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Sheriff discusses school resource officer contracting, cites national shootings and local district preference
Summary
Sheriff D. Linder told supervisors he supports charging schools for the lowest-paid officer while sending more-experienced officers in practice (a cost difference he estimated at about $7,000) and said there were "38 school shootings in the nation last year;" an Attica Central School representative prefers a contract with the Sheriff's office rather than private security.
County Sheriff D. Linder led a discussion on school superintendents and school resource officers that the minutes record as carried over from the Public Safety Committee. Linder advocated for a contracting approach in which a school would be charged at the rate of the lowest-paid officer while the sheriff’s office would still be able to assign a seasoned officer; he estimated the pay differential at "approximately $7K." He also stated that "there were 38 school shootings in the nation last year." An Attica Central School representative told the committee the district prefers a contract with the Sheriff's office rather than a private security firm.
Supervisor Rudgers stated he "would favor if legislation would allow for Town Boards to approve." The minutes record discussion and preference statements but do not show any formal motion text or a recorded vote outcome for this agenda item in these minutes.
