SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AGREMENT WITH CWPD
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Interdepartment Correspondence Sheet
FROM:
Cyndie Goudeau, City Clerk
Sid Klein, Chief of Police ~
TO:
COPIES:
(See Below)
SUBJECT:
School Resource Officer Agreement
DATE:
February 25, 1991
Attached is the original copy of the School Resource Officer
Agreement as approved by the Pinellas County School Board on
February 13, 1991 for your files.
cc: Deputy Chief, Desmarais
Captain Eastridge
Lieutenant Velong
Officer Brooks
Officer Krieger
File
RECEIVED
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CITY CLERK
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ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
1960 E. Druid Rd, . P,O, Box 4688
Clearwater, FL 34618-4688
(813) 442-1171
"Together We Shine"
SCHOOL BOARD OF
PINELLAS COUNTY,
FLORIDA
Chairman
Barbara J. Crockett
Vice-Chairman
Lucile O. Casey
Board Members
Lee Benjamin
Corinne Freeman
Linda S. Lerner
John Sanguinett
Ron Walker
Superintendent
of Schools
J. Howard Hinesley, Ed.D.
Pinellas County Schoo/I:! -
an equal opportunity
institution for education
and employment
February 14, 1991
Chief Sid Klein
Clearwater Police Department
644 Pierce
Clearwater, FL 34616
Dear Chief Klein:
Enclosed please find a copy of the School Resource
Officer agreement as approved by the Pine11as County
School Board on February 13, 1990. I want to take this
opportunity to thank you once again for your assistance
with this agreement. If you have any questions, or if I
may be of assistance in the future, please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely, .
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Cecile F. Boris
Deputy Superintendent
for Curriculum and Operations
CFB:cw
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SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 15th day of
August, 1990, by and between the SCHOOL BOARD OF PINELLAS
COUNTY, FLORIDA (referred to herein as the "BOARD"), and THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER, (the Clearwater Police Department referred
to herein as C.P.D.), is for the establishment of a School
Resource Officer (referred to as "SRO") Program in the public
school system of pinellas County.
WIT N E SSE T H:
That the BOARD and the City of Clearwater intend to
provide law enforcement and related services to the public
schools of pinellas County as hereafter described, and
That the BOARD and C.P.D. will mutually benefit from the
SRO Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, the terms of this Agreement are as
follows:
ARTICLE 1.
follows:
The obligation of C.P.D. and the SROs are as
A. provision of School Resource Officers. The C.P.D.
shall assign one regularly employed officer to each of the
following schools:
1. Clearwater Senior High School
2. Countryside Senior High School
B. Selection of School Resource Officers. The Chief of
C.P.D. or his designee and the Principal of the school to which
the SRO will be assigned shall select the SRO on the basis of
the following evaluation criteria.
1. The SRO must have the ability to deal effectively
with students. The ages, socio-economic, and cultural
composition of the students qf the particular school should be
considered in making this evaluation.
2. The SRO must have the ability to present a
positive image and ~ymbol of the entire police agency. A goal
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of the SRO Program is to foster a positive image of pOlice
officers among young people. Therefore, the personality,
grooming, and communication skills of the SRO should be of such
nature so that a positive image of the police agency is
reflected. The SRO should sincerely want to work with the
staff and students at the particular school to which he or she
is assigned.
3. The SRO must have the ability to provide good
quality educational services in the area of law enforcement.
The education, background, experience, interest level and
communication skills of the SRO must be of high caliber so that
the SRO can effectively and accurately provide resource
teaching services. The SRO will spend a minimum of two hundred
hours in classroom instructional time during the 1990-91 school
year and each year thereafter, for the term of this contract.
4. The sao must have the desire and ability to work
cooperatively with ~he principal and his administrative staff.
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5. The SRO must be a state certified Law Enforcement
Officer.
C. Regular duty hours of the School Resource Officers.
The SRO will be assigned to his/her school on a full-time basis
of eight (8) hours on those days and during those hours that
school is in session. The SRO may be temporarily reassigned
only during the period of a Law Enforcement emergency as such
may be determined to exist, by the Chief of C.P.D.
