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Board approves three-year SRO agreement with City of Merced after trustees press for protections on vehicle buyback
Summary
The Merced Union High School District board approved a three-year memorandum of understanding with the City of Merced to fund four school resource officers and purchase a police vehicle, after trustees questioned the cost of the vehicle and sought contract language to avoid effectively donating a car if the agreement ends early.
The Merced Union High School District board voted unanimously to approve a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Merced to fund four School Resource Officers (SROs) at Merced High, Golden Valley, El Capitan and East Campus.
Miss Johnson presented the agreement, saying the district would pay the city “an amount not to exceed $801,713.04” for operational costs across the three-year term and would reimburse the city up to $91,479.77 to purchase one police vehicle for the contract. The motion to approve passed unanimously after discussion.
Trustees pressed staff on…
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