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Passaic council approves school‑resource‑officer contract covering 16 full‑time officers and 7 specials
Summary
Council approved Resolution 26 to finalize a contract with the Passaic Board of Education for 16 full‑time school-resource officers and 7 special officers, after the board passed the contract and it arrived for the council's vote.
The Passaic City Council on March 17 voted to finalize a contract with the Passaic Board of Education that will staff schools with 16 full‑time school‑resource officers (SROs) and seven special officers.
Administrator Fernandez explained the school–city agreement had passed the board of education at its last meeting and came to the council for final approval. Council moved and voted on Resolution 26 separately; the roll call recorded affirmative votes from the council members present.
The administrator framed the contract as part of the districtwide safety plan; the transcript contains no further detail about contract length, total cost, or specific operational responsibilities beyond the officer counts. Council members indicated the contract had been reviewed at the board level prior to this action.
The vote finalizes the city’s role in providing officers under the contract; any additional operational specifics, budgetary allocations or memoranda of understanding with the school district were not detailed on the March 17 transcript and are recorded as "not specified" in this account.
