Mooresville updates SRO contract language, narrows Main Street event closures

A commissioner asked staff to summarize amendments to the school resource officer (SRO) contract with the Mooresville Graded School District. Town staff said the contract remains the same in practice, with only clarifying changes to duties and direction; SRO times at schools will not change under the update.

Separately, staff described a new downtown events policy rolled out in January to limit Main Street closures to larger events. The policy creates criteria — including expected attendance — to decide whether an event should close Main Street or instead use alternative locations such as Bridal or Liberty Park. Staff said the goal is to reduce negative impacts on downtown businesses and to match event size to venue capacity: "If you're bringing less than 500 people... Bridal Or Liberty Park may be a more suitable location," a staff member said.

Officials said they have been working on the policy over the last two years and will continue coordination with the downtown commission and local businesses to implement the criteria.

No formal board vote to change the SRO times or the policy was recorded in open session; staff characterized the SRO changes as clarifications to an existing contract and described the downtown closure policy as a recently adopted administrative guideline.