The State Center Community College District Board of Trustees voted to extend the contract between district and City of Fresno police.

The contract which was proposed by Dale parnell, the chancellor of SCCCD, would increase patrol throughout Fresno City College, the district as well as Clovis Community College.

The contract between to patrol the two campuses and the district costs $54,000 per month and run throughout the month of November.  It will provide two officers and two vehicles to “perform high visibility patrol” on the FCC campus, according to the contract that trustees unanimously approved.

The contract also includes one officer and one vehicle to patrol the Clovis Community College campus.

The contract is a stop-gap until the SCCCD police department is fully staffed. The details of what a fully staffed department means has not yet been determined.

“[A full police staff] will be something we will be evaluating with our new chief of police, which we are in the midst of selecting,” FCC President Carole Goldsmith stated in an email interview.

The terms of the contract as well as agreement with police union guidelines was discussed in a closed session.

FCC student Courtney Domingo said she wants to see more night patrols done for students who have evening classes.

“With the nights getting darker earlier, I definitely think there needs to be more patrol cars,” she said. “That way it’ll keep crime to a minimum and reassure student safety.”

Having been escorted to her car several times, student Mary Pol is satisfied with the quick police response. “They never take more than 10 minutes,” Pol said, though she added that at times, “I have been a bit worried for my safety.”