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Agreement Between the School Board of Alachua County and the City of Gainesville for the School Resource Officer Program for the 2007/2008 School Year (B)
This item requests the City Commission approval to enter into an agreement with the School Board for the School Resource Officer Program. This is a recurring annual agreement.
Explanation
The Alachua County School Resource Officer Program is a crime and delinquency prevention program focused on educating and counseling students. This program, which has been in place for many years, is a joint venture of the City of Gainesville Police Department and the School Board of Alachua County that encompasses crime prevention and safety education, student counseling, law enforcement assistance, gathering information about potential problems, and development of a positive image of law enforcement officers among students and parents.
This contract provides that GPD will assign two (2) police officers/facilitators to provide School Resource Officer services to each of the following schools: A.Quinn Jones Center, Gainesville High School, and Horizon Center.
GPD will also assign one (1) School Resource Officer as Officer Friendly to provide public safety and prevention and intervention education programs at the following elementary schools: Anchor Center, Duval Elementary School, Glen Springs Elementary School, Littlewood Elementary School, J.J. Finley Elementary School, Metcalfe Elementary School, Rawlings Elementary School, Norton Elementary School, Stephen Foster Elementary School, Terwilliger Elementary School, Talbot Elementary School, and Williams Elementary School.
The School Board agrees to pay $182,725.20 as its share of funding seven (7) School Resource Officers and up to $6,000 for instructional materials, overtime and training for the School Resource Officers program.
Fiscal Note
The School Board agrees to pay $182,725.20 as its share of funding seven (7) School Resource Officers and up to $6,000 for instructional materials, overtime and training for the School Resource Officers program. The total cost the officers, including benefits, for the 12 month year is $402,134.00 for a difference of $219,408.80.
Recommendation
The City Commission authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement between the School Board of Alachua County, Florida and the City of Gainesville, Florida for the School Resource Officer Program, for the period of October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality.
Alternative Recommended Motion: The City Commission not authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement for the School Resource Officer Program, and remove the police officers from the city schools.