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Board reviews SRO MOU; district asked to cover larger share of School Resource Officer costs
Summary
Administrators described an updated MOU with the city for the School Resource Officer (Josh) that would increase the district's share to roughly 80% of salary and benefits (Fund 80); staff noted the position began with federal grant funding and warned that without district support the SRO role might not exist.
Staff summarized negotiations with the city over the School Resource Officer (SRO) MOU and said the city is requesting the district cover an increased share of the position's costs — staff characterized the updated split as roughly 80% district / 20% city. “So we are taking 80% of his salary and benefits plus those additional expenditures that I outlined there in the board update,” the staff member said, and emphasized the payments would come from Fund 80 (community education fund), not the district general fund.
Board members asked about the original grant history that created the position and whether the district had previously paid a different share; staff and a second staff speaker said a federal grant initially covered a large portion of the SRO position during early years, and that the city later picked up some summer-cost responsibility. The board discussed grant opportunities (COPS grants) and the difficulty of expecting state-level funding for SROs, but did not take a final vote on the updated MOU in the committee meeting.
