HomeMy WebLinkAboutCarlsbad Unified School District; 2001-11-26;MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND
CITY OF CARLSBAD
The Carlsbad Police Department and the Carlsbad Unified School District desire to provide
a safe and secure, teaching and learning environment for all students and staff within the
City of Carlsbad by protecting life and property.
Ensuring the safety of students and staff on school campuses in Carlsbad is a priority to the
school administration and the police department. Campus security will be enhanced by the
presence of police officers that will interact with the students in both a positive and
proactive manner. Police officers on campus will help improve relations between the
police department and the youth of the community. Therefore, the Carlsbad Unified
School District and the City of Carlsbad have the following expectations and agree to
undertake the listed responsibilities to achieve these mutual objectives:
A. SCHOOL DISTRICT’S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY
1. To ensure student welfare portal to portal;
2. To develop procedures to handle campus safety issues;
3. To establish and follow procedures for referring police involvement; and
4. To cooperate with and support in a proactive manner the City of Carlsbad
Police Department to ensure the success of programs involving students, school
personnel, parents and the community.
B. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER’S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY
1. To provide enforcement/prevention/intervention by:
l Providing a uniformed police officer presence at Carlsbad High School,
located in the City of Carlsbad;
l Responding to all law enforcement related matters as they occur during
regular school hours while the officer is on or near the campus and able to
do so;
l Documenting all incidents of crime that occur on campus as per department
regulations, performing the necessary follow-up investigations as needed to
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identify perpetrators of crime, and perform any follow-up on cases as
deemed necessary;
l Attending various sporting events and school activities as needed for
proactive enforcement and interaction;
l Attending parent conferences/meetings as needed.
2. To conduct criminal investigations as assigned by the Supervisor of the Family
Services Unit and to assist other law enforcement officers who are engaged in
ongoing criminal investigations that bring them onto the school campus.
3. To work with school staff in the matters of mutual concern such as: alcohol and
drug use on campus; safety of students and staff on and off campus; gang-
related violence and crime; campus intrusion; and loss and/or damage to
property.
C. TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Memorandum of Understanding will remain in effect for the 2001-2002 public
school fiscal year. Either party will have the right to cancel this Memorandum of
Understanding upon 90 days advance written notice during the term of this
agreement.
D. SPAN OF CONTROL/JURISDICTION
One full-time police officer will be assigned to provide the School Resource Program
at Carlsbad High School.
Enforcement/prevention/education/training/proactive activities will take place at
Carlsbad High School and at public meeting places within the community as it relates
to Carlsbad High School activities.
The officer will remain under the direction and control of the Carlsbad Police
Department. Requests for work assignments from the school will be given to the
Family Services Sergeant of the Carlsbad Police Department, who will thereafter
assess the request and direct the School Resource Officer to respond appropriately.
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E. RESOURCE
Resource and local management will be coordinated at:
Car&bad Unified School District, 801 Pine Avenue, Carlsbad, California, 92008,
(760) 729-9291.
City of Carlsbad Police Department, 2560 Orion Way, Carlsbad, California, 92008,
(760) 931-2149.
F. COST
Cost sharing will be based upon the services of one full-time police officer for nine
months of the school year. The portion funded by the District will be prorated based
upon the school year (nine months) at a rate of one half of the total salary of one full-
time sworn police officer. See Exhibit A for details.
This Memorandum of Understanding will be effective July 1, 2001, and the Carlsbad
Unified School District will pay annually to the Finance Director of the City of
Carlsbad the agreed amount as outlined in Exhibit A. If the agreement is canceled as
herein permitted, City shall return to the District the portion of such payment
allocable to the period of the term subsequent to the effective date of cancellation.
G. SICK/INJURY/EMERGENCY ABSENCES
Carlsbad Police Department will provide general law enforcement services to
Carlsbad High School via the Patrol Division whenever the regularly assigned School
Resource Officer is temporarily unable to provide said services due to illness, injury
or emergency leave, or when called away to perform other duties that preclude the
officer’s presence at the school. In the event of such occurrence, calls for service will
be handled based on need in relation to other demands for police services.
H. CITY EMPLOYEES
City employees who perform duties under this agreement are not, for any purposes
whatsoever, employees of the School District.
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I. NO RIGHTS IN THIRD PARTIES
This Memorandum is not intended to benefit any third parties, create rights in favor
of any third parties, or create a special relationship between any City of Carlsbad
employee and any other person.
Carlsbad L,J$ied School Distnit A
Date:
NOV 2 6 2001 - Date: -3 ,’ :’ /
Approved as to form:
Ronald R. Ball
City Attorney -
By: &t&?&E, ~&%&Z%-
Deputy City Attorney
EXHIBIT A
Car&bad Police Department
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM
2001/2002 Cost-Sharing Breakdown
Costs are for one mid-step police officer for one year and include only
personnel costs; equipment and maintenance costs are not included.
1 Medicare
1 Life /ADD Insurance
Health Insurance 5,808 1
Disability & Unemployment 305
Uniform Allowance 650
TOTAL PERSONNEL COSTS 69.770
1 Nine-Month Cost I HALF SHARE COST TO SCHOOL DISTRICT
52.326 1