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Home My WebLink About1999-06-01; City Council; Resolution 99-1911 2 3 4 5 0 0 RESOLUTION NO. 99-191 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RATlFlYlNG THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE SRO PROGRAM BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL I DISTRICT I WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, finds that it would mutually beneficial for the City and the Carlsbad Unified School District to share costs of 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 School Resource Officer Program; and WHEREAS, the Cost Sharing Agreement has been acted upon by the parties although previously approved by the City Council; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad does hereby resolve follows: 1. That the Memorandum of Understanding for the SRO Program, attached hereto 13 Exhibit 2, between the City of Carlsbad and Carlsbad Unified School District is here retroactively approved. 14 15 2. That the Mayor of the City of Carlsbad is hereby authorized and directed to exec said agreement for and on behalf of the City of Carlsbad, California on the 1 et day of June , 1998, by the following vote to wit: 16 17 l8 ll l9 20 AYES: Council Members Lewis, Hall, Finnila, Nygaard, Kulchin NOES: None 21 22 ABSENT: None 23 24 25 I1 ATTEST: 26 27 28 ., ALETHA L. WUTENKRANZ, City Clerk 1 (SEAL) I \ c ’ .’ 0 0. p.0- L MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CITY OF CARLSBAD AND ” . 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: To provide high visibility of uniform police officer presence on the campus of the Carlsbad High School located in the City of Carlsbad. Developing classroom and faculty presentations relating to the youth and the law; Attending parent conferences/meetings; 'I Memorandum of Un a tanding 0. - Page 2 0 Attending S.A.R.B. (Student Attendance Review Board) and meetings; Scheduling security activities as needed; Be the first response in all law enforcement related matters as they " . occur during regular school hours; To attend various sporting events and school activities as needed for proactive enforcement and interaction; and e To document all incidents of crime as per department regulations. 2. To continue to work with: Community agencies; and Parent;/teacher groups as needed throughout the.schoo1. ,.. . , .. .. 3. To assist investigative personnel of the Carlsbad Police Department, San Diego County Sheriff's 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: Alcohol and drug use on campus; Safety of-students and staff on campus; Gang-related violence and crime; Campus intrusion; and Loss and/or damage to property. C. TIME FRAME This Memorandum of Understanding shall remain in effect for the 1998- 1999 public school fiscal year, and may be extended for such length of time as both parties mutually agree to continue this Memorandum of Understanding. However, either party shall have the right to cancel this I 1, Memorandum of Unatanding 0' Page 3 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. :- ,I .. E. RESQURCE ., .. , . . I_.I . 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) 931-2178. 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. This Memorandum of Understanding will be effective July 1, 1998, 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 payment allocable to the period of the term subsequent to the effective date of cancellation. c .. I .Memorandum of Undkanding I) Page 4 G. NO INDEPENDENT BASIS FOR LIABILITY Nothing herein shall create, by this or other understaiiiing 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. c"'ls717q-J@ By: Superin endent .. Date: +oh7 Date: June 2. 1999 .. Attest: h= Aletha Rautenkranz, City Clerk Approved as to form: Approved as to form: RRB, City Attorney " By: u DepufCity Attorney I *; p . )I 0 e .. EXHIBIT A Carlsbad Police Department SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PRO-GRAM 1998/99 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. c Salary $42,263 ~- ~ Overtime : 3,170 Disability 86 Unemployment i .: . 1.,065 Retirement i ',;.' 17,607 Health 86 Life ':,. ' . 5,565 Medicare 1 ', 1: ,613 1 Uniform Allowance , ' '.57S 1 TOTAG PERSOMVZL COSTS 1. $60,858 I .. I .. ,_ ./ Annual Personnel Costs I $60,858 Monthly Personnel Cost 45,648 I Nine-Month Cost 5,072 WRtF SUE COST To SCHOOL $22,824