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RESOLUTION NO.99-128
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RESOLUTION APPROVING 28E AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE WAUKEE
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CITY OF WAUKEE ON fiRING OF SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICER
WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Waukee believe it is in the interest of
the children of our community to have a school resource officer available to them;and
WHEREAS,the City Council believes it is in the interest of the citizens of
Waukee and the students of the Waukee School District to jointly support said resource
officer.
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Waukee does hereby approve the agreement attached hereto;and order the execution and
fi ling of said contract.]
28E AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE WAUKEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND THE CITY OF WAUKEE,IOWA
FOR
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 12th day of October,1999,by and
between the WAUKEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (hereinafter referred to as
"District"),and the CITY OF WAUKEE,row A (hereinafter referred to as "City").
This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 28E,Code of Iowa
(1999).
After execution of this Agreement by the District and the City,it shall be filed in the
office of the Secretary of State and the office of the Recorder of Dallas County,Iowa.
This Agreement shall be effective when executed and recorded as set forth above and
shall continue for an initial period of three years.This Agreement will renew
automatically from year to year after the initial three-year period unless terminated or
modified as herein provided.I
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It is understood that this Agreement is between two public agencies and that a separate
legal or administrative entity will not be created under this agreement.The Waukee
Chief of Police shall be the administrator of this Agreement.
ARTICLE I
General
The parties share a mutual concem to maintain an atmosphere in the Waukee Public
Schools where school staff and students feel free from intimidation.A School Resource
Officer Program would present a cooperative approach toward addressing that concem.
School Resource Officer programs are recognized nationally as programs that effectively
establish positive working relationships between the schools and the police department.
The School Resource Officer (SRO)will assist school administrators by taking
immediate action when police intervention is warranted.Additionally,the SRO will
provide guidance and support in assisting school staff,students and parents with a variety
of non-emergency police-related matters.
Selection
1.SRO will be a Waukee police officer.
2.The Chief of Police of the Waukee Police Department shall select the police
officer for assignment as SRO in consultation with and subject to the approval
of the Curriculum Director for District or his/her designee.
Supervision
1.The Waukee Police Department shall assign one full-time employee to supervise
the officer assigned to the School Resource Officer program.
2.In addition to providing training and direction of the SRO,the SRO supervisor
will serve as a liaison between the police department and the District
administrators in order to resolve matters of mutual concem.
3.The SRO supervisor,in consultation with the assistant superintendent and the
school principals,will complete performance evaluations for each SRO during
May of each year.
4.The Waukee Police Department will provide private,securable office space
including telephone service,a desk,an office chair,and filing cabinets and a
properly marked police motor vehicle assigned full-time to the SRO for his/her
duties.
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Assignment
1.SRO will be assigned to schools cooperatively by the District and the Police
Department.A total of one (1)SRO will be assigned to the District for use in the
following schools:
Waukee High School
Waukee Middle School
Eason Elementary School
Waukee Elementary School
2.The SRO shall be assigned to a school on a full-time basis during those hours that
the school is in regular session.The SRO shall be on campus from 'h hour prior
to the start of class until 'h hour after classes are dismissed but has the discretion
to flex these starting and ending times to maintain a 40-hour work week.During
their daily tour of duty,the SRO may be off campus performing such tasks as may
be required by their assignments.
3.Regular working hours may be adjusted on a situational basis with the approval of
the SRO supervisor.These adjustments may be to attend school-related events
requiring the presence of a law enforcement officer.Such adjustments will be in
accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Police Bargaining Unit's
contract with the City.
4.The SRO may be temporarily reassigned by the police department during school
holidays and vacation and/or during times of police emergency.
5.Vacation time in excess of five days must be taken during school vacations or
holiday breaks.Vacation time or compensatory time not in excess of five days
may be taken during the school year with the approval of the SRO supervisor.
6.The SRO shall act as truancy officer for the District.
