Council hears proposal to share officer with school district

REARDAN—The school district is in the process of hiring a new security officer after former security officer Brian Scott was moved to head of security and informational technology. Police chief Andy Manke proposed a potential partnership between the district and town to council at its Oct. 15 meeting—but only if a certain candidate is hired.

His proposal hinges on Chris Stein being the district’s choice of hire. Stein is a reserve officer with the police department and is a school security officer in Spokane.

The school’s chosen candidate would have to come from the police reserves for Manke’s...