Cheney council OKs school resource officer contract

Power and police occupied some agenda time at the Cheney City Council’s Sept. 22 meeting.

Council approved renewal of a contract with the Cheney School District to provide a uniformed officer as school resource officer covering all eight of the district’s school buildings and other support facilities. Terms of the contract call for the school district to compensate the city $119,468 to cover all labor, equipment travel and training expenses as well as $11,982 in annual vehicle lease payments. The district is also to pay for the SRO’s vehicle fuel and maintenance.

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