ARTICLE II
Duties and Responsibilities of School Resource Officer
1.The SRO will coordinate directly with the Director of Curriculum.
2.The SRO should be present at the school during times of high activity such as
the beginning and end of the school day and during the lunch period.
3.The SRO should be familiar with the police case information pertaining to
schools,students and the neighborhood surrounding the campus.I
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4.The SRO should facilitate and assist with police investigations involving
victims,witnesses and suspects associated with the school.
5.The SRO shall act as an instructor for specialized law enforcement or public
safety related short-term programs when invited to do so by the principal or
Director of Curriculum.The SRO will give the principal and Director of
Curriculum a description of the curriculum prior to the program to ensure the
course stays within District guidelines and to provide improvement of the
course.
6.The SRO shall teach D.A.R.E.(Drug Abuse Resistance Education)curriculum
in grades 5,7 and 10 and in other grades as deemed appropriate by the school
principal,
7.The SRO will develop expertise in presenting various subjects.
8.The SRO will encourage individual and small group discussions about law
enforcement related matters with students,faculty and parents.
9.Whenever possible and within budgetary constraints,the SRO will attend
meetings of the District's parent and faculty groups to solicit their support and
understanding of the SRO program and to promote awareness of law
enforcement functions.The SRO will attend meetings of the District's Board
of Director when requested to do so.
10.The SRO shall utilize his/her position for personal advancement or preference
and shall conduct himself/herself in such a manner to bring credit to the
Waukee Police Deparhnent and District,
11.The SRO,principal,counselors and deans of the school building shall confer
when appropriate to develop plans and strategies to provide for counseling of
at risk students and those students who present a problem.
12.Each SRO shall follow the Waukee Police Department's forty (40)hour work
week,consistent with the budget and scheduling procedures and the Fair
Labor Standard's Act.
13.Requests by faculty or staff for outside law enforcement educational programs
will be coordinated by the SRO.
14.The SRO shall assist the principal in developing plans and strategies to
prevent and/or minimize dangerous situations,which may occur on campus or
during school sponsored events.
15.The SRO will adhere to School Board policy,police policy and legal
requirements while conducting formal police activities with students.Waukee
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16.
Police Department policies shall supercede school board policy while
conducting police activities.ITheSROshalltakelawenforcementactionasrequired.As soon as
practicable,the SRO shall make the principal or the school aware of such
action.At the principals'request,the SRO shall take appropriate law
enforcement action against intruders and unwanted guests who may appear at
the school and school-related functions,to the extent that the SRO may do so
under the authority of law.Whenever practicable,the SRO should advise the
principal before requesting additional police assistance on campus.
17.The SRO will be available for conferences with students,parents and faculty
members in order to assist them with problems of law enforcement or in
matters of crime prevention.Disclosure of information obtained during SRO
activities shall be in accordance with federal,state and local laws.
18.When necessary,the SRO shall give assistance to other police officers in
matters regarding his/her school assignment.However,the SRO will not be
available to conduct investigations extraneous to his/her assigned SRO
responsibilities or those school activities when the SRO's presence is needed
for the sake of convenience or expediency without prior approval from his/her
supervisor.
19.By mutual agreement between the principals and the SRO supervisor,the
SRO will,in accordance with established overtime procedures,as limited by
the overtime budget,participate in and/or attend school functions.
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20.The SRO will become familiar with community agencies that offer assistance
to youth and their families such as,mental health clinics,drug treatment
centers and protective shelters.However,the SRO will make no referrals to
such agencies without previous consultation with the school administration.
21.The SRO shall not act as a school disciplinarian.However,if the principal
believes and incident is a violation of the law,the principal may contact the
SRO and the SRO shall then determine whether law enforcement action is
appropriate.School Resource Officers are not to be used for lunchroom
duties,hall monitors,bus duties or other monitoring duties.If there is a
problem in one of these areas,the SRO may assist the school until the
problem is solved.
