees she was disappointed in what she described as inadequate outreach and differing cost estimates.
Bradley said the district had previously represented the cost as not more than $38,000 in the spring, and that the MOU now in effect amounts to $425,000. "Why do we need to spend $425,000 to pay them to do what they're already doing?" she asked, adding that the agreement appears to station the officer at River City and Yolo rather than as a roving districtwide officer as previously described.
She also challenged the district's outreach efforts, saying town halls were "segregated" and did not include newcomer families or sufficiently desegregated survey data. Bradley urged the board to reconsider outreach and transparency when implementing the SRO arrangement. Trustees did not take action on the MOU at this meeting; the comment was recorded in public comment and will be part of the record.
Board members acknowledged concerns and indicated the contract terms and outreach record would be part of future discussions with city partners.
