Title
Approval to Enter into Agreements with Various School Districts for Funding of School Resource Officers (Ordinance S-51999) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to enter into Intergovernmental Agreements with various School Districts or Charter Schools at the School District's or Charter School's request for placement of School Resource Officers for the 2025-26 school year. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept and for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The City will cover the remaining 25 percent of the cost of the officer's salary and benefits, which is not covered by the School Districts/Charter Schools.
Report
Summary
At the request of School Districts/Charter Schools, the Police Department enters into Intergovernmental Agreements with various School Districts/Charter Schools to provide School Resource Officers in their schools. The 2024-25 school year included School Resource Officer services at 81 schools with a total of 69 School Resource Officers.
For the 2025-26 school year, the Police Department will again deploy 69 School Resource Officers, at 81 schools, in partnership with the Arizona Department of Education and the individual School Districts/Charter Schools. Through this partnership, School Districts/Charter Schools reimburse the City 75 percent of each School Resource Officer's salary and benefits, with the remaining 25 percent covered by the City.
2025-26 School Resource Officer School Districts:
ASU Preparatory Academy
Cartwright Elementary
Cave Creek
Deer Valley Unified
Empower College Prep
Glendale Union
Horizon Community Learning Center
Kaizen Education Foundation
Kyrene School District
Laveen Elementary
Murphy Elementary District
Paradise Valley Unified
Phoenix Union
Premier Charter
Scottsdale Unified
Tempe Union
Tolleson Elementary
Tolleson Union
Washington Elementary
Wilson School District
Contract Term
The terms of the agreements will be for one year with varying start and end dates to coincide with each school's 2025-26 school year.
Financial Impact
The City will cover 25 percent of each School Resource Officer's salary and benefits and the District or School will pay the remaining 75 percent. There are funds in the FY2025-26 Police Department budget to cover this expense.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.