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Item 4E Approve agreement for School Resource Officer Program between the City of Southlake and Carroll Independent School District Item 4E Mayor and Members of City Council, Item 4E on your agenda tonight is for the approval of an agreement for the School Resource Officer Program between the City of Southlake and Carroll Independent School District. 1 2 This item meets the City’s focus areas of Safety and Security and Partnerships and Volunteerism and the corporate objectives of C1, Achieve the Highest Standards of Safety and Security, C5, Promote Opportunities for Partnerships, B1, Achieve Best in Class Status in all City Disciplines;, B2, Collaborate with Select Partners to Implement Service Solutions; B4, Provide High Quality Customer Service. This item also meets the Critical Business Outcome of CBO5, Optimize resources through collaboration and partnerships to reduce cost and add service value. SRO Program School Resource Officer (SRO) Protect and guard students and faculty Provide campus security Investigate criminal offenses on and off campus Plan and participate in juvenile delinquency operations The primary functions of a School Resource Officer is to assist in the protection of the students and faculty, provide campus security, investigate criminal offenses involving youth both off and on campus, and plan and participate in law enforcement operations designed to prevent juvenile delinquency. 3 SRO Program Three police officers assigned to SRO program Serve all campuses Primarily assigned to: Carroll Senior High School Carroll High School Carroll Middle School/Dawson Middle School The purpose of this item is to approve the agreement between the City of Southlake and the Carroll Independent School District (CISD) for the School Resource Officer Program. This is an annual agreement with CISD for the funding, duties and responsibilities for the SRO Program.   As per the agreement, the City agrees to assign three police officers to serve as School Resource Officers (SRO) at CISD campuses. The SROs will serve all campuses, but will primarily be assigned to Carroll Senior High School, Carroll High School, Carroll Middle School and Dawson Middle School. 4 Terms of Agreement SRO Program funded by the City of Southlake CISD responsible for 100% of school related overtime One year term, renewable annually SROs are funded by the City of Southlake. CISD is responsible for 100% of all school related overtime worked at the request of the respective principals. The City also agrees to calculate the total compensation for the SROs and will provide this information to CISD together with an invoice three times a year, typically on or about December 1, March 1 and June 1. CISD will pay these invoices within 30 days of receipt. The term of the agreement is for one year. The agreement automatically renews for additional one year terms, contingent upon the City providing anticipated costs of the assigned officers for the following year to CISD and receiving an acceptance letter prior to June 1st of each year.   5 Item 4C Questions? Stephen Mylett 817-748-8950 If you have any questions, please contact Chief Mylett at 817-748-8950. 6