D. Duties of School Resource Officers. While on duty,
the SRO shall perform the following duties:
1. Speak to classes on the law, including search and
seizure, criminal law, motor vehicle law, and other topics when
assigned to speak by the Principal.
2. Act as a resource person in the area of law
enforcement education at the request of the principal.
3. Conduct criminal investigations of violations of
law on School Board property.
4. Provide school-based security and maintain the
peace on School Board property.
5.
violators.
Make arrests and referrals of criminal law
6. Appear at State Attorney investigations,
depositions, trials and sentencing.
7. Provide transport to Juvenile Detention Center
and County Jail.
8. Coordinate Emergency Medical Service (EMS) at the
request of the principal, or his/her designee.
9.
from court.
Coordinate transportation of witnesses to and
10. Provide counseling to students on request of the
Principal, or his/her designee.
11. Secure, handle and preserve evidence.
12. Recover School Board property through working
with other police agencies.
13. Make referral to social agencies.
14. Relay messages in emergency situations (such as,
tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.).
15. Provide special truancy investigations and
prepare for prosecution.
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16. Coordinate investigation of bus stop incidents.
17. Provide assistance in civil (custody) matters
(Le., counseling).
18. Wear official police uniform which shall be
provided at the expense of the Law Enforcement Agency; however,
civilian attire may be worn on such occasions as may be
mutually agreed upon by the Principal and the SRO.
19. Perform such other duties as mutually agreed upon
by the principal and the SRO, so long as the performance of
such duties are legitimately and reasonably related to the SRO
Program as described in this Agreement, and so long as such
duties are consistent with State and Federal law and the
policies and procedures of the C.P.D.
20. Follow and conform to all School Board policies,
F.S.S.230.2318, and procedures that do not conflict with the
policies or procedures of the C.P.D. The parties to this
Agreement shall abide by all rules, regulations and procedures
as outlined in the Civil Rights Act.
21. Maintain a "Quarterly Activities Report" or such
other report regarding his/her activities, as may be required
by the BOARD.
E. Support services to be provided by C.P.D. The C.P.D.
or the SRO will provide the following support services:
1. Maintain and deliver evidence to laboratories and
court.
2. Maintain and file Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)
records according to law.
3. Maintain a dispatch log, with respect to calls
for assistance. The dispatch log shall reflect the time a call
is received, the time a call is dispatched, the officer's
arrival time, the time the assignment is completed, and the
geographical location of the incident.
4. Process all police reports.
5. Provide icopies of all offense reports taken by
the School Resource Officer to the Campus POlice, upon request,
as the law allows.
6. Maintain a file on property reported lost and/or
stolen.
7. Provide each SRO with a patrol automobile and all
other necessary or appropriate police equipment. The cost of
purchasing, maintaining, and repairing police equipment
provided under this Agreement shall be borne by the C.P.D.
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8. Receive and dispatch complaints via telephone,
walk-in and radios.
9. Maintain copies of reports generated by officers
in compliance with State and Federal laws.
10. Maintain fingerprints and photographs of
arrestees in compliance with State and Federal laws.
11. Develop, implement, and evaluate security
programs in the school assigned.
12.
enforcement
campuses.
Coordinate with school administrators, staff, law
agencies, and courts to promote order on the school
13. Coordinate, at the direction of the Principal,
the scheduling of the C.P.D. personnel at extracurricular
activities, including such after-school security activities for
which reimbursement is due, pursuant to Article III below.
14. Make presentations to civic groups.
15. Provide and coordinate necessary inservice
training for personnel.
16. Maintain Criminal Justice Standards, as required
by law.
17. Coordinate with Department of Highway Safety and
Motor Vehicles, as required by law.
18.
Committee.
Coordinate and participate with the School Safety
19. Coordinate with, and participate in, Neighborhood
Crime Watch.
20. Provide a Victim Assistance Program.
21. Provide for emergency response after regular
school hours.
22. Upon request by the Principal, the C.P.D. will
assign police officers to school functions occurring after
school at the regularly scheduled rate for services, providing
such officers are available. The number of law enforcement
officers will be determined by the S.R.O. and his supervisor,
based upon the "Level of Risk Guidelines". If the principal
believes that the number of officers is excessive, or
inappropriate, he may request a review of the decision by the
Chief of the C.P.D.
