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File ID: 2024-01855 11/19/2024 Consent Item 17.
Agreement: Natomas Unified School District School Resource Officers File ID: 2024-01855
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to: 1) enter into an agreement with the Natomas Unified School District (NUSD) in an amount not to exceed $2,141,028 for services to be provided July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028; and 2) maintain 3.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) Police Officer positions most recently maintained by Resolution 2022-0104.
Contact: Sabrina Briggs, Police Lieutenant, 916-808-4511, [email protected], Police Department
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Agreement
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: In April 2022, the City Council authorized Agreement 2022-0377 between the Natomas Unified School District (NUSD) and the Sacramento Police Department (SPD) to continue the School Resource Officer (SRO) program. The current agreement expires on July 31, 2025, and NUSD and SPD have negotiated a new agreement to continue the SRO program through June 30, 2028. To continue the services identified in the agreement, the SPD will maintain 3.0 FTE Police Officer positions which were previously authorized and maintained in Resolution 2013-0067 (2.0 FTE), Motion 2014-0048 (2.0 FTE), Resolutions 2016-0251 (increased to 3.0 FTE), 2018-0344 (3.0 FTE), 2020-0144 (3.0 FTE), and 2022-0104 (3.0 FTE). The expenses associated with the salary, benefits, overtime, fleet operation and maintenance costs will be reimbursed to the City of Sacramento by the NUSD, in an amount not to exceed $2,141,028.
Policy Considerations: Pursuant to Sacramento City Code Section 3.04.010(B), City Council approval is required to enter into an agreement involving income or expenditures of $250,000 or
File ID: 2024-01855 11/19/2024 Consent Item 17.
more.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): As defined in the CEQA Guidelines, this proposal does not constitute a “project” and is therefore exempt, per Sections 15061(b)(c) and 15673(a) of the California Public Resources Code.
Sustainability: None.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: The SRO program enhances the SPD’s ability to provide effective public safety and security by assigning police officers to provide law enforcement services on NUSD school campuses. Through this program, the police officers can forge relationships with students, faculty, and administrators that facilitate crime prevention and early intervention of problems on school campuses. Moreover, these officers provide a direct connection between the schools and the full capabilities of the SPD’s specialty units in responding to and investigating crimes that occur on campus.
Financial Considerations: The NUSD will reimburse the SPD for costs incurred subject to the terms of this agreement, including salary, benefits, vehicle costs, and security services at NUSD school campuses as well as during summer school sessions. During the time periods when the police officers are reassigned to the City (e.g., summer breaks), NUSD will not be billed for services.
Expenses incurred during these periods will be supported with existing SPD general fund resources.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not Applicable.
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
December 3, 2024
Sacramento Police Department Agreement with for Natomas Unified School District for School Resource Officer Program
BACKGROUND
A. In 2022, City Council authorized Agreement 2022-0377 between the Natomas Unified School District (NUSD) and the Sacramento Police Department (SPD) to continue the School Resource Officer (SRO) Program. This agreement will expire July 31, 2025.
B. SPD has negotiated a new agreement with NUSD for the continuation of the SRO Program. To continue the services identified in the agreement, the SPD will maintain three Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Police Officer positions previously authorized by Resolutions 2013-0067 (2.0 FTE), Motion 2014-0048 (2.0 FTE), and Resolutions 2016- 0251 (increased to 3.0 FTE), 2018-0344 (3.0 FTE),2020-0144 (3.0 FTE), and 2022- 0104 (3.0 FTE). The salary, benefits, and vehicle costs associated with the agreement will be reimbursed by the NUSD.
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the Natomas Unified School District in an amount not to exceed $2,141,028 through June 30, 2028.
Section 2. The City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, is authorized to maintain the
3.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Police Officer positions most recently maintained by Resolution 2022-0104.