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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 06 Approval of SRO Agreement with Orange County Public Schools for 24/25 School Year City of Ocoee ▪ 1 N. Bluford Avenue ▪ Ocoee, Florida 34761 Phone: (407) 905-3100 ▪ www.ocoee.org STAFF REPORT Meeting Date: October 15, 2024 Item #: 6 Contact Name: Vincent Ogburn Department Director: Vincent Ogburn Contact Number: Ext. 3038 City Manager: Craig Shadrix Subject: Approval of School Resource Officer Agreement with Orange County Public Schools for 2024/2025 School Year. (Police Chief Ogburn) Background Summary: The Ocoee Police Department provides to Orange County Public Schools a total of nine officers and one supervisor: five School Resource Officers for five elementary schools, two School Resource Officers for one middle school, and two School Resource Officers for one high school, all of which are located within the City of Ocoee. An agreement between the City and the School Board of Orange County is required in order for the Police Department to delineate officers' responsibilities and for the City to be reimbursed by the School Board of Orange County for a portion of the officers and a supervisor’s salaries. The Police Department, in consultation with the City Attorney’s Office, is requesting to enter into a one-year agreement covering the 2024/2025 school years. The agreement will commit the School Board of Orange County to pay for reimbursement of $72,000.00 for one supervisor and $72,000.00 per School Resource Officer for the 2024/2025 school year. Issue: Should the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners approve the one-year agreement with the School Board of Orange County, which reimburses the City of Ocoee Police Department for providing School Resource Officers to the public schools in the City of Ocoee? Recommendations: It is recommended that the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners approve the one-year agreement with the School Board of Orange County, which reimburses the City of Ocoee Police Department for providing School Resource Officers and one supervisor for the public schools located in the City of Ocoee. Attachments: 1. SRO Agreement Financial Impacts: The agreement reimburses the City a total of $720,000.00 for providing nine officers and one supervisor to staff the public schools located within the City of Ocoee for the 2024/2025 school year. Type of Item: Consent Page 38 of 122 Page 40 of 122 Page 41 of 122 Page 42 of 122 Page 43 of 122 Page 44 of 122 Page 45 of 122 Page 46 of 122 Page 47 of 122 Page 48 of 122 Page 49 of 122 Page 50 of 122 Page 51 of 122 Page 52 of 122 Page 53 of 122 Page 54 of 122 Page 55 of 122 Page 56 of 122