For more than twenty years, the Allen Police Department has provided School Resource Officers to the Allen Independent School District. During this the time, the program and number of officers has grown to meet the needs of the district, calls for service / incidents at the schools and to address changes in the laws. The cost of the program has been historically shared between the two entities following terms outlined in a yearly Memorandum of Understanding. As the needs and wants of the Allen Independent School District have increased, the City and School District desired to establish a more formal and long-term agreement which resulted in the creation of an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement outlining the terms of the School Resource Officer Program for the next five years.

The Interlocal Agreement clearly defines each entity's role in the agreement, expectations of service to be provided, current and future staffing levels, funding responsibilities, and other terms of services. It is proposes that the police department will increase school resource officer staffing by five officers over the next five years with increased funding from the school district.

The School Resource Officer Program Fee shall consist of the salary and all other City employee benefits (excluding overtime and secondary employment as those terms are defined in this Article IV), plus one (1) vehicle, for each full-time police officer assigned duties as an SRO pursuant to this Agreement (collectively the "Program Fee").  The Parties shall share the cost of funding the Program Fee on a set percentage basis through the Term of this Agreement as follows: 

The salary, benefits and vehicle cost for SROs shall be determined in the City's sole discretion and are subject to adjustment at any time during the Term of this Agreement, provided, however, that the Program Fee shall not be increased after July 1st of each year. 

For the 2018 - 2019 FY, the City of Allen's portion will be $666,841.36 and the Allen Independent School District's portion will be $736,046.26. These amounts will change annually in accordance with the terms outlined in the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement.

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Allen and the Allen Independent School District regarding the School Resource Officer Program.

I make a motion to adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Allen and the Allen Independent School District regarding the School Resource Officer Program.