THROOP - Officials from the three boroughs that send students to Mid Valley School District will soon find out how much it will cost them to add an officer to a district school.
At a school board meeting Tuesday, representatives from Dickson City, Olyphant and Throop voiced support for hiring a resource officer who would stay at the Mid Valley Elementary Center during school hours.
After borough officials left, school board members went into an executive session to draw up a document outlining what percentage of the officer's salary the three boroughs and district would be responsible for paying.
The proposal will be given to each borough's solicitor before the next meeting, board President Gerald Luchansky said. If approved, the proposal will be sent back to the school board for a vote.
Based on a $15.50 hourly rate, it would cost about $20,000 a year for an officer at the school, officials said.
"I think our council will go for anything that is reasonable," Olyphant Mayor Jayme Morano said. "We are here tonight because we want to make sure we get this accomplished."
The district has one school resource officer who rotates between schools.
"It's too large of a facility not to have a resource officer in the (elementary) school," board member Donna Dixon said.
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