Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 9/6/2022
Item Status: New
From: Huey Hoss Mack, Sheriff of Baldwin County
Submitted by: Connie Dudgeon, Director of Finance, BCSO
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office - Memorandums of Understanding for School Resource Officer (SRO) Program at Baldwin County Public Schools
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve the Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) between the Baldwin County Commission, Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, Baldwin County Board of Education and the following municipalities/police departments in Baldwin County, Alabama, which outlines the purpose, goals, objectives, and procedures for the administration of the School Resource Officer (SRO) Program within each respective municipality:
City of Bay Minette
City of Daphne
Town of Elberta
City of Fairhope
City of Foley
City of Loxley
City of Robertsdale
Town of Silverhill
City of Spanish Fort
Town of Summerdale
Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office
This Memorandums of Understanding shall be effective as of August 12, 2022, and shall remain in effect for a period of one year from the effective date, unless any party elects to terminate the MOUs by giving one hundred eighty (180) days written notice of such termination to the other parties.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Background: The Baldwin County Commission (BCC), Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), Baldwin County Board of Education (BCBE) and certain Baldwin County municipalities have agreed to work together to help in the establishment of a SRO Program at the public schools within Baldwin County. The Municipality and the BCBE 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 MOUs.
The SRO Program involves the assignment of a police officer or deputy sheriff to a public school as a SRO. 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.
This program has been in effect since August 2018.
Previous Commission action/date: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: N/A
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?
Yes
Reviewed/approved by: Approved by County Attorney on 8/30/2022 CD
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: Administration - send each Municipality their MOU to sign and return to BCC. Once Municipality has signed and returned MOU, please forward MOU to Superintendent Tyler to sign and return to BCC. Once Superintendent Tyler has signed and returned MOU, please forward to Sheriff Mack to sign and return. Once Sheriff Mack has signed and returned MOU, have Chairman sign MOU.
Once MOU is fully executed, send a copy of fully executed MOU to the Mayor of the Municipality, Superintendent Tyler, and Sheriff Mack.
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed):
Superintendent Eddie Tyler - 2600-A North Hand Ave., Bay Minette, Al 36507
Sheriff Mack - 320 North Hoyle Ave, Bay Minette, Al 36507 hmack@baldwincountyal.gov
City of Bay Minette - Mayor Wills, 301 D’Olive St., Bay Minette, Al 36507
City of Daphne - Mayor LeJeune, 1705 Main Street, Daphne, Al 36526
Town of Elberta - Mayor Jim Hamby, 13052 Main Street, Elberta, Al 36530
City of Fairhope - Mayor Sullivan, P.O. Drawer 429, Fairhope, Al 36533
City of Foley - Mayor Hellmich, P.O. Box 1750, Foley, Al 36535
City of Loxley - Mayor Teal, P.O. Box 9, Loxley, Al 36551
City of Robertsdale - Mayor Murphy, PO Box 429, Robertsdale, Al 36567
Town of Silverhill - Mayor Lyles, 15965 Silverhill Ave, Silverhill, Al 36576
City of Spanish Fort - Mayor McMillan, 7361 Spanish Fort Blvd., Spanish Fort, Al 36527
Town of Summerdale - Mayor Wilson, 502 W Lee Ave, Summerdale, Al 36580
Additional instructions/notes: N/A