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O'Donnell ISD board votes to inactivate district police department
Summary
Trustees voted 5-0 to inactivate the O'Donnell ISD Police Department during the Oct. 21 meeting. The motion was moved by Trustee Landon Mires and seconded by Trustee Melissa Pedroza; the minutes record no further detail on implementation steps.
The O'Donnell ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Oct. 21 to inactivate the district's police department. "A motion was made by Mires and a second by Pedroza to inactivate O'Donnell ISD Police Department," the official minutes state; Trustees Mandy Stidham, Landon Mires, Melissa Pedroza, Jerry Castro and Blandon Hancock voted yes and the motion passed 5-0.
The minutes do not provide further detail on how safety responsibilities will be reallocated, timelines for the inactivation, or any transitional staffing or contractual steps. The board recorded the action as agenda item 2553; district administration would be responsible for implementing operational changes and for any required notifications or compliance steps not specified in the minutes.
