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Board authorizes armed security officer contract with Tri‑Shield Security at $45 an hour
Summary
The Long Beach Island Consolidated School District board voted unanimously Sept. 23 to hire Tri‑Shield Security for armed security officer services starting Sept. 24, 2025, at a contract rate of $45 per hour; the motion was moved by Mrs. Hoffacker and seconded by Mrs. Raber.
On Sept. 23 the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District board voted to authorize an agreement with Tri‑Shield Security to provide an armed security officer beginning Sept. 24, 2025, at a rate of $45 per hour.
The motion was made by Mrs. Hoffacker and seconded by Mrs. Raber; the roll call vote was recorded as unanimous among the seven board members present. The board approved the agreement as part of its annual approvals and contracts agenda item.
The minutes indicate the contract begins Sept. 24, 2025 and specifies the hourly rate of $45; the minutes do not include the contract length, funding source for the services, vendor selection process or operational details about the officer’s duties and schedule. Those details were not provided in the recorded minutes and are marked as not specified.
The board also approved the 2025‑26 Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement between Education and Law Enforcement Officials in the same set of annual approvals.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: implementation to be coordinated by the superintendent and facilities staff; no additional public discussion or amendment was recorded at the Sept. 23 meeting.