Any activity requiring the services of the S.R.O.
occurring off campus, shall be contingent on the approval of
the Chief of Police.
ARTICLE II. The SRO shall be an employee of the C.P.D.
and not an employee of the BOARD. The C.P.D. shall be
responsible for the hiring, training, discipline, and dismissal
of its personnel.
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ARTICLE III. In consideration of the services provided
herein, the Board shall pay the sum of $23,225,66 (Twenty-Three
Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-five Dollars and sixty six cents, for
the 1990-91 year) per SRO to the CITY OF CLEARWATER. For the
second and third years of the term of this Agreement, the BOARD
shall pay an annual sum in an amount to be agreed upon by the
parties. Payments shall be made in quarterly installments, when
the quarterly reports are submitted to the Chief of the Campus
Police. No other consideration will be required during the term
of this Agreement for the in-school services called for herein.
The BOARD shall, however, reimburse the C.P.D. for all security
services performed at school functions occurring after regular
school hours. The rate of reimbursement for such after-school
activities shall be in accordance with the C.P.D. salary policy
and procedures.
ARTICLE IV. The parties, their agents and employees will
cooperate in good faith in fulfilling the terms of this
Agreement. Unforeseen difficulties or questions will be resolved
by negotiation between the Superintendent of the Board and the
Chief, or their designees.
ARTICLE V. Changes in the terms of this Agreement may be
accomplished only by formal amendment in writing approved by the
CITY OF CLEARWATER and the School Board.
ARTICLE VI. To dismiss an SRO from his/her position at
his/her assigned school, the following procedures must be
followed: The Principal will recommend to the Superintendent
that the SRO be removed from the Program at his school, stating
the reasons for the recommendation in writing. Within a
reasonable period of time after receiving the recommendation to
remove an SRO, the Superintendent, or designee, will meet with
the Chief, or designee, to mediate or resolve any problem that
may exist between the SRO and the staff at his/her assigned
school. With the agreement of the Superintendent and the Chief,
or their designees, the SRO, or specified members of the staff
from the school, may be required to be present at the mediation
meeting. If, within a reasonable amount of time after
commencement of mediation, the problem cannot be resolved or
mediated, in the opinion of both the Superintendent and Chief, or
their designees, then the SRO will be removed from the Program at
that school and a replacement will be selected, as provided
elsewhere in this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII. The term of this Agreement shall be for 3
years, with annual sequences of 9 1/2 months, beginning AUGUST
23, 1990, through JUNE 5, 1994. The BOARD shall receive the SRO
services described in Article I, for the full term of this
Agreement. The C.P.D. will provide emergency service at all
times. If it is necessary for the assigned SRO to be absent from
the school for an entire day, a substitute will be provided at a
time and half rate. If the SRO is absent for less than one day,
the Principal will be notified and instructions given on how to
obtain emergency police service.
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ARTICLE VIII. The Board shall provide the SRO, in each
school to which a SRO is assigned, the following materials and
facilities necessary to the performance of duties by the SRO,
enumerated herein:
1. Access to a private office which is air
conditioned and properly lighted, with a telephone, to be used
for general business purposes.
2. A location for files and records which can be
properly locked and secured.
3. A desk with drawers, a chair, work table, filing
cabinet, and office supplies (i.e., paper, pencil, pens, etc.).
4.
assistance.
Access to a typewriter and/or secretarial
ARTICLE IX. This Agreement may be terminated by either
party upon seven (7) days written notice that the other party
failed substantially to perform in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement through no fault of the party
initiating termination. This Agreement may be terminated without
cause by either party upon thirty (30) days written notice,
Termination of this Agreement may only be accomplished as
provided herein. In the event this Agreement is terminated,
compensation will be made to the CITY OF CLEARWATER for all
services performed to the date of termination. The BOARD shall
be entitled to a prorated refund, in accordance with the formula
contained in Article VII, for each day that SRO services are not
provided because of the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE X. Subject to the defenses and limitations
contained in F,S,S. 111.07 and 768.28, the CITY OF CLEARWATER
shall defend and hold the BOARD harmless from and against any
lawsuit taken against the C.P.D. or the SRO which arises out of
services performed under this Agreement.
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