Five Maricopa Unified School District campuses are named in a school resource officer agreement headed to the Maricopa City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
The proposed agreement would place one Maricopa Police Department officer at each of these schools:
Maricopa High School
Desert Sunrise High School
Desert Winds Middle School
Maricopa Wells Middle School
Alma Farrell Innovation Academy
The Oct. 20 agenda says the positions would use funding from the Arizona Department of Education's School Safety Program Grant. The council is scheduled to discuss and act on the agreement during its 6 p.m. regular meeting at City Hall.
What the agreement covers
School resource officers are sworn police officers assigned to campuses. The City's supporting record describes a role that combines security, emergency response, law-related education and relationship-building with students, families and school staff.
The record says officers provide an immediate law-enforcement presence, teach topics such as anti-bullying and substance-abuse prevention, and work with school employees when students need help or referrals. Those statements describe the City's intended program; they are not a promise that every school-safety concern can be prevented.
The five-campus list includes both MUSD high schools, both middle schools and Alma Farrell Innovation Academy. Elementary campuses other than Alma Farrell are not named in the agreement record reviewed by OurMaricopa.
Why this item is back before council
Council approved an earlier three-year SRO agreement on Aug. 4. That record said MUSD would contribute $591,122.48 during each 10-month school period, totaling $1,773,367.44 across three years for five officers.
The final Oct. 20 agenda lists a new file number, IGA 26-09, and describes an agreement between MPD and MUSD using the state School Safety Program Grant. The agenda does not clearly explain whether the new action replaces, implements or supplements the Aug. 4 agreement.
That relationship is an important question for Tuesday's meeting. Until council acts and a signed agreement is available, the safest description is that a five-campus SRO agreement is proposed for approval.
What is decided and what is still pending
The earlier Aug. 4 vote is recorded as passed. The Oct. 20 action has not happened. The meeting page currently shows no result and says minutes are not finalized.
Residents should separate three stages:
Grant and program plan: MUSD sought state School Safety Program support for five positions.
Earlier city agreement: Council approved IGA 26-01 on Aug. 4 with a three-year contribution schedule.
Oct. 20 item: Council is being asked to approve IGA 26-09 naming five officers at five district schools.
OurMaricopa will treat the new agreement as pending until the City posts an action result or final minutes.
How to follow the vote
The regular meeting begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the Council Chambers at 39700 W. Civic Center Plaza. The meeting agenda is public through the City's Legistar portal. The City also streams council meetings on its official channels.
Parents looking for school-specific procedures should use official MUSD communications. The agreement establishes the law-enforcement partnership; it does not replace each school's visitor rules, emergency notifications or student-support process.
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Questions the public record should answer
Does IGA 26-09 replace or amend the agreement approved Aug. 4?
Does the financial schedule remain $591,122.48 per 10-month period and $1,773,367.44 over three years?
When does each campus assignment begin under the new agreement?
What reporting will show whether all five positions remain filled?
Those are implementation details, not reasons to assume the program is absent. The official record already identifies the five intended campuses and the grant-supported structure. The Oct. 20 vote will determine the status of the agreement now before council.
Sources
City of Maricopa Legistar — City Council Regular Meeting, Oct. 20, 2026. https://maricopa.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?GUID=36F047AB-4542-4C0D-B440-FB765832D47E&ID=1456147&Options=info%7C&Search=. Agenda final; accessed Oct. 16, 2026.
City of Maricopa Legistar — IGA 26-01, MUSD School Resource Officers FY 2027. https://maricopa.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?GUID=0D1571EA-0920-4548-80D8-8FD94ECC3D75&ID=8142834&Options=&Search=. Final action Aug. 4, 2026; accessed Oct. 16, 2026.
City of Maricopa Legistar — Aug. 4, 2026 City Council meeting. https://maricopa.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?GUID=427505C8-FA24-4365-816D-E23603EE6A7E&ID=1432054&Options=info%7C&Search=. Minutes final; accessed Oct. 16, 2026.