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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Chief of Police to Execute a School Resource Officer Memorandum of Understanding with Lodi Unified School District (LUSD) for Four School Resource Officers for the