Title
School Resource Officer Funding for Fiscal Year 2016 (B)
This is a request for the City Commission to authorize a contract for the School Resource Officer Program. **ESTIMATED STAFF ORAL UPDATE 7 MINUTES**
Explanation
The City's contract with the School Boardh of Alachua County (SBAC) for School Resource Officers expires September 30, 2015. The SBAC has indicated they are only allocating Safe School Funding from the State to fund all School Resource Officers in the school system. This amount is reported to be $807,342. The SBAC alloted $1,084,778 total funding in FY 2014/15 for these programs. The total reduction County-wide is not yet known. The SBAC has indicated that they do not intend to supplement this funding with other sources. If there is a reduction in funding, the Commission will have the option to continue the current level of service provided by GPD and fund the deficit with undesignated revenue, or reduce that level of service.
Fiscal Note
Fiscal impact to be determined pending the negotiation of a contract.
Recommendation:
The City Commission: hear an update on the School Resource Officer Program; 2) authorize the City Manager or his designee to negotiate a contract with the School Board of Alachua County for the School Resource Officer Program; and 3) instruct staff to bring the negotiated contract to the City Commission final approval.