The Moniteau County R-1 school board and the California Board of Aldermen have created separate committees to create a full-time job for a school resource officer.
The position's workload likely will be divided 75 percent school and 25 percent city; the cost of salary, uniform, gear, benefits and expenses would be divided 75-25 between school and city, as well, Superintendent Dwight Sanders said. The total cost is expected to be $35,000-40,000 annually.
A memorandum of understanding was prepared by the school board and given to the city committee for review. The committees will review revisions.
The hope is for the MOU to be approved at the city's September board meeting.
In the meantime, the school board also will design expectations and evaluation measures, which will help the city in the hiring and retention process.
The position requires a minimum of two years of law enforcement experience. Then, the school will send the officer to in-state training.
The board also heard that the first-time online auction of surplus property by Purple Wave Auction is going well.
The school collects items no long in use and auctions them off about every two years, Sanders said. In the past, those auctions have been live and relied primarily on a local audience.
The online auction is open until Aug. 21 and reaches a broader option of buyers.
Some items have a small market in the California area, such as the scoreboards and book binding machines, Sanders said.
The online auction also was easier on school staff. In the past, school staff would spent days preparing.
With Purple Wave, the company took hundreds of pictures and will take care of shipping and other issues, at no cost to the school.
The company charges 10 percent of the auction bid as its profit.
Items in the auction include leftover appliances and equipment from the eliminated family and consumer science program, tractors, mowers, office supplies and furniture.
A shop-built ticket booth is available. Sanders said some people have used similar booths for deer stands or duck blinds.
And there are four table tennis tables and nine keyboards with stands.
In other business, the board awarded the milk bid to Central Dairy and the bread to Ellis Bakery.
For more information, visit purplewave.com/sellerAlt/110d320b8c5e1fab4fdd22b2f6b8fb63.