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Security committee to drop 'CSO' title, adopt patrol‑officer job descriptions
Summary
The Rancho Murieta Security Committee voted to move forward with replacing the Community Services Officer (CSO) job description with clearer Patrol Officer 1/2 classifications and will send revised descriptions to the union and the board for approval.
The Security Committee moved to replace the longstanding CSO job description with new patrol‑officer formats and aims to take the revisions to the board for approval.
Chair told the committee the CSO title is typically tied to sheriff or police agencies and does not reflect the district’s independent security function. The new format proposes separate Patrol Officer 1 and Patrol Officer 2 classifications, a cleaner layout and clearer delineation of duties.
The committee identified several specific edits: remove responsibilities the district does not perform (for example, "booking and transportation of persons"), clarify evidence‑preservation duties and reporting expectations, add explicit language encouraging photographic documentation and cell‑phone use for scene records, and strip firearms‑specific phrasing from required skills. Chair praised Brandon’s work on the draft: "I can't even begin to thank Brandon enough, when we start going through this to see what he's been working on" (committee discussion).
Members discussed timing and process. Cecilia will coordinate union review; if the union has not finished revisions, staff will still place revised job descriptions on the board agenda pending union action. The committee directed staff to present the updated descriptions to the full board in February.
The committee said the changes are intended to align job titles and duties with what district security actually does, to avoid implying sworn law‑enforcement authority, and to create clearer pathways between Patrol Officer 1 and Patrol Officer 2 roles.
The committee will continue refining the language (for example, updating phrasing such as "occasionally" to "sometimes" where appropriate) and will confirm final wording before sending the packet to HR and the union. The item will return to the board for formal consideration as part of the upcoming personnel agenda.
