Warsaw Mayor Discusses School Security
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
Thallemer said the Warsaw Community School Board is currently reviewing its security policies, and will make a recommendation for a policy that the city council will need to approve.
Thallemer said he and Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker have met with Dr. Craig Hintz, WCS superintendent, to discuss school security.
“We were looking at trying to create equity to pay for three officers, two student resource officers and a DARE officer,” Thallemer said.
The city made a request to have the school system participate in the cost of the officers.
“We’ve chosen to allow the school board to make recommendations and how the city will be able to help them will depend on the school board’s final plans,” Thallemer said.
Thallemer said it looks like the school will request more school resource officers and a DARE officer.
Thallemer said the city may have to hire extra officers this year to compensate and cover the DARE and school resource officers.
“If we expand our school resource officers and DARE officers we will probably have to expand our force,” Thallemer said.
Another plan would be to use available uniformed officers on an overtime basis.
“I told Dr. Hintz I felt the city has a responsibility, especially in light of what happened with Sandy Hook, to provide what we can to our schools for the safety of our students,” Thallemer said.
“I feel a responsibility to provide some police services and safety to the level the school system is comfortable.”
In other business, the council approved an ordinance that will allow the city to purchase a new copier, fax and scanner for the building and planning department.
The council approved transferring $2,500 from the communications and transportation fund into the equipment fund and $1,500 from printing and advertising into equipment.
The current copier does not print in color and only scans one sheet of paper at a time.
The new copier will be available for the mayor’s and human resources offices.
The council reviewed an article that was published March 20 in Howey Politics Indiana that featured an article on Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer’s visit to the statehouse to discuss with legislators how meth is affecting the community.
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Thallemer said the Warsaw Community School Board is currently reviewing its security policies, and will make a recommendation for a policy that the city council will need to approve.
Thallemer said he and Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker have met with Dr. Craig Hintz, WCS superintendent, to discuss school security.
“We were looking at trying to create equity to pay for three officers, two student resource officers and a DARE officer,” Thallemer said.
The city made a request to have the school system participate in the cost of the officers.
“We’ve chosen to allow the school board to make recommendations and how the city will be able to help them will depend on the school board’s final plans,” Thallemer said.
Thallemer said it looks like the school will request more school resource officers and a DARE officer.
Thallemer said the city may have to hire extra officers this year to compensate and cover the DARE and school resource officers.
“If we expand our school resource officers and DARE officers we will probably have to expand our force,” Thallemer said.
Another plan would be to use available uniformed officers on an overtime basis.
“I told Dr. Hintz I felt the city has a responsibility, especially in light of what happened with Sandy Hook, to provide what we can to our schools for the safety of our students,” Thallemer said.
“I feel a responsibility to provide some police services and safety to the level the school system is comfortable.”
In other business, the council approved an ordinance that will allow the city to purchase a new copier, fax and scanner for the building and planning department.
The council approved transferring $2,500 from the communications and transportation fund into the equipment fund and $1,500 from printing and advertising into equipment.
The current copier does not print in color and only scans one sheet of paper at a time.
The new copier will be available for the mayor’s and human resources offices.
The council reviewed an article that was published March 20 in Howey Politics Indiana that featured an article on Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer’s visit to the statehouse to discuss with legislators how meth is affecting the community.
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