Title
resolution 5126: authorization to enter into an INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT with Glendale union high school district for the services of A school resource officer at two school campuses during the 2016-17 school year
Staff Contact: Debora Black, Police Chief
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Glendale Union High School District (GUHSD) to assign one Glendale Police Officer at each of the two select campuses to serve as a School Resource Officer (SRO) during the 2016-17 school year. y
Background
SROs were assigned to schools in the Glendale area from 1992-2010. This program was primarily funded through grants received by the school districts and was found to be very effective for both the schools and the Glendale Police Department (GPD). Assigned SROs serve as a liaison between the school and GPD; promoting crime prevention and police/community relations in the schools and to other groups that have a potential impact on juvenile crime. The SROs educate the students and school personnel by providing relevant and informative educational programs dealing with peer pressure, child abuse, gangs, drug awareness, and other related issues. The SROs work on campus while school is in session. During the summer break SROs complete duties assigned by the Police Department.
In 2011, due to a lack of grant funding, the assignment of SROs at campuses was discontinued. In 2013, a few school districts, including GUHSD, were able to locate funding in their budgets and began participating in the program once again. In late June 2014, the School Safety Program Oversight Committee agreed to spend almost $12 million in the upcoming school year on school safety programs to add officers to school sites across the state. Glendale High School and Independence High School, which are part of GUHSD, were among the schools selected to receive funds. One officer has been assigned to each campus for the last two consecutive school years. Grant funding is continuing for the 2016-17 school year and this IGA will allow both schools to continue with an SRO for the new school year beginning August 8, 2016.
Analysis
If approved, one officer will be assigned to Glendale High School, and one officer will be assigned to Independence High School until May 24, 2017. Staff is recommending that City Council adopt the proposed resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an IGA with GUHSD to assign one Glendale Police Officer at each of the two select campuses to serve as an SRO.
Previous Related Council Action
On June 23,2015, Council adopted a resolution (No. 4993 New Series) authorizing the City Manager to enter into an IGA with GUHSD to assign one Glendale Police Officer at each of the two select campuses to serve as an SRO.
Community Benefit/Public Involvement
This partnership allows the GPD to continue educational efforts in local schools while increasing police visibility and the presence in the community.
Budget and Financial Impacts
The 2016-17 salary and benefits for the officers in the SRO positions was estimated at $126,811 per officer. GUHSD received grant funding in the approximate amount of $93,991 for each officer at each school to cover the salary and grant-reimbursable employee related expenses, covering the ten months of the school year. The remaining $32,820 of each officer’s salary and benefits will be paid for by the Police Department.
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Cost |
Fund-Department-Account |
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$65,640 |
1840-33228-500200, School Resource Officer IGAs-Training Salaries |
Capital Expense? No
Budgeted? Yes
Requesting Budget or Appropriation Transfer? No
If yes, where will the transfer be taken from?