[2023-38 Contract Part-Time School Resource Officer Exhibit A.pdf]
Michael R. Gareau, Jr., Director | Department of Law
A 5200 Dover Center Road | North Olmsted, Ohio 44070 P 440-716-4217 F 440-777-0341
AGREEMENT
PART TIME SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS
This agreement is entered into the day of _________2023 between the
CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO ("City"), 5200 Dover Center Road, North
Olmsted, Ohio 44070, and the NORTH OLMSTED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION, ("School District"), 27425 Butternut Ridge Road,
North Olmsted, Ohio 44070.
WHEREAS, the School District wishes to contract with the City to provide up to
two (2) part-time North Olmsted Police Officers to serve as part-time School
Resource Officers ("SRO") to work under the direction of the City and the School
District's School Resource Officer program.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City and School District do hereby agree as follows:
The term of this agreement shall be defined as the 2022/2023 school year. The
hours worked are to be determined by the school's academic calendar but
shall not exceed the 1560 hours in a school year. The School District shall be
responsible for maintaining a list of hours worked by the SROs and shall submit
the list to the City such that the submittal dates correspond with the pay period
for other School District employees.
The Board of Education of the North Olmsted City School District agrees to pay
the City of North Olmsted an amount not to exceed $40.00 per hour for hours
worked by the part time SROs in the 2022/2023 school year. The City will invoice
the School District for fifty percent (50%) of the total sum of the part time SRO’s
hours worked multiplied by rate per hour. This shall be invoiced by the City bi-
annually at the completion of the fiscal year (August through December) and at
the completion of the academic school year (January through June) and due
upon receipt. The Officers assigned as the Part Time SROs shall remain
employees of the City at all times for all employment-related purposes.
The City reserves the right to pull the Middle School Resource Officer at any time
due to any city emergency. The Parties agree that the position of the Middle
School Resource Officer will be reviewed annually as part of a budgetary review
process. This agreement may be terminated by either party for any reason.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused the Agreement to be
executed as of the date first above written.
EXHIBIT A
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[2023-38 Contract Part-Time School Resource Officer.pdf]
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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED
RESOLUTION NO. 2023 - 38
By: Mayor Jones
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A
REVISED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
NORTH OLMSTED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEPLOY AN
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER (S.R.O.) (UP TO TWO (2))
TO INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES, AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the North Olmsted Division of Police has, for many years, provided a full
time police officer to be assigned to the North Olmsted City School District during the school
year to perform duties as a School Resource Officer (S.R.O.); and
WHEREAS, the City of North Olmsted (“City”) and the North Olmsted City School
District (“School District”) have historically worked cooperatively to expand the S.R.O. program
to include two (2) police officers as S.R.O.s, with one (1) continuing to serve at the High School
and the other, part-time S.R.O., to serve at the Middle School; and
WHEREAS, the City and the School District have partnered to develop and expand the
S.R.O. Program and have, among other things, entered into a formal Memorandum of
Understanding (M.O.U.) to enable law enforcement and govern various aspects of the S.R.O.
program; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to authorize the Mayor to enter into a revised
Agreement with the School District in order to provide for an additional part-time SRO to
compliment and increase the current coverage of one (1) full-time S.R.O. at the High School and
two (2) part-time S.R.O.s at the Middle School or as needed, in order to enhance this successful
program by increased coverage and public safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO:
SECTION 1: Pursuant to R.C. §3313.951, the Mayor be and she is hereby authorized to
enter into an Agreement with the North Olmsted City School District, by and through its Board
of Education, to hire up to two (2) part-time School Resource Officers (S.R.O.s), pursuant to the
policies and procedures for the operation of the School Resource Officer program, to work with
the one (1) full time officer. Said Agreement shall be substantially in the form marked as Exhibit
“A” and attached hereto, with only such changes therein as are not substantially adverse to the
City and which are approved by the Director of Law. The Mayor is further authorized to enter
into future Agreements or M.O.U.s with the North Olmsted City School District for the S.R.O.
program, provided that said future contracts are substantially similar to the contract attached
hereto.
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SECTION 2: That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the
further reason that it is necessary that this legislation go into effect immediately to deploy an
additional S.R.O. in the program; and further provided that it receives the affirmative vote of
two-thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its
passage and approval by the Mayor.
PASSED: ________________________
First Reading: _______________
Second Reading: _______________
Third Reading: _______________
Committee: __________________
ATTEST:
_____________________________
__________________________
BEATRICE TAYLOR
LOUIS J. BROSSARD
Clerk of Council
President of Council
APPROVED: _____________________
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
_______________________________
/s/ Michael R. Gareau, Jr._________
MAYOR NICOLE DAILEY JONES
MICHAEL R. GAREAU, JR.
Director of Law