The City and EMS ISD have entered into an annual agreement since FY 99-00 to provide police services to the District. For FY 20-21 this Interlocal Agreement provides three School Resource Officers and four School Crossing Guards. SRO’s provide assigned police presence at Saginaw High School, Highland Middle School, and Wayside Middle School. The agreement provides School Crossing Guard services for Bryson Elementary, Saginaw Elementary, and High Country Elementary Schools, and for the school crossing at the intersection of Basswood and High Country.

EMS ISD agrees to reimburse the City for one-half (50%) of the annual salary and benefits of the three SRO's and four Crossing Guards, plus 10% of the Police Sergeant position supervising these programs.

Changes to the MOU for FY 21 include a list of specific duties of the SRO's, and a clarification statement that SRO's shall not be involved in the routine discipline of students, in accordance with SB 1707 86th Legislature Session 2019-2020, amending the Texas Education Code Chapter 37.

This MOU was approved by EMS ISD School Board at the regular meeting on November 16, 2020.

The financial obligation for EMS ISD shall be in the form of quarterly payments to the City of $38,523.25 for the SRO and supervision portion of the contract. The District agrees to make a one-time payment to the City of $8616.30 for the District share of the School Crossing Guards. The total reimbursement to the City will be approximately $162,710.