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Council members press for clearer SRO goals and remove routine police updates from committee
Summary
Council debated the School Resource Officer program's reporting and MOU requirements; Councilwoman Mann flagged missing measurable goals and the August 1 notice deadline and council voted to remove routine police updates from the Local Government and Community Services Committee.
Council members discussed the School Resource Officer (SRO) program and a committee-level motion to remove routine police updates from committee agendas.
Councilwoman Mann said the SRO program requires annual assessment and noted a procedural deadline: the city must notify the school district by August 1 if it decides not to continue the program. She said the memorandum of understanding lacks measurable goals and required protocol language distinguishing criminal matters from school discipline, calling those omissions a "disservice to our residents" and a risk to students (Councilwoman Mann). Mann said she intended to forward recommendations to Councilwoman Waring and to continue oversight of the program.
Separately, Councilwoman Waring moved to remove police updates from the Local Government and Community Services Committee; the motion passed by roll call. Council and staff agreed that any proposed changes to the program should be presented to the committee for fall discussion and that the chief offered to facilitate site visits and ride-alongs to improve mutual understanding.
