Village Board Approves Updated School Resource Officer and Body Camera Agreements with New Lenox School District 122

New Lenox Village Board of Trustees Meeting | March 23, 2026

Article Summary: To remain compliant with evolving state mandates and the deployment of new law enforcement technology, the New Lenox Village Board approved two updated Intergovernmental Agreements with New Lenox School District 122 governing School Resource Officers and body-worn cameras.

School District IGAs Key Points:

• SRO Agreement: Resolution #26-22 authorizes an updated School Resource Officer (SRO) agreement between the Police Department and the school district.

• Annual Review: The SRO agreement includes a provision requiring it to be reviewed and re-evaluated every year.

• Body-Worn Cameras: Resolution #26-23 establishes guidelines for reciprocal reporting and the use of police body-worn cameras on school grounds. This agreement has no set expiration date.

• Compliance Updates: Police Chief Micah Nuesse cited changing state laws and new equipment implementation as the driving factors for the updated agreements.

The New Lenox Village Board on Monday, March 23, 2026, voted to modernize its law enforcement partnerships with the local school system, approving a pair of resolutions that update how police operate within New Lenox School District 122.

The Board unanimously approved Resolution #26-22, which authorizes an updated Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for the School Resource Officer (SRO) program, and Resolution #26-23, which governs reciprocal reporting and the use of body-worn cameras by officers on school property.

Police Chief Micah Nuesse informed the Board that the new IGAs replace outdated agreements currently in place between the Village and the school district.

“These IGAs need to go in because new laws have changed, and we want to replace the IGAs that we currently have,” Chief Nuesse explained to the Board. He noted that the introduction of new equipment, specifically the department’s implementation of body-worn cameras, necessitated clear, updated legal frameworks regarding privacy, recording, and reporting on school grounds.

While the agreement governing body-worn cameras and reciprocal reporting is designed to remain in effect with no specified end date, Nuesse stated that the SRO agreement will be re-evaluated by both the Village and the Board of Education annually to ensure it continues to meet the needs of the students and the department.

Both resolutions passed 7-0 without debate, with motions supported by Trustees Bryan Reiser, Lindsay Scalise, and Amy Gugliuzza.