HomeMy WebLinkAboutWaterloo Community School Distric - SRO Agreement - 7/6/2026 SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS' AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into this 1st day of July, 2026 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 three (3) 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.
WHEREAS, prohibits the SROs from becoming involved in formal school
discipline situations that are the responsibility of the school administrator.
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 four (4) years.
i. Year one (1): $406,293 for 2026-2027 school year
ii. Year two (2): 5% increase from 2026-2027 school year
iii. Year three (3): 5% increase from 2027-2028 school year
iv. Year four (4): 5% increase from 2028-2029 school year
2. Cost Reviews and Staffing Reopeners: 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. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the School reserves the unilateral right to reopen this
Agreement for negotiation in years three (3) and four (4) regarding
staffing allocations and wage, in the event that changes in student
enrollment alter the School's operational or staffing needs.
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 six (6) uniformed Police Officers to the Waterloo
Police/Waterloo Community Schools/Police School Resource
Officer Unit. A dedicated Sergeant appointed by the Chief of
Police.
b. Provide a police vehicle, uniforms, and related equipment and
ensure that all SROs be carefully selected law enforcement
officers who have received specialized SRO training in the use
of police power and authority in a school environment. Waterloo
Schools agree to pay up to $5000 for officer training.
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. Year one (1) of the contract provides Four Hundred and Six
Thousand and Two Hundred and Ninety-Three ($406,293)
dollars for the fiscal year, which shall begin on July 1, 2026
and end on June 30, 2027 of the following year. Waterloo
Community School District shall make two (2) payments
totaling Four Hundred and Six Thousand and Two Hundred
and Ninety-Three ($406,293) dollars to the Waterloo Police
Department. The first payment is due on November 1, 2026
and the second payment due April 1, 2027 of the year
subsequent to November 1.
Year two (2) of the contract provide Four Hundred and
Twenty-Six Thousand and Six Hundred and Eight ($426,608)
dollars for the fiscal year, which shall begin on July 1, 2027
and end on June 30, 2028 of the following year. Waterloo
Community School District shall make two (2) payments
totaling Four Hundred and Twenty-Six Thousand and Six
Hundred and Eight ($426,608) dollars to the Waterloo Police
Department. The first payment is due on November 1, 2027
and the second payment due April 1, 2028 of the year
subsequent to November 1.
Year three (3) of the contract provide Four Hundred and Forty-
Seven Thousand and Nine Hundred and Thirty-Eight
($447,938) dollars for the fiscal year, which shall begin on July
1, 2028 and end on June 30, 2029 of the following year.
Waterloo Community School District shall make two (2)
payments totaling Four Hundred and Forty-Seven Thousand
and Nine Hundred and Thirty-Eight ($447,938) dollars to the
Waterloo Police Department. The first payment is due on
November 1, 2028 and the second payment due April 1, 2029
of the year subsequent to November 1.
Year four (4) of the contract provide Four Hundred and
Seventy Thousand and Three Hundred and Thirty-Five
($470,335) dollars for the fiscal year, which shall begin on July
1 , 2029 and end on June 30, 2030 of the following year.
Waterloo Community School District shall make two (2)
payments totaling Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and
Three Hundred and Thirty-Five ($470,335) dollars to the
Waterloo Police Department. The first payment is due on
November 1, 2029 and the second payment due April 1, 2030
of the year subsequent to November 1.
b. Provide the School Resource Officer with accessible office
space, and basic office furnishings including a telephone,
desktop and any other necessary school materials. The
School Resource Officer's designated office space must be
constructed and maintained to ensure total confidentiality and
security. This environment must be physically and visually
shielded to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, or
observation of sensitive information and privileged
communications.
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 off-duty police officers that are requested
for after-hour school activities (football, baseball, basketball,
wrestling, dances, etc.) at the officer's current time and a half
rate of pay with a two (2) hour minimum. These events will be
filled with officers assigned from the SRO unit unless other
arrangements are made through the SRO supervisor. The
Waterloo Community Schools will be billed directly for these
events by the Waterloo Police Department once a month, at
the officer's current time and a half rate of pay.
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
once a month, at the officer's current time and a half rate of
pay.
f. We (Waterloo Schools) agree to provide de-escalation training
to the appropriate employees, including Administrators.
Additionally, we will provide and pay for SROs to be part of
this same training to increase awareness of the protocol
administrators will use.
g. The Waterloo Community School District will pay at the current
officer's time of one and a half rate of pay for each school
related phone call/conversation held after normal working
hours of the SRO or SRO Supervisor. This will start at a half
hour (0.5) minimum up to and including any additional time to
address/handle the incident/emergency. Each SRO and the
SRO supervisor will allow the Waterloo Community School
District to have and use their (SRO's) work cell phone number
for the purpose of communication for school related business.
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 the 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.
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.
CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA
POLICE DEPARTMENT
By:
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David Boesen, Mayor
ATTEST:
K ey F le, ity C erk
STATE OF IOWA )
ss.
BLACK HAWK COUNTY )
On this day of 2026, before me, the undersigned, a
Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa, personally appeared David Boesen
and Kelley Felchle, to me personally known, and who, being by me duly
sworn, did say that they are the Mayor and City Clerk, 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, under Council Acton
No. 2 o 2-L b S of the City Council on the day of.'
2026, and that David Boesen and Kelley Felchle 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.
NgNCY ANNENO H%GBY
CpMMt8311�N S " 1 f, K!c Y
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WATERLOO COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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By:
Astor Williams
School Board President
STATE OF IOWA )
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BLACK HAWK COUNTY )
This instrum nt was acknowledged before me on this A\day of
, 2026, by Astor Williams, as School Board
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