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Commission approves workforce classification change to staff two school resource officers
Summary
The commission approved reclassifying two positions as direct sheriff's office employees to staff school resource officers; commissioners cited a county contribution of $334,570.99 toward SROs and noted salary range increases to recruit retired certified officers.
Commissioners discussed a request to change workforce classifications so two school resource officers (SROs) would be direct employees of the sheriff's department and assigned to local schools (one for Fleetwood; another for Red Level). The item followed conversation about retiree recruitment and pay changes to expand the pool of eligible candidates.
Commissioner (speaker 3) summarized the county's financial contribution for SROs and said: "Right now, the county's portion of this is $334,570.99 that we pay towards school resource officers." During discussion staff noted a recent law change allowed retired officers to serve if salary ranges were adjusted; a salary band near $51,000–$52,000 was cited as typical for such positions. The commission moved to change the workforce classification to make the SROs county sheriff employees and approved the motion by voice vote.
Commissioners and staff noted the county's contribution supplements school funding and that grants might offset some costs; no specific grant awards were recorded during the discussion.
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