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SEMINOLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, is made and entered by and between the SCHOOL BOARD OF
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, whose address is 400 East Lake Mary Blvd.,
Sanford, Florida 32773, hereinafter referred to as "School Board" and the .City of Winter
Springs, Florida, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as "The Agency".
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the parties desire to implement the provisions of 1006.12, Florida Statutes,
School Resource Officer Program, by entering into an inter-agency agreement; and,
WHEREAS, the SCHOOL BOARD has requested that the Agency provide law
enforcement personnel in certain Seminole County Public Schools for service as a School
Resource Officer; and,
WHEREAS, the Agency has agreed to provide law enforcement personnel to perform the
duties and responsibilities of a School Resource Officer in certain Seminole County
Public Schools;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual considerations, understandings and
convenants set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. TERM: The term of this Agreement is one fiscal year commencing July 1,
2006, and continuing until June 30, 2007, the date of signature by the parties
notwithstanding. This agreement may be renewed for successive terms of like duration
by mutual agreement of the parties and upon such terms as they shall agree.
2. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Agreement is to foster better relations between
students and law enforcement personnel; to deter crime on or about school premises by
the presence of a law enforcement officer; to enforce local, state, and federal laws; and to
have law enforcement officer available for presentations to the students, faculty, and
parents concerning law enforcement and various law enforcement related subjects.
3. TERMINATION: This Agreement may be terminated by any party at any
time, upon not less than thirty (30) days written notice delivered by Certified Mail, Return
Receipt Requested, or in person to the other parties.
4. SERVICES: The CITY agrees to provide the SCHOOL BOARD Three (3) full
time. School Resource Officers who will perform such duties set forth in Exhibit A
(School Resource Officer), which are attached hereto and made a part hereof for all
purposes by reference and attachment. Each officer shall be equipped with a patrol
vehicle, personal weapon, personal communication unit, and such other equipment as is
standard for the agency.
5. COOPERATION: It is agreed that the CITY shall have all reasonable and
necessary cooperation and assistance from the SCHOOL BOARD, its officers, agents,
and employees so as to facilitate the performance of this Agreement.
6. LIABILITY FOR SALARIES: The SCHOOL BOARD shall not be liable
for the payment of any salaries, wages, benefits or other compensation to any School
Resource Officer performing services pursuant to the Agreement.
7. LIABILITY FOR INJURY OR SICKNESS: (a.) The SCHOOL BOARD
shall not be liable for the payment of any sums or indemnification to the CITY, or any of
its employees, for injuries or sickness arising out of performance of duties of a School
Resource Officer hereunder and the CITY hereby agrees to hold harmless the SCHOOL
BOARD against such claims.
(b.) For all purposes pursuant to this provision specifically and to this Agreement in
general, the School Resource Officer shall be deemed an employee solely of the CITY
and shall at all times be deemed to be acting within the course and scope of his
employment as a CITY of Winter Springs Police Officer.
8. INDEMNIFICATION: The SCHOOL BOARD agrees to indemnify the
AGENCY, its officers, employees and agents and hold harmless to the extent permited by
Florida Law, from any liabillity, loss, damage, judgment, lien, expense and cost sustained
or incurred in connection with any claims, suits, actions or proceedings made or brought
against the AGENCY as a result of any act or omissions of the SCHOOL BOARD, its
officers, employees or agents, in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
The AGENCY agrees to indemnify the SCHOOL BOARD, its officers,
employees and agents, and hold harmless to the extent permitted by Florida law, from any
laibility, loss, damage, judgment, lien, expense and cost sustained or incurred in
connection with any claims, suits, actions or procedings made or brought against the
SCHOOL BOARD as a result of any acts or omissions of the AGENCY, its officers,
employees or agents.
9. EMPLOYEE STATUS: It is understood and agreed by the parties that no
School Resource Officer shall be deemed an employee of the SCHOOL BOARD.
10. COMPENSATION AND PAYMENT: The SCHOOL BOARD hereby
agrees to compensate the CITY for all services provided hereunder by the CITY the sum
of Fifty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and 00/100 ($57,954.00) in
accordance with the following schedule of payments:
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Initial payment:
Amount
$7,244.25
Date of Payment:
Oct. 1, 2006
All subsequent payments shall be in equal amounts of $7,244.25 and shall be
payable on or before the 5th day of each month thereafter through May, 2007.