22.The SRO's will work in business,casual business or uniform attire when on
duty as prescribed by the Chief of Police.Exceptions would be during special
events or circumstances at which time the SRO may be expected to be in
uniform.The SRO shall carry a regulation sidearm in accordance with
Department Guidelines.I
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23.The SRO shall perform other duties as mutually agreed upon by the Director
of Curriculum and the SRO supervisors so long as the performance of such
duties is reasonably related to the SRO program as described in this
Agreement and so long as such duties are consistent with the Waukee Police
Department rules and regulations.
ARTICLE III
Rights and Duties of the District
The District shall provide to the full-time SRO the following materials and facilities
which are deemed necessary to the performance of the SRO's duties:
1.Access to properly lighted private office equipped 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.
4.Access to a computer and/or secretarial assistance.
ARTICLE IV
Employment Status of School Resource Officer
The School Resource Officer shall remain an employee of the Waukee Police Department
and shall not be an employee of the District.The District and the Police acknowledge
that the School Resource Officer shall remain responsive to the chain of command of the
Waukee Police Department.
ARTICLE V
Replacement of School Resource Officer
I.In the event the principal of the school to which the SRO is assigned can
establish that the SRO is not effectively performing his/her duties and
responsibilities,the principal shall consult with the SRO and the SRO
supervisor.If the situation is not resolved,the principal shall recommend to
the District's Curriculum Director that the SRO be removed from the program
at his/her school and shall state the reasons therefore in writing.Within a
reasonable time after receiving the recommendation from the principal,the
Cuniculum Director or designee shall advise the Administrator of the
principal's request.If the Administrator so desires,the Curriculum Director
and Administrator,or their designees,shall meet with the SRO to mediate or
resolve any problems,which may exist.At such meeting,the SRO
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supervisors and/or specified members of the staff of the school to which the
SRO is assigned,may be require to be present.If,within a reasonable amount
of time after commencement of such mediation,the problem cannot be
resolved or mediated,or in the event mediation is not sought by the Police
Department,then the SRO shall be removed from the progralll at the school
and a replacement shall be obtained.
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2.The Waukee Chief of Police may reassign a SRO based upon Departmental
policies.
3.In the event of a vacancy in the position of SRO,or in the case oflong-term
absence by a SRO,the SRO supervisor will consult with the principal of the
school and the Curriculum Director to jointly resolve the vacancy situation.
ARTICLE VI
Financing of the School Resonrce Officer Program
The City will prepare the budget for the program a n a yearly basis and provide a copy of
the proposed budget to the District on or before February 15th of the year preceding the
budget year.The proposed budget will be supplied to the District in a timely fashion.
This will allow the School Board ample time for review and questions.The City will
generally pay 87.5%of the cost of the program with the remaining 12.5%provided by
the District.The City will bill the District twice yearly at the end of each semester for the
actual costs of the program not to exceed the agreed amount budgeted.
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ARTICLE VII
Termination of Agreement
The Agreement may be terminated for any reason by either party upon a thirty (30)day
written notification to the other party.Upon termination of this Agreement the District
will retain desks,chairs,tables,filing cabinets,and all other District property.City will
retain vehicles,radios,cell phones,computers,cameras,and all other City property.
ARTICLE VIII
Amendments
This Agreement may only be modified by written mutual agreement to amend.
WAUKEECO~TYSCHOOL
DISTRICT
CITY OF WAUKEE,IOWA
By:_By:_I
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Randy Allman,Board President
Attest:
By:_
Kathy Niblo,Board Secretary
________,Mayor
Attest:
By:_
________,City Clerk
PASSEDANDAI'I'ROVED"i.19'"d~~
~onald L Bailey,J,.,M"~.
Mark J.Arentsen C ty Administrator/Clerk
ROLL CALL VOTE AYES
Nicholas C.Gruber
Marvin Berger
Robyn S.Heath
Bill Peard
Larry Lyon
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NAYS
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