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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem III (B) Approval and Authorization for Mayor and City Clerk to Execute Contract with Orange County School Board for School Resource Officers for 1993-94 School Year AGENDA 8-3-93 Item III B Ocoee Ocoee :1: 'n = • tment 17- : 1f-'fh•�v , E Os ® D 47.1 John H. Boyd , (407)656-1313 Chief of Police �'�{o, 000 `,, "Service With Honor And Pride" TO: The Honorable Mayor and Boarf City Commissioners FROM: John H. Boyd, Chief of Police DATE: July 26, 1993 SUBJECT: CONTRACT WITH ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS FOR 1993-94 SCHOOL YEAR STAFF REPORT ISSUE Should the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners approve a contract to provide one officer full time to the Ocoee Middle School and one Officer two days per week at Spring Lake and Ocoee Elementary Schools. BACKGROUND Since 1985 the Ocoee Police Department has provided a School Resource Officer during the school year at Ocoee Middle School as part of the Department's Crime Prevention Program. The officer teaches classes related to the criminal justice system as well as provides a chance for the students to observe and interact with an officer in a non-adversarial setting. Starting with the 1989-90 school year, an officer has been placed in the two elementary schools; Spring Lake Elementary and Ocoee Elementary, to instruct the Drug Abuse Resistance Education curriculum. DISCUSSION The Orange County School Board will provide total funds, not to exceed $30,600 for the two School Resource Officers to be used as follows: $18, 000 will be used for the officer assigned to the Ocoee Middle School. He is assigned to this school full time when school is in session. The officer assigned to the Elementary schools will spend one day per week at Spring Lake Elementary and one day per week at Ocoee Elementary when school is in session. The School Board will pay $12,600, which is seven-tenths of the $30,600 paid for an officer who is committed to the school five days per week. This is an additional amount of $5,400 more than what was allotted for 1992-93 school year. vtL-1 ff Staff Report School Resource Officers July 26, 1993 Page 2 As stated in the contract, the D.A.R.E. Officer is requested to be utilized to teach the D.A.R.E. Program at Ocoee Middle School in addition to his duties at the Elementary Schools. Also, there has been a request from Victory Baptist Church and Central Florida Community School to have a D.A.R.E. Officer teach five (5) hours per week combined. These are private Institutes and the amount to be compensated to the City is $870. 14 annually which is in accordance to the wages and benefits. The curriculum to be taught at private schools has been accepted by the Orange County School Board under the D.A.R.E. Program. RECOMMENDATION It is respectfully recommended that the Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners approve the contract with the Orange County School Board to provide School Resource Officers. JHB/rmh OORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS PIMi§1 P.O.Box 271 • Orlando, Florida (407)849-3200 • 445 W.Amelia Street 32802-0271 32801-1127 July 14, 1993 Chief John Boyd Ocoee Police Department 174 N. Bluford Ave. Ocoee, FL 32761 Dear Chief Boyd: Two copies of the 1993-94 agreement between your agency and the Orange County School Board are enclosed for approval by your agency. The agreement will be placed on the agenda of the August 10, 1993, school board meeting for approval. Please have both copies signed and returned to William R. Thomas Orange County Public Schools 445 West Amelia Street Orlando, Florida 32801 After approval by the board, one fully signed copy of the agreement will be returned to you. If you have any questions regarding the agreement for 1993-94, please call me at 849-3207. Thank you for providing school resource and DARE officers in the schools. Sincerely, b/S.W William R. Thomas Senior Director Special Services F9pm321 07/14/93 Enclosures "The Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agency" AGREEMENT between The School Board of Orange County, Florida and City of Ocoee, Florida for The School Resource Officer Program This Agreement, entered into this 10th day of August, 1993, between The School Board of Orange County, Florida, a public body corporate organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as the "School Board," and City of Ocoee, Florida, a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as the "Law.Enforcement Agency," Witness that: The School Board and Law Enforcement Agency mutually agree as follows: 1. That the School Board shall: Provide funds, not to exceed $30,600 for services rendered by Law Enforcement Agency during the term of this agreement, to the Law Enforcement Agency for providing, through law enforcement officers employed by Law Enforcement Agency, those services set forth in this agreement and the attachments hereto. (See attachment.) Payment to the Law Enforcement Agency shall be made in two (2) equal installments according to the following schedule: December 31, 1993; June 30, 1994. 2. That the Law Enforcement Agency shall: a. Cause to be provided for and on behalf of the School Board 1.7 school resource officers to carry out the duties and responsibilities listed in the attachment. b. Cause to be completed and submitted to the School Board, as requested by the School Board, all student and program records. 3. This agreement shall remain in effect from August 10, 1993, until June 30, 1994, unless terminated sooner pursuant to Section 4 of this agreement. 4. Termination: Either party may terminate this agreement without cause on 30 days notice in writing to the other party; further, either party may terminate this agreement immediately for cause, upon giving written notice to the other party, provided such notice is accompanied by a written opinion from the general counsel of F9PSLP110 Rev. 07-01 93 the party terminating the agreement stating that it is not legally permissible for that party to continue to substantially comply with this agreement. 5. Attachment: ' The attachment is incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof as fully as if herein set forth. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties set their hands and seals in Ocoee, Orange County, Florida. CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA THE SCHOOL BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY: BY: as its Mayor as its Chairman (Corporate Seal) (Corporate Seal) ATTEST: ATTEST: as its City Manager as Secretary and Superintendent Clerk FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY this day of , 1993. FOLEY & LARDNER By: City Attorney APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION AT A MEETING HELD ON , 1993 UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO. This document has been reviewed by the School Board Attorney, on behalf of the School Board, this /IL day of)i , 1993. BY 67/ F9PSLP110 Rev. 06/28.93 ATTACHMENT 1. The law enforcement agency shall furnish law enforcement officers employed by Law Enforcement Agency to serve as school resource officers (SROs) assigned to public schools in the Orange County school district. 