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Home My WebLink About05(G) - Approve the School Resource Officer Agreement Report City of Prior Lake | 4646 Dakota Street SE | Prior Lake MN 55372 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM: 5G MEETING DATE: November 02, 2020 PREPARED BY: Steve Frazer, Chief of Police PRESENTED BY: Steve Frazer AGENDA ITEM: Schood Resource Officer Agreement GOAL AREA OBJECTIVE: Public Safety 1. Strengthen collaboration between police and local communities to reduce crime and increase trust. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a resolution for the continuation of the previous agreement with an annual cost of living adjustment. A new agreement will be negotiated when the pandemic has passed. BACKGROUND: The City has an agreement with the Prior Lake Savage School District for School Resource Officer services. The current agreement with the district covers 50 % of the assigned SRO salary annually. This approval is an extension of the previous agreement. We had been in negotiations for a new agreement but with all the changes related to the pandemic we have agreed to extending the current agreement. The current agreement allows for an extension with a 2% increase to the fee. The 2% renewal increase in the JPA has not covered the city’s salary, benefits, vehicle, and training costs for the SRO. City staff have reviewed the cost information with Julie Cink, ISD719 Finance Director. She agrees with the proposed cost reimbursement amount of $54,670 for the 2020/2021 school year. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The amount of $54,670 is included in the Police budget for 2021. ALTERNATIVES: 1. Motion and Second, as part of the consent agenda, to approve a resolution for the School Resource Officer agreement. 2. Remove the item from the consent agenda for further discussion or to recall the SRO from our middle schools. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Resolution 2. Former Agreement RESOLUTION 20-___ A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT FOR THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER WITH ISD 719 PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE SCHOOLS Motion By: Second By: WHEREAS, The City of Prior Lake and Independent School District 719, Prior Lake – Savage School District have a long history of collaboration; and WHEREAS, Both parties agree that the school resource officer program in the middle schools has been mutually beneficial; and, WHEREAS, Both the City and the School District desire to continue this program from 2020/ 2021; and, WHEREAS, The reimbursement amount for the 2020/2021 school year has been revised to $54,670. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA as follows: 1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein. 2. The reimbursement amount for the 2020/2021 school year has been revised to $54,670. Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 2nd day of November 2020. VOTE Briggs Thompson Braid Burkart Aye ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ______________________________ Jason Wedel, City Manager 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT THIS JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") has been entered into as of the 14th day of November, 2016, by and between the City of Prior Lake, a Minnesota Municipal Corporation and political subdivision of the State of Minnesota ("City"), and Independent School District No. 719 ("School District"), pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 471.59. 1. PURPOSE.The purpose of this Agreement is to create,fund, and implement the position of Youth Relations Officer/School Resource Officer("Officer"). 2. JOB DESCRIPTION. The Officer will be assigned by the City. The Officer will report to and be directed by the Chief of Police for the City, but will consult regularly with the School District. A representative of the School District may take part in the interview for the position. The Officer shall be assigned to Prior Lake Middle Schools during those times in which students are in attendance as part of the standard daily curriculum. 3 FUNDING.The School District shall reimburse one-half of the costs incurred by the City to employ the Officer including costs for wages and benefits for nine months, plus associated squad costs. The payment schedule for reimbursement to the City shall be as follows: 2016/2017 School Year-$47,130 2017/2018 School Year-$48,072 2018/2019 School Year-$48,793 For every school year thereafter, the reimbursement amount shall increase by 2 percent each year. 4 BILLING. The City shall invoice the School District on January 1, 2017 for the 2016/2017 school year and annually each year thereafter on January 1 for the current school year. The School District shall pay all such invoices within 30 days of receipt. 5. TERM. This Agreement shall commence on November 15, 2016 and shall expire on August 1, 2019. This Agreement shall automatically renew for consecutive 5 year terms until revised by mutual consent or terminated by either party upon 180 days' advance written notice. 6. CITY OF PRIOR LAKE EMPLOYEE. The Officer is a City employee and shall not be considered an employee of the School District for any purpose, including, but not limited to salaries, wages, other compensation or fringe benefits, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, PERA, FICA, liability insurance, keeping of personnel records, termination of employment, individual contracts or other contractual rights. 7. PROVISION, OWNERSHIP AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT. The School District will provide the Officer a secure furnished office space and telephone at no charge to the City. The City will furnish the Officer necessary law-enforcement equipment at no expense to the School District. Each party hereto shall maintain ownership of all property and equipment provided for and in furtherance of the purpose of this Agreement. At the termination of this agreement, any property and equipment so provided shall remain the property and equipment of the party supplying or providing the property and equipment. 8. DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR EQUIPMENT. Each party shall be responsible for damage to or loss of any property or equipment furnished by that party in furtherance of the purpose of this Agreement. Each party waives the right to sue the other party for any damages to or loss of its property or equipment, even if the damages were caused wholly or partially by the negligence of the other party, its officers, agents, or employees. Neither party shall be liable or responsible to the other party for depreciation of any property or equipment. 9. INDEMNIFICATION. Each party shall be liable for its own acts, and those of its respective officers, agents, and employees, to the extent provided by law and hereby agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the other party, its officers, agents, and employees against any and all liability, loss, costs, damages, expenses, claims or actions, including attorney's fees which the other, its officers,agents or employees may hereafter sustain, incur or be required to pay, arising out of or by reason of any act or omission of the party, its agents, officers or employees, in the execution, performance, or failure to adequately perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement. No party to this Agreement shall be required to pay on behalf of itself or the other party any amount as indemnification to the party, arising pursuant to this Agreement expressly, by operation of law or otherwise, in excess of the limits of liability applicable to the party required to pay as established in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 466, or in the event that Minnesota Statutes Chapter 466 does not apply, the maximum amount of insurance coverage available to the party required to pay. The limits of liability of the parties may not be added together to increase the maximum amount of liability for any party. The intent of this section is to limit each party's obligation to indemnify the other party. In those instances in which a party is directly liable for damages as well as for indemnification to the other party, the combined liability of the party will not exceed the limits of liability under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 466 applicable to the liable party or in the event that Minnesota Statutes Chapter 466 does not apply, the maximum amount of insurance coverage available to the liable party. 10. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable. If any part of this Agreement is rendered void, invalid, or unenforceable, such rendering shall not affect the enforceability and validity of the remainder of this Agreement unless the part or parts which are void,invalid or otherwise unenforceable shall substantially impair the value of the entire Agreement with respect to any party. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written. CITY OF PRIORLAKE 41-6005469 Federal Tax Identification Number BY: edber , Mayor BY: Frank Bo es, Ci y anager IND DE T HOO PISTRICT 719 BY: D hit of Bo rd Cler BY: Teri Sta och, Superintendent