Title
(CONTINUED FROM AUG. 30, 2017) - Authorization to Enter into Agreements with Various School Districts for School Resource Officers (Ordinance S-43863)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to authorize the Police Department to enter into Memorandums of Understanding and Intergovernmental Agreements with various school districts for the placement of School Resource Officers (SROs). These agreements are for the 2017-2018 school year. These agreements can be renewed annually with the option of up to two renewals. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept and for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
In 2015, the Police Department was awarded a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring grant to hire 15 officers in order for 15 veteran officers to be deployed as School Resource Officers. One of the grant requirements was for the City to enter into Memorandums of Understanding with the school districts where the 15 officers would be deployed. The grant requires a 25-percent cash match from the City.
Additionally, the Police Department has entered into Intergovernmental Agreements with various school districts in the past to assist with the cost of SROs deployed in additional schools. Funding for these 68 positions is provided through partnerships with the Arizona Department of Education and individual school districts. Through this partnership, grant funds or school district funds pay 75 percent of the SRO's salary, while the remaining 25 percent is paid by the City.
The total deployment for the 2017-2018 school year will include agreements with 22 school districts, at 94 schools, for a total deployment of 83 SROs.
2017-18 SRO School Districts:
Alhambra Elementary SD Osborn SD
Cartwright SD Paradise Valley Unified SD
Cave Creek Unified SD Phoenix Elementary SD
Creighton SD Phoenix Union HSD
Deer Valley Unified SD Premier Charter HSD
Fowler Elementary SD Scottsdale SD
Glendale Union HSD Tempe Union HSD
Isaac SD Tolleson Elementary SD
Kyrene SD Tolleson HSD
Laveen Union HSD Washington Elementary SD
Madison Elementary SD Wilson SD
Contract Term
The terms of these agreements is one year, with varying start and ends dates to coincide with each school's 2017-2018 school year.
Financial Impact
The average cost for 83 School Resource Officers is approximately $2.8 million to the City. Cost to the City is the 25-percent match for the SRO salary and fringe benefits.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr., and the Police Department.