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715 MulberrySt.
Waterloo, IA 50703
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS' AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into this _1st__day of July, 2017 by and between the
Waterloo Community School District, whose address for purposes of this Agreement is
1516 Washington Street, Waterloo, Iowa, 50702 (hereinafter "School") and the City of
Waterloo by and through its Police Department, whose address for purposes of this
Agreement is 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa, 50703 (hereinafter "Police").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, School desires to provide positive role models for its students by
having present uniformed Police School Resource Officers (SRO) to two (2) middle, two
(2) high schools and one.(1) at the District's alternative school; and
WHEREAS, School and Police endeavor to provide a cooperative effort in
making accessible and responsive SRO to the schools, students, staff, and teachers;
and
WHEREAS, Police desire to participate in this cooperative effort; and
WHEREAS, SRO can and will provide students with a positive alternative to
substance abuse and/or gang activity through the introduction and presentation of the
substance abuse and violence awareness program.
WHEREAS, the presence of SRO in School will allow the prevention and
detection of delinquency among the students through the cooperative education and
preventive measures of School and Police, with the efficacy of a productive learning
atmosphere free of crime, violence, and substance abuse.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this
Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are acknowledged, the parties agree as follows.
A. DEFINITION OF TERMS.
1. Parent: A natural or adoptive mother or father, but does not include a
mother or father whose parental rights have been terminated.
2. Guardian: A person who is not a parent of a child, but who has been
appointed by the court or juvenile court having jurisdiction over the
child, to make important decisions which have a permanent effect on
the life and development of that child, and to provide for the general
welfare of the child.
3. Custodian: A step-parent or a relative within the fourth degree of
consanguinity to a minor child who has assumed responsibility for that
child, a person who has accepted a release of custody, or a person
appointed by a court or juvenile court having jurisdiction over a child.
4. Child: A person under 18 years of age.
5. Taking into Custody: An act, which would be governed by the laws of
arrest under the criminal code if the subject committing the act were an
adult. The taking into custody of a child is subject to all constitutional
and statutory protections, which are afforded an adult upon arrest.
6. Delinquent Act:
a. The violation of any state law or local ordinance that would
constitute a public offense if committed by an adult except
any offense which by law is exempt from the jurisdiction of
the Juvenile code.
b. The violation of a federal law or a law of another state whose
violation constitutes a criminal offense if the case involving
that act has been referred to Juvenile Court.
B. DURATION
1. The term of this Agreement shall be for one (1) year.
2. Payments. The costs of this Agreement may, at the written request of
either party, be reviewed every year in order to reach a mutually
acceptable agreement.
3. In the event School fails to receive funding for any year, School may
exercise its option to terminate this Agreement by giving at least one
hundred twenty (120) days written notice of that intent to the contact
person in this Agreement.
C. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
1. The Waterloo Police Department agrees to:
a. Assign five (5) uniformed Police Officers to the Waterloo
Police/Waterloo Community Schools/Police School
Resource Officer Unit. A Supervisor appointed by the
Director of Safety Services will directly supervise this unit.
b. Provide a police vehicle, uniforms, and related equipment
and necessary training for all assigned School Resource
Officers.
c. Pay overtime costs of School Resource Officers required to
attend after -hour school functions at the school to which they
are assigned, other than scheduled events such as: football,
basketball, wrestling, baseball, dances, etc.
2. The Waterloo Community School District agrees to:
a. Provide Two Hundred Twenty -Two Thousand Five Hundred
and Twenty -Three Dollars ($222,523.00) each fiscal year,
which shall begin on July 1, and end on June 30th of the
following year. School shall make two (2) payments totaling
Two Hundred Twenty -Two Thousand Five Hundred and
Twenty -Three Dollars ($222,523.00) to Police, the first
payment due on November 1, and the second payment due
on April 1 of the year subsequent to November 1.
b. Provide the School Resource Officer accessible office
space, and basic office furnishings including a telephone,
desk top and any other necessary school materials.
c. Provide all drug awareness instructional and hand out
materials at each of the three middle schools. Provide
appropriate curriculum instructional materials to be used in
the Waterloo Community Schools.
d. Arrange for and pay part-time off-duty police officers that are
requested for after -hour school activities (football, baseball,
basketball, wrestling, dances, etc.) at the current rate for pay
as set by the Waterloo Police Protective Association.
Effective July 1, 2006, that rate is:
• $70.00 minimum for the first two hours
• $140.00 minimum for the first four hours
• $35.00 additional for each additional hour after four
hours
e. For major events defined as Homecoming dance, Prom
dance, and Winter Formal, the SRO assigned to the school
holding the event will be directed to work said event, unless
other arrangements are made through the SRO supervisor.
For these specific events, the SRO and any additional off-
duty officers will be compensated at the officer's time -and -a -
half rate of pay. The Waterloo Community Schools will be
billed directly for these events by the Waterloo Police
Department.
3. The Waterloo Community School District and the Police Department
agree that the School Resource Officers shall be selected from
volunteer police applicants through a formal interview process. The
formal interview panel shall include school staff, police personnel, and
community persons.
4. The contact person for School shall be Cora Turner, Executive Director
of Student and At -Risk Services, 1516 Washington Street, Waterloo, IA
50702, (319) 433-1801.
The contact person for Police shall be the SRO Supervisor, 715
Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703, (319) 291-4340, Ext 3219.
5. The School Resource Officer's area of concern has to do with public
law and its application. The School Resource Officers are not
responsible for enforcement of school policies. The School Resource
Officer is to act as a member of the school's team and report
infractions of school policy to appropriate school personnel.
ATTEST:
STATE OF IOWA
BLACK HAWK COUNTY )
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CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA
POLICE DEPARTMENT
By:
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On this � - day of _July , 2017, before me, the undersigned,
a Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa, personally appeared Pon wet '
and 6.® , to me personally kno n, and who, being by me duly
sworn, did say that they are theKtger?raTt;„,4ci respectively, of the City
of Waterloo, Iowa; that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the
corporate seal of the corporation, and that the instrument was signed and
sealed on behalf of the corporation by authority of its City Council as
contained in the Resolution adopted by the City Council, uncer Council Acton
No. [ 145 ( of the City Council on the Irk day of
_July , 2017, and that 4ZOil We-kand acknowledged
the execution of the instrument to be their voluntary act and deed and the
voluntary act and deed of the corporation, by it voluntarily executed.
`..1 NANCY HIGBY
Tr COMMISSION NO.788229
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MY <MIS�SION1�
Notary Pub16iy and
e State of Iowa
WATERLOO COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
By:
Shanlee McNally
School Board President
STATE OF IOWA
BLACK HAWK COUNTY
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This instrument was acknowledged before me on this day of
, 2017, by Shanlee McNaIIy, as School Board
President, for the Waterloo Community School District.
Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa