The West Valley Library will see an extra level of protection again. 

A unanimous vote from the West Valley City Council approved an agreement between the city and Salt Lake County that will see WVC off-duty police officers provide security on an as needed basis to the West Valley Library. The contract runs through the end of 2023 with an option to renew on an annual basis.

Police Chief Colleen Jacobs told the council the county library requested the extra security. 

“They’ve been having additional challenges with the unsheltered population so they’re requesting our presence to help address those issues,” she said. 

This isn’t the first time the city’s entered this contract. A similar agreement was reached in 2018 for a two year length. Jacobs said there was no agreement in place for 2022. 

Officers tasked to the library are free to respond to higher priority threats in other locations when necessary, according to the agreement. The overtime will pay a supervising officer $61/hour and a regular officer $51/hour. 

Hunter Library is not included in the contract.