Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 11/19/2018
Item Status: New
From: Wayne Dyess, County Administrator; Ronald J. Cink, County Administrator
Submitted by: Anu Gary, Administration/Records Manager
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Amended Memorandum of Understanding - School Resource Officer (SRO) Programs at Baldwin County Public Schools - City of Fairhope, City of Orange Beach and Town of Elberta
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve an Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the Baldwin County Commission, Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, Baldwin County Public Schools (Baldwin County Board of Education) and the following municipalities which increases the funding appropriation annually to the schools within each municipality for the administration of the School Resource Officer Program within the municipality:
City of Fairhope City Council and Police Department;
City of Orange Beach and Police Department; and
Town of Elberta and Police Department.
The Amended Memorandums of Understanding shall be effective as of August 14, 2019. The expiration date of each MOU remains the same (August 15, 2020).
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Previous Commission action/date: September 18, 2019
Background:
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTION:
September 18, 2019, BCC Regular Meeting
Approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the Baldwin County Commission, Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, Baldwin County Public Schools (Baldwin County Board of Education) and certain municipalities/police departments in Baldwin County, Alabama, which outlines the purpose, goals, objectives and procedures for the administration of the School Resource Officer Program within each respective municipality.
This Memorandum of Understanding shall be effective as of August 15, 2018, and shall remain in effect for a period of two (2) years from the effective date, unless any party elects to terminate the MOU by giving one hundred eighty (180) days written notice of such termination to the other parties. This Memorandum of Understanding shall be reviewed annually and may be amended by the written agreement of the parties.
GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Baldwin County Commission (BCC), Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), Baldwin County Public School System (BCPS) and certain Baldwin County municipalities have agreed to work together to provide assistance in the establishment of School Resource Officer (SRO) Programs at the public schools within Baldwin County. The Municipality and the BCPS will provide funding and personnel for the SRO Program within the Municipality and the BCSO and BCC will provide administrative assistance for the SRO Program within the Municipality pursuant to the MOU.
The SROs perform three different roles while operating inside public schools. They perform the duties of an APOST certified law enforcement officer, an informal counselor, and an instructor of law related and safety classes. The School Resource Officer Program involves the assignment of a police officer to a public school as an SRO.
At this time, funding increases have been approved by the Board of Education for the Fairhope, Orange Beach and Elberta schools to add an additional SRO to each municipality.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: TBD
Budget line item(s) to be used: N/A
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: Same contract as previously approved by County Attorney, Sheriff and BOE.
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? N/A
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: N/A
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: BCSO - Connie Dudgeon will obtain signatures from municipalities, BOE and BCSO and send the executed MOUs to Administration for BCC Chairman’s signature.
Administration - Correspondence with copy of fully executed MOU to each municipality involved, cc: Eddie Tyler, BOE, and Sheriff Huey Hoss Mack and Connie Dudgeon, BCSO.
Upload fully executed MOU to BCAP
Originator for MOUs - Ron Cink
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): N/A
Additional instructions/notes: N/A