HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 04 Approval of SRO Agreement with SBOC
City of Ocoee ▪ 1 N. Bluford Avenue ▪ Ocoee, Florida 34761
Phone: (407) 905-3100 ▪ www.ocoee.org
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Item #: 4
Contact Name: Vincent Ogburn Department Director: Vincent Ogburn
Contact Number: Ext. 3038 City Manager: Craig Shadrix
Subject: Approval of a Two-Year School Resource Officer Agreement with the School Board
of Orange County. (Police Chief Ogburn)
Background Summary:
The Florida Legislature has amended Section 1006.12, Florida Statutes, entitled “Safe-School officers at each
public school,” requiring each District School Board and Superintendent to partner with law enforcement agencies
to establish or assign one or more safe-school officers at each school facility within the district by implementing a
security option that best meets the district's needs. The Florida Legislature further amended the laws relating to
school safety through the Implementation of Legislative Recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School Public Safety Commission, which was signed by the Governor on May 8, 2019 and went into effect on
October 1, 2019. The School Board of Orange County (SBOC) has elected to comply with Section 1006.12, Florida
Statutes, by establishing a School Resource Officer program as defined in Section 1006.12(1). The SBOC has
identified those schools within each agency’s jurisdiction that require the assignment of an SRO in order to comply
with Section 1006.12, Florida Statutes.
The Ocoee Police Department provides Orange County Public Schools with nine officers and one supervisor. There
are five (5) School Resource Officers for the five elementary schools, two (2) School Resource Officers for one
middle school, and two (2) School Resource Officers for one high school, all located within the City of Ocoee. An
agreement between the City of Ocoee and the School Board of Orange County is required for the Ocoee Police
Department to delineate officers' responsibilities and for the City of Ocoee to be reimbursed by the School Board of
Orange County for a portion of the officers and a supervisor’s salaries.
This will be a two-year agreement that begins on July 1, 2025, and terminates on June 30, 2027. The agreement
commits the School Board of Orange County to reimburse the City of Ocoee $73,000.00 for one supervisor and
$73,000.00 per School Resource Officer for the 2025/2026 school year. This agreement also commits the School
Board of Orange County to reimburse the City of Ocoee $75,000.00 per supervisor and $75,000.00 per School
Resource Officer for the 2026/2027 school year.
Issue:
Should the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners approve the two-year School Resource Officer Agreement
with the School Board of Orange County, which reimburses the City of Ocoee for providing a School Resource
Officer to the public schools in the City of Ocoee?
Recommendations:
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City of Ocoee ▪ 1 N. Bluford Avenue ▪ Ocoee, Florida 34761
Phone: (407) 905-3100 ▪ www.ocoee.org
Staff recommends the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners approve the two-year School Resource Officer
Agreement with the School Board of Orange County.
Attachments:
1. School Board of Orange County School Resource Officer Agreement 2025-2027
Financial Impacts:
The School Board of Orange County will reimburse the City of Ocoee $730,000.00 for the school year 2025-2026
and $750,000.00 for the school year 2026-2027.
Type of Item: Consent
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