City Council
MEETING DATE: 11/29/2017
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School Resource Officer (SRO) Contract with Palm Springs Unified School District
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FROM:
Police Chief Travis Walker
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends City Council approve the contract and ratify with provision of service since August 9, 2017, in the amount not to exceed $145,319.87, by and between City of Cathedral City and Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) for the Police Department to provide the District one trained police officer on a full-time basis as a School Resource Officer (SRO).
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BACKGROUND:
For the past 17 years, the Cathedral City Police Department and Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) have partnered together to provide a specially trained full-time police officer, called a School Resource Officer (SRO), to maintain an immediate police presence and response at Cathedral City High School, as well as other district sites within City limits. As part of this partnership, the PSUSD has agreed to fund the position of SRO for the (10) ten months that make up the school year, covering the salary and benefits of the officer working the assignment. In addition, any overtime accrued by the SRO for school-related issues/extracurricular activities, shall be reimbursed by PSUSD over and above the contract amount.
DISCUSSION:
None
FISCAL IMPACT:
The current Cathedral City Police Department SRO salary and benefits package during the 10-month term of the contract equates to $145,319.87, fully funded by the PSUSD.
ATTACHMENTS:
SRO Contract for PSUSD school year 2017-2018