while the final part-time deputy
would rotate between Pocomoke
Elementary, Middle, and High
schools. The two full-time depu-
ties would serve as floaters who
would fill in at schools when their
primary officer has rotated to an-
other building. One full-time dep-
uty would manage the northern
end of Worcester while the second
is charged with the south end.
when leaving one school to check
on their other schools, the full-time
deputy will come in to fill those
voids until the part-time deputy as-
signed returns," Mason submitted.
to lieutenant. Bowen would man-
age the program and also serve
as a floating officer in the southern
section.
commissioners that he considered
Plan 3 more of a starting point
than an end solution.
we're limited to this plan for the
long-range, but it does begin
somewhere," he said.
gil Shockley pointed out southern
Worcester would have gaps in
to provide security to six different
schools. Commissioner Merrill
Lockfaw believed the plan was not
fair for Pocomoke and Snow Hill.
her it be in Snow Hill, Ocean City,
wherever," he told Mason. "And I
don't think that this plan is being
equal to the south-end of the
county."
mated would cost $572,000 after
applying a federal grant. That
would provide for two full-time
deputies and nine part-timers.
thing we can to do it right the first
time out," he said.
appoint Lockfaw and Shockley to
a committee to review security
options with Mason. As it stands,
$604,000 has been set aside in
this year's budget for school secu-
rity officers. Shockley called the
four plans that did come in under
that cost "viable" and said they
were all still on the table.
because training must begin im-
mediately if Worcester wants to
have officers in place at schools
before the next school year begins
at the end of August.