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MOTION TO APPROVE THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER (SRO) AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. On August 7th, 2013, Commission approved increasing the number of School Resource Officers (SROs) to a total of sixteen (16) SRO's. These SROs have been assigned to the fourteen (14) schools. Nine (9) of these SROs are assigned to cover the nine (9) Elementary Schools, three (3) to cover the three Middle Schools, and four (4) to cover the two High Schools.
2. On August 3rd, 2016, Commission approved the 2016-17 Agreement between the City and the School Board of Broward County; as amended; which included the increased funding from the School Board for the 3 additional SROs from 13 to 16 for the new school year. The term of the 2016-17 agreement was October 1, 2016 to September 30th, 2017. On June 6th, 2017, Commission approved the 2017-18 Agreement between the City and the School Broward of Broward County, the term of the 2017-18 agreement was August 14, 2017 -June 7, 2018. On November 19th, 2018, Commission approved the 2018-19 Agreement between the City and the School Board of Broward County, the term of the 2018-19 agreement was August 8, 2018 - June 5, 2019.
3. The 2019-20 Agreement will provide reimbursement for the 16 SROs for the period August 14, 2019 through June 3, 2020.
4. The SRO agreement (attached) between the City of Pembroke Pines and the School Board of Broward County calls for the City to be reimbursed for sixteen (16) SRO's at $54,600 per SRO for a total of $873,600
5. Currently, the City is funding sixteen (16) SRO's at an annual full cost of $76,968 per SRO for a total cost of $1,231,488.
6. Per Section 2.08 of this agreement, the School Board of Broward County is funding sixteen (16) SRO's at an annual cost of $54,600 per SRO for a total cost of $873,600 leaving an unfunded annual amount of $357,888.
7. The agreement has been reviewed and approved as to legal form by the Police Legal Advisor.
Item has been reviewed by the Commission Auditor and approved for the Agenda.
Financial Impact
FINANCIAL IMPACT DETAIL:
a) Initial Cost: Estimated net cost for 2019-20 fiscal year is $357,888
b) Amount budgeted for this item in Account No: Revenues:
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1-342120-3001-303 |
School Resource Officer Revenue |
$873,600.00 |
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Expenditures: |
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1-521-3001-303--13414 |
P/T School Resource Officer |
$50,006.00 |
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1-521-3001-303--15000 |
Incentive pay |
$1,560.00 |
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1-521-3001-303--15101 |
Uniform cleaning allowance |
$360.00 |
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1-521-3001-303--21000 |
Social Security- matching |
$3,972.00 |
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1-521-3001-303--23000 |
Health Insurance |
$18,120.00 |
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1-521-3001-303--23100 |
Life Insurance |
$223.00 |
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1-521-3001-303--24000 |
Workers compensation |
$2,727.00 |
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Total City Cost per SRO |
$76,968.00 |
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Payment from School Board |
($54,600.00) |
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City of Pembroke Pines Subsidy |
$22,368.00 |
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Total City Cost (16 SRO's) |
$1,231,488.00 |
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Total City Subsidy (16 SRO's) |
$357,888.00 |
c) Source of funding for difference, if not fully budgeted: Not Applicable
d) 5 year projection of the operational cost of the project: Not Applicable
e) Detail of additional staff requirements: Not Applicable