Council Supports More School Safety Staffing
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Council supported adding a second School Resource Officer and establishing 2.5% specialty pay for Atherton’s therapy canine handler, with the new officer contingent on a cost-sharing agreement with the schools.
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What this means
The proposed officer would increase the Atherton Police Department’s total School Resource Officers to two. The staffing request and canine-handler pay will return to the Council for further discussion and adoption. Council also reviewed the 2026/27 general fund and operations budget, which is scheduled to return for continued discussion and adoption in June 2026, and received an informational update on the Menlo College campus housing project.
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- Accepted the Fiscal Year 2026/27 General Fund and Operations Budget report for further consideration in the budget process.
- Scheduled continued discussion and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2026/27 budget for June 2026.
- Supported adding a School Resource Officer, subject to reaching a cost-sharing agreement with the schools; the item will return for further discussion and adoption.
- Supported establishing 2.5% specialty assignment pay for the current therapy canine handler.
- Accepted an informational update on the Menlo College campus housing development.
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