20-3178 School Resource Officer Agreement 2020-2021 School Year

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b. It is also agreed that both parties will provide all reasonable and necessary cooperation to facilitate the accomplishment of the SCHOOL BOARD'S statutory obligations as it relates to school safety, the goals and objectives of the School Safety Director position and the duties and responsibilities of the School Safety Director. 4. The AGENCY agrees to: a. Provide one (1) SROs full-time who will perform the duties set. forth in Exhibit A (School Resource SRO) which is attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes by reference and attachment, available to perform the duties set forth in Exhibit A, who will begin services upon the start of the 2020-2021 school year. The AGENCY shall be responsible for all operating and outfitting costs. All SROs provided shall, at a minimum, be equipped with a patrol vehicle, a duty weapon, radio, and such equipment issued by the AGENCY to officers. Additionally, the SROs shall maintain full fitness for duty in order to be able to respond to crisis situations. The expectation of service is that a sworn law enforcement SRO (preferably a trained school resource SRO) will be on campus daily, and provide continuous coverage during school hours. If the AGENCY is unable to fulfill these requirements, it will inform the School Safety Director in a timely manner and the AGENCY shall adjust its compensation and payment reimbursement invoice to the SCHOOL BOARD to reflect the service deficiency. b. Notwithstanding the requirements outlined herein, the requirements of (4)(a) are not applicable during a critical event/incident where both parties agree upon the reallocation of mission critical assets. c. Provide full-time SROs who will perform the duties set forth in Exhibit B (Project You(th) ) in addition to Exhibit A and which is also attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes by reference and attachment. d. The SRO duty hours will not exceed a 40 hour work week and will correspond to those days and during those hours that the assigned school is in regular session and those days and during those hours when Seminole County Public Schools are operating a summer learning session. The SRO shall be on school grounds and on duty at least fifteen (15) minutes prior to the start of the school day session and remain on school grounds and on duty for at least fifteen (15) minutes after the school day session concludes. This time shall be computed as part of the total 40 hour work week. If any AGENCY Officer, including the assigned SRO, is sought in exceptional circumstances outside the regular workday, such as, parent -teacher conferences, sporting events or other special school events, the school principal, in consultation with the SRO and the SRO's supervisor may use "flex" time established by the shorter workday on Wednesdays and days when school is not in session to cover after school events outside of the SRO's normal work schedule. provided the total time worked does not exceed a 40 hour work week and coverage during normal 3