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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSan Dieguito Union High School District; 2005-08-15;-1 , , A2006 -2 8 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN SAN DIEGUITO UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CITY OF CARLSBAD The Carlsbad Police Department and the San Dieguito Union High 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 San Dieguito Union High School District and the City of Carlsbad have the following expectations and agree to undertake the listed responsibilities to achieve these mutual objectives: A. B. 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. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER’S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY 1. To provide enforcement/prevention/intervention by: Providing a uniformed police officer presence at La Costa Canyon High School, located in the City of Carlsbad; 0 Responding to all law enforcement related matters as they occur during regular school hours while they are on or near the campus and able to do so; 0 Documenting all incidents of crime that occur on campus as per department regulations, performing the necessary follow-up investigations as needed to ., I Memorandum of Understanding .' Page 2 identify perpetrators of crime, and perform any follow-up on cases as deemed necessary; Attending various sporting events and school activities as needed for proactive enforcement and interaction; Attending parent conferencedmeetings 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 andor damage to property. C. TERM OF AGREEMENT This Memorandum of Understanding will remain in effect for the 2005-2006 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 La Costa Canyon High School. Enforcement/prevention/education/training/proactive activities will take place at La Costa Canyon High School and at public meeting places within the community as it relates to La Costa Canyon 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. % Memorandum of Understanding - Page 3 E. RESOURCE Resource and local management will be coordinated at: San Dieguito Union High School District, 710 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas, CA 92024 760-753-649 1 City of Carlsbad Police Department, 2560 Orion Way, Carlsbad, California, 92008, (760) 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 hnded 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 for a total cost of $36,549 (excluding the Summer School option). See Exhibit A for details. This Memorandum of Understanding will be effective July 1, 2005, and the San Dieguito Union High 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. SICMNJURYEMERGENCY ABSENCES Carlsbad Police Department will provide general law enforcement services to La Costa Canyon 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. L e Memorandum of Understanding Page 4 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. San Dieguito Union High School District Title: ,? ---" ,ved by the Governing Board -7 7.2 1.0 5/ Approved as to form: Ronald R. Ball City Attorney f"\ Raymond@. Patchett, City Manager Date: AUG 1 5 2005 Paaei I I Garv SDencer - SRO Costs 05-06.doc ANNUAL POLICE OFFICER PERSONNEL EXPENSES Salary Overtime (@ 7.5% of salary) Retirement Medicare Life/ADD Insurance Health Insurance EXHIBIT A COST PER OFFICER 59,005 4,425 21,199 856 30 1 10.699 Carls bad Police Department SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM 2005/2006 Cost-Shan'ng Breakdown Uniform Allowance TOTAL PERSOMVEL COSTS Costs are for one mid-step police officer for one year and include only personnel costs; equipment and maintenance costs are not included. 650 97,467 I I I SRO COST ALLOCATION Annual Personnel Costs $97.467 I Disability & Unemployment I 332 1 Monthly Personnel Cost Nine-Month Cost HALF SHARE COST To SCHOOL DISTRICT 8,122 73,100 $36.549 OPTIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL Additional Summer School Session" 12,183 I HALF SHARE COST TO THE DISTRICT I $6.092 I * Summer school calculated at 1.5 months.