CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council last Thursday approved a memorandum of understanding with Konocti Unified School District for a school resource officer.
The Konocti Unified Board of Trustees approved the MOU on Sept. 3.
Clearlake Police Officer Bobi Jo Thompson, who was selected in February of this year as the department's “Officer of the Year,” will serve as the school resource officer for the district.
Consideration of the agreement was at the request of Konocti Unified, which sought to dedicate an officer to support and promote safety on various district campuses.
Konocti Unified will pay the costs of the officer's salary, benefits and training, up to $120,000 per year.
“This amount will be more than sufficient to cover those costs,” Clearlake Police Chief Craig Clausen stated. “It is our intention to hire an additional officer with this new added revenue from KUSD.”
According to Clausen, the school resource officer will remain an employee of the Clearlake Police Department and will report to the district superintendent.
During school holidays and vacations, the school resource officer will resume duties for the police department, Clausen said.
The SRO is to work regularly from 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Monday through Friday as well as be available for other school events such as football games and school dances, as needed.
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