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West Branch-Rose City board authorizes three-year SRO agreement with Ogemaw County Sheriff Department
Summary
The board on Aug. 18 approved a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Ogemaw County Sheriff Department for a School Resource Officer program, authorizing the superintendent to sign a contract capped at $85,000 per year.
On Aug. 18, 2025, the West Branch-Rose City Area Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to authorize Superintendent Gail Hughey to sign a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Ogemaw County Sheriff Department to provide a School Resource Officer program.
Trustee Matt Biermann and Trustee Alan Withers moved the measure. The minutes record the motion: "Biermann/Withers moved to approve the Superintendent to sign the Memorandum of Understanding renewal with Ogemaw County Sheriff Department for School Resource Officer for an amount not to exceed $85,000.00 annually for three years, as presented." The motion carried unanimously, 6-0. The board did not record any dissenting remarks in the public minutes.
The board's action authorizes the superintendent to execute the MOU; the agenda item did not provide additional contract text in the public minutes. The MOU amount in the minutes is capped at $85,000 per year for three years. The board listed the vote as unanimous and did not record specific implementation steps in the public record. Next steps are administrative execution of the MOU and any operational planning required to place an SRO on campus.
