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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-10-26; City Council; 15451; MOU With School District For Resource Officer‘ .- CITY OF CARLSBAD -AGENDA BILL AB# 15,451 MTG. 10/m/99 DISTRICT FOR THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM DEPT. POL RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 99-469 approving the Memorandum of Understanding cost-sharing agreement between the City of Carlsbad and Carlsbad Unified School District for the School Resource Officer (SRO) Program for the school year of 1999-2000. ITEM EXPLANATION: The City has agreed to provide Carlsbad Unified School District with the SRO Program. The police department has staffed one SRO officer to the Carlsbad High School. The school district has agreed to pay for one-half the cost of the program. The total nine-month cost for one officer is $47,304. Carlsbad Unified School District’s cost-share for the SRO Program for the FY 1999-2000 school year is $23,652 (as shown in exhibit A of the Memorandum of Understanding). FISCAL IMPACT: The cost-sharing payment of $23,652 will be placed into the General Fund Expense Account and used to offset the cost of the SRO Program to the City. 1 EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No. 99-469 2. C.U.S.D. Memorandum of Understanding 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 II RESOLUTION NO. 99-469 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE SRO PROGRAM BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, finds that it would be mutually beneficial for the City and the Carlsbad Unified School District to share costs of the School Resource Officer Program; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad does hereby resolve as :ollows: 1. That the Memorandum of Understanding for the SRO Program, attached hereto as Exhibit 2, between the City of Carlsbad and Carlsbad Unified School District is hereby approved. 2. That the Mayor of the City of Carlsbad is hereby authorized and directed to execute said agreement for and on behalf of the City of Carlsbad, California on the 26th day of OCTOBER , 1999, by the following vote to wit: 4YES: \lOES: 4BSENT: Council Members Lewis, Hall, Finnila, Nygaard, and Kulchin None None ATTEST: (SEAL) KAREN R. KUNDTZ, Assistant City Clerk - - Exhibit No. 2 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CITY OF CARLSBAD MISSION STATEMENT: It is the mission of the Carlsbad Police Department in concert with the Carlsbad Unified School District to provide a safe, secure, peaceful 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 increased by the presence of police officers who 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 prevention/intervention by: l To provide high visibility of uniform police officer presence on the campus of the Carlsbad High School located in the City of Carlsbad. l Developing classroom and faculty presentations relating to the youth and the law; l Attending parent conferences/meetings; Memorandum of Understanding Page 2 l Attending S.A.R.B. (Student Attendance Review Board) and meetings; l Scheduling security activities as needed; l Be the first response in all law enforcement related matters as they occur during regular school hours; l To attend various sporting events and school activities as needed for proactive enforcement and interaction; and l To document all incidents of crime as per department regulations. 2. To continue to work with: l Community agencies; and l Parent/ teacher groups as needed throughout the school. 3. To assist investigative personnel of the Carlsbad Police Department, San Diego County Sheriffs Department and other law enforcement agencies who are assigned to any ongoing investigation and/or preliminary investigation of criminal activity within the school. 4. To work with school staff and district personnel in the matter of mutual concern such as: l Alcohol and drug use on campus; l Safety of students and staff on campus; l Gang-related violence and crime; l Campus intrusion; and l Loss and/or damage to property. C. TERM OF AGREEMENT This Memorandum of Understanding shall remain in effect for the 1999- 2000 public school fiscal year, and may be extended for such length of time as both parties mutually agree to continue this Memorandum of Understanding. The City Manager shall have the authority to execute Memorandum of Understanding Page 3 extension of this Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the City. However, either party shall 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 to Carlsbad High School. Prevention/education/ training/proactive activities will take place at Carlsbad High School and at public meeting places within the community as it relates to the Carlsbad Unified School District activities. The officer will remain under the direction and control of the Carlsbad Police Department. Requests for work assignments will be issued from the superintendent/principal’s office to the training sergeant of the Carlsbad Police Department, who will thereafter direct the school resource officer to respond appropriately to the request. E. RESOURCE Resource and local management will be coordinated at: Carlsbad Unified School District, 801 Pine Avenue, Carlsbad, California, 92008, (760) 729-929 1. City of Carlsbad Police Department, 2560 Orion Way, Carlsbad, Carlsbad, 92008 (760) 93 l-2 149. 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 total compensation of one full-time sworn police officer. Total compensation includes salary, estimated overtime and benefits. See Exhibit A for details. This Memorandum of Understanding will be effective July 1, 1999, and the Carlsbad Unified School District will pay annually, upon execution of this Memorandum, 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 forthwith return to the District the portion of such - Memorandum of Understanding Page 4 payment allocable to the period of the term subsequent to the effective date of cancellation. G. NO INDEPENDENT BASIS FOR LIABILITY Nothing herein shall create, by this or other understanding between the parties, an independent basis for liability of the City to either the District or to a third party for failing to respond or for responding to a call for police services in a dilatory or negligent manner. The City’s liability, if any, shall be determined by law without regard to the existence of this Agreement. Title: District Superintendent Date: October 14, 1999 Date: qa df /757 Approved as to form: Ronald R. Ball EXHIBIT A Carlsbad Police Department SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM 1999/ 00 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. Overtime 3,446 Disabilitv & Unemnlovment 544 Retirement 6,525 Health 86 Life 5,328 1 Medicare Uniform Allowance TOTAL PERSOMVEL COSTS 613 $63,075 Monthly Personnel Cost I 5,256 [ 5,256 1 1 Nine-Month Cost 47.304 I 47.304 I HALF SHARE COST TO SCHOOL $23,652 $23,652 Additional Summer School Session* 7,884 7,884 1 HALF SWARE COST To SCHOOL I $3,942 I $3,942 1 * Summer school calculated at 1.5 months.