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Kearney and school district formalize SRO agreement; city to bill district for apportioned salary and benefits
Summary
The board approved an MOU with the Kearney School District to add a School Resource Officer supervised by the police department; reimbursement will be billed annually and apportioned by days the officer works for the district versus city duties, excluding holidays and vacations.
The Board approved an ordinance implementing a memorandum of understanding between the City of Kearney and the Kearney School District to add a new School Resource Officer position. The ordinance (presented as the SRO MOU) would add an SRO supervised by the police department while allowing the district to reimburse the city for salary and benefit costs based on the number of days the officer works for the school district compared with days worked for the city.
As explained in the meeting record, "The MOU states...the school district...wanted to make sure that the police officer would be in the school district or out of school on campus unless there is an emergency situation," and that the district will be billed once a year for the apportioned salary and benefits; vacations and holidays will not be counted in the apportionment. Chief Thomas said the department was "looking forward to it." The school board was identified as planning to vote later in the week.
Why it matters: The MOU creates a formal SRO position and clarifies supervision and reimbursement mechanics, which affects school safety staffing and city payroll accounting.
