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At the Monday, 12/9/24, Village Council meeting, Council voted unanimously to pass the following resolution:

Resolution 2024-41 Page 1 of 1 Resolution 2024-41: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SWANTON LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE VILLAGE OF SWANTON POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER (SRO)

WHEREAS, Swanton Local School District wishes to have a dedicated School Resource Officer (hereafter “the SRO”) and the Village of Swanton Police Department wishes to provide an SRO to Swanton Local School District; and WHEREAS, Swanton Local School District and the Village of Swanton Police Department desire to set forth in an agreement with specific terms and conditions of the services to be performed and provided by the SRO to Swanton Local School District; NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES MUTUALLY AGREE AS FOLLOWS, Swanton Local School District shall pay the Village of Swanton Police Department the amount of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) annually [$3,333 per month-$111 per day] for the services of the SRO for the first school year in which the SRO is in place (school year 2024/2025).  However, this amount shall be paid during both school months, and non-school months.  For each school year thereafter, beginning school year2025/2026, the amount paid by the School District shall increase by three percent (3%) annually.

The officer chosen to be Swanton Schools’ SRO is Troy Stewart.  Officer Stewart is a veteran of the law enforcement career field, having served the Village of Swanton for the past 12 years and the Village of Fayette for four years prior to that.  He actually has been in his new position for the past five weeks.  Troy currently lives in Wauseon with his wife and three children.