2. The aforesaid SROs shall each meet or exceed the following qualifications: • Minimum of two years of college and four years experience in law enforcement operations or four years of college and two years in law enforcement operations. Preferably at least one of the years in law enforcement operations should be in the local jurisdiction. This requirement may be modified by mutual agreement of the law enforcement agency and the senior director, special services. • Certified by the State of Florida as a law enforcement officer. • Middle school SROs must possess a valid and current Orange County Public Schools District Teacher's Certificate or have submitted to the Orange County Public Schools a completed application demonstrating that the applicant is qualified for the issuance of such certificate (Public Service 7). 3. Instructional Responsibility SROs assigned to elementary schools shall teach the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) curriculum as guest presenters in fifth grade classes and in other grades as appropriate in their assigned schools. The elementary SROs will be referred to as DARE officers. When applicable, the DARE officer will also teach the middle school DARE curriculum to students in designated middle school classes. SROs assigned to middle schools shall each teach two regularly scheduled classes of "Exploration of Public Service Occupations" (locally referred to as Law Awareness) including such topics as: 1) Justification for rules and laws 2) Consequences of crime 3) Juvenile and adult criminal justice systems 4) Career opportunities in law enforcement 5) Substance abuse prevention 6) Crime and fire prevention These classes will be taught to sixth and/or seventh grade students. Different groups of students shall be taught in successive sessions. SROs assigned to high schools will instruct specialized short-term programs by invitation of the principal or a member of the faculty. Each school resource officer's work year will follow that established by the school board for 10-month teachers. DARE officers assigned to year-round elementary schools will schedule their DARE instruction accordingly. F9PSLP102 Rev. 07,01/93 Any exceptions to the instructional responsibilities outlined above must be mutually agreed upon by the school board's senior director, special services, the law enforcement agency and the individual school principal. 4. SROs shall be certified law enforcement officers, as defined in Section 943.10(1), Florida Statutes, who are employed by a law enforcement agency as defined in Section 943.10(4), Florida Statutes. Their powers and duties as law enforcement officers shall continue throughout their tenure as a school resource officer. SROs shall abide by school board policies and shall consult with and coordinate activities through the school principal but shall remain fully responsive to the chain of command of the law enforcement agency in all matters relating to employment. 5. Additional Duties and Responsibilities: a. SROs will develop expertise in presenting various subjects such as understanding the laws, the police officer, and the police mission. b. SROs will encourage individual and small group discussions about law enforcement related matters with students, faculty and parents. c. SROs are not school disciplinarians. If principals believe an incident is a law violation, they shall contact the SRO who shall then determine whether law enforcement action is appropriate. Suspended or disruptive students may be transported by SROs only with the approval of the officer's supervisor. d. SROs will attend meetings of the school's parent and faculty groups to solicit their support and understanding of the SRO program and to promote awareness of law enforcement functions. e. SROs will make themselves available for conferences with students, parents, and faculty members to assist them with problems of a law enforcement or crime prevention nature. Nothing herein requires that confidential information obtained pursuant to Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, be disclosed. f. SROs will be familiar with all community agencies which offer assistance to youths and their families such as mental health clinics, drug treatment centers, etc. They will make referrals when appropriate. g. SROs and the principal of the school to which they are assigned shall confer when appropriate to develop plans and strategies to prevent and/or minimize dangerous situations on or near the campus or involving students at school- related activities. SROs are not to be assigned duties regularly assigned to school personnel such as lunchroom or hall duty. Nothing, herein, is intended to preclude the officer from being available in areas where interaction with students is expected. h. Should it become necessary to conduct formal police interviews on a school campus with students or staff, the law enforcement agency's personnel shall abide by school board policy concerning such interviews. F9PSLP102 Rev. 07/01,93 i. SROs shall take law enforcement action as necessary. As soon as practicable, if not prohibited by confidentiality requirements of state law, the resource officer will notify the principal of the school to which he/she is assigned about any law enforcement activity undertaken on that school's campus. At the principal's request, the officers will take appropriate law enforcement action against intruders and unwanted guests who appear at school and school-related functions. Whenever practicable, the officer shall advise the principal before requesting additional enforcement assistance on campus. j. SROs will give assistance to other police officers in matters regarding the resource officer's school assignments. k. To promote citizen awareness of law enforcement efforts, to assure the peaceful operation of school-related programs, and to build support with students, SROs will, whenever possible, participate in or attend school functions. I. SROs will reaffirm their roles as law enforcement officers by wearing their uniforms a minimum of one day a week, unless doing so would be inappropriate for scheduled school activities. The uniform will also be worn at events where it will enhance the image of the officers and their ability to perform their duties. F9PSLP102 Rev.07/01/93