June 8th, 2018 by WCBC Radio

The Allegany County Commissioners on Thursday approved a last minute budget item that will allow the Board of Education to hire one additional school resource officer for the upcoming school year. The board currently has 8 officers rotating in county school providing security- and the long term goal is to have one officer per school. County Administrator Brandon Butler said after meeting with Superintendent of Schools David Cox, Finance Director Jason Bennett and Sheriff Craig Robertson this week it was determined that funding could be found to hire one more SRO…