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Blue Ridge ISD board authorizes start of process to create district police department
Summary
The Blue Ridge ISD Board of Trustees unanimously authorized Superintendent or designee to begin the process of establishing a Blue Ridge ISD Police Department and set steps in motion to develop related staffing and policies.
The Blue Ridge ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously April 28 to authorize the superintendent or a designee to begin the process of establishing a Blue Ridge ISD Police Department.
Board member John Gaulden moved to approve the resolution and Scott Cessna seconded. The motion, "I move to approve the Superintendent or designee to begin the process of establishing the Blue Ridge ISD Police Department," passed by a 7-0 vote. The board did not record additional detail in the public transcript about time lines, policy drafts, or costs during this item.
The vote begins a formal administrative process; the board paired the action with a separate personnel approval later in the meeting to create a safety-and-security position intended to transition into a chief of police if the department is created. The motion was procedural authorization only — the transcript records no further policy language or implementation schedule under this agenda item.
