IVCC and Oglesby partner for campus security

May 13, 2022

Oglesby Police School Resource Officer Randy Leininger, right, spoke recently with incoming freshmen Payton Giordano, left, and Mia Waters, both of Oglesby PHOTO IVCC

OGLESBY – Illinois Valley Community College will enhance campus security by contracting with Oglesby for a full-time police officer. At the May IVCC board meeting Thursday night, trustees approved spending $70,624 in fiscal 2023 and $72,068 in 2024 for a full-time police detail. IVCC is currently contracting with Oglesby for police 20 hours a week for $33,600 annually. The intergovernmental agreement calls for a full-time “School Resource Officer” from June 1, 2022 through April 2025.