11. The Chief of Police, City of Winter Springs, is hereby designated by the CITY as
its employer charged with the responsibility to administer this contract. The
Superintendent is hereby designated by the SCHOOL BOARD OF SEMINOLE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, and charged with the responsibility to administer this contract.
12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: (a) It is understood and agreed that the entire
Agreement of the parties is contained herein and that this Agreement supersedes all oral
agreements and negotiations between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, as
well as any previous agreements presently in effect between the parties, relating to the
subject matter hereof.
(b) Any alterations, amendments, deletions or waivers of the provisions of the
Agreement shall be valid only when expressed in writing and duly signed by the parties.
13. NOTICES: Whenever any party desires to give notice unto the other notice
may be sent to:
FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD
FOR THE CITY
Dr. Bill Vogel, Superintendent
The School Board of Seminole County
400 East Lake Mary Blvd.
Winter Springs, Florida 32773
Daniel J. Kerr, Chief of Police
Winter Springs Police Department
300 North Moss Road
Winter Springs, Florida 32708
Any of the parties may change, by written notice, the address or persons for receipt of
notice.
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ATTEST:
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Dr. Bill Vogel, Superintendent
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CITY MANAGER
Winter Springs, Florida
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Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
SCHOOL BOARD OF SEMINOLE
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School Board Chairman
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As authorized for execution by the
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Florida at its meeting on
2006.
CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
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DANIEL 1. KERR, C
Winter Springs, Florida
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Authorized for execution by the City
Commission, City of Winter Springs
in its regularly scheduled meeting
(iT j 4 ,2006.
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SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER
1. Anything set forth herein to the contrary, the school resource officer shall at all
times perform his/her duties in accordance with the officer's agency's standards operating
procedures.
2. The powers and duties of the school resource officer as a law enforcement officer
shall continue throughout the school resource officer's assignment in that capacity.
3. The school resource officer shall be responsible to his/her agency in all matters
relating to employment, except that activities conducted by the school resource officer
which are part of the regular school instructional program shall be under the direction of
the principal.
4. The school officer will be familiar with the operation of audio-visual equipment
generally in use in the school.
5. The officer will report in and out when the officer arrives at or leaves a campus as
directed by the principal of each campus.
6. When school is not in session, the officer shall perform such duties as are directed
by his agency. The principal or his designee shall advise the officer's agency supervisor
of the school's calendar.
7. The officer will make contact reports for each student counseled. The contact
reports will be filed with the school's guidance department. No students will be
contacted during school hours and on the school campus about their suspected criminal
activity without notice to the school principal and except in accordance with the officer's
agency's standards operating procedures.
8. All student record information will be maintained in accordance with the
provisions of 1002.22 F.S.
9. a. The officer will integrate with the students between class breaks, during
lunch periods, before and after school and at school activities at which the officer is in
attendance in the course of his employment duties;
b. The officer will serve as a referral resource for students, faculty and
parents to community agencies;
c. The officer will serve as a law enforcement resource person to the school
administration, the school security officers and the district chief of security;
d. The officer will assist the school principal, school security officer and
district chief of security in developing plans and strategies for the prevention and control
of dangerous situations at the school;
e. The officer will coordinate activities with the school guidance department
in an effort to identify those students who exhibit indications of early delinquent
behavior.
10. The officer shall participate in such classroom teaching activities as are deemed
appropriate by the school principal and as are directed by the school principal.
EXHIBIT "A"
SEMINOLE COUNTI
PUBUC SCHOOLS
Educational Support Center
400 E. Lake Mary Boulevard
Sanford, Florida 32773-7127
School Safety
&
Student Alternative
Placement
w. GENE GRACE
Director
Phone: (407) 320-0167
Fax: (407) 320-0288
School Security
BOB DEVECCHIO
Coordinator
Phone: (407) 320-0442
Fax: (407) 320-0499
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www.scps.k12.fl.m
RECEIVED
OCT 0 (2006
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September 29, 2006
Captain Jim Wilkins
Winter Springs Police Department
300 N. Moss Rd.
Winter Springs, FL 32708
RECEIVED
OCT 0 3 2006
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Dear Captain Wilkins:
I am returning to you, for the City's files, one executed original of the
School Resource Officer Agreement for 2006-07. The Agreement was
approved at the School Board Meeting of September 26, 2006.
If you have any questions, please let me know and thank you for your
help in the process this year.
Sincerel y,
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Carolyn Williams
Executive Assistant
Security Office
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