Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 9/16/2025
Item Status: New
From: Anthony E. Lowery, Baldwin County Sheriff
Submitted by: Jessica Parker, Budget Support Specialist, BCSO
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Sheriff’s Office – Memorandums of Understanding for School Resource Officer Program at Baldwin County Public Schools
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve the Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) between the Baldwin County Commission, Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, and the following municipalities/police departments in Baldwin County, Alabama, outlining the purpose, goals, objectives and procedures for the administration of the School Resource Officer (SRO) Program within each respective municipality:
City of Bay Minette
City of Daphne
Town of Elberta
City of Fairhope
City of Foley
City of Loxley
City of Robertsdale
Town of Silverhill
City of Spanish Fort
Town of Summerdale
Each MOU shall be effective August 11, 2025, and shall remain in effect for a period of one (1) year from the effective date, unless any party elects to terminate the MOU by giving a 180-day written notice of such termination by other parties.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Background: The Baldwin County Commission (BCC), Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), Baldwin County Board of Education (BCBE), and certain Baldwin County municipalities have agreed to work together to continue the SRO Program at the public schools within Baldwin County. The municipality and the BCBE will provide funding and personnel for the SRO Program within the municipality and the BCSO and BCC will provide administrative assistance for the SRO Program with the municipality pursuant to the MOU.
The SRO Program involves the assignment of a police officer or deputy sheriff to a public school as an SRO. The SROs perform three different roles while operating inside public schools: the duties of an APOST certified law enforcement, an informal counselor, and an instructor of law related and safety classes.
This program has been in effect since August 2018.
Previous Commission action/date: September 17, 2024 - Approved the MOUs between the BCC, BCSO, and certain municipalities/police departments in Baldwin County, Alabama, for the administration of the SRO Program.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: N/A
Budget line item(s) to be used: N/A
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: Approved by Brad Hicks, County Attorney on 8/10/2023
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? N/A
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: N/A
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Admin-Once MOU is fully executed, send correspondence and copy of MOU to municipalities and via email to sheriff’s office.
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed):
City of Bay Minette-Mayor Wills-301 D’Olive St Bay Minette, AL 36507
City of Daphne-Mayor LeJeune-Post Office Box 400 Daphne, AL 36526
Town of Elberta-Mayor Kirkpatrick-Post Office Box 277 Elberta, AL 36530
City of Fairhope-Mayor Sullivan-Post Office Drawer 429 Fairhope, AL 36532
City of Foley-Mayor Hellmich-Post Office Box 1750 Foley, AL 36535
City of Loxley-Mayor Teal-Post Office Box 9 Loxley, AL 36551
City of Robertsdale-Mayor Murphy-Post Office Box 429 Robertsdale, AL 36567
Town of Silverhill-Mayor Lyles-Post Office Box 309 Silverhill, AL 36576
City of Spanish Fort-Mayor McMillan-7361 Spanish Fort Blvd Spanish Fort, AL 36527
Town of Summerdale-Mayor Wilson-502 W Lee Ave Summerdale, AL 3580
Additional instructions/notes: N/A