TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, ICMA-CM, City Manager
FROM: Dr. Andrew Mansell, Special Projects
DATE: April 6, 2026
RE:Title
School Resource Officer (SRO) Program - MOA Contract RenewalTitle
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
GOAL I: The City of Fayetteville will be a safe and secure community
? Objective 1.3: To ensure low incidence of property and violent crime
Goal IV: The City of Fayetteville will be a desirable place to live, work, and recreate
? Objective 4.5: To ensure a place for people to live in great neighborhoods
Executive Summary:
The City of Fayetteville and Cumberland County Schools (CCS) have maintained a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) governing the School Resource Officer (SRO) program, currently in its FY26 term (July 2025-June 2026). The current MOA expires June 30, 2026, and staff must notify CCS of the City's intent by April 15, 2026. Staff negotiated renewal terms that keep the program completely cost neutral to the City, extend the contract to a three-year term (replacing the prior annual structure), establish a 12-month notice of non-renewal, preserve the prior red light camera funding relationship with CCS, and open the door for future conversations about incorporating the Office of Community Safety (OCS) program as an alternative safety position. The decision to renew rests with City Council.
Background:
The City of Fayetteville has partnered with Cumberland County Schools (CCS) to provide School Resource Officers in CCS schools under a formal MOA. Under the agreement, 18 SROs are deployed across 9 high schools, 6 middle schools, and 3 floating district assignments. CCS reimburses the City for all actual SRO salary and benefit costs on a quarterly invoice basis, making the program fully cost-neutral to the City. The FY26 available salary and fringe budget totals approximately $930,121. In addition to SROs, CCS maintains 65 of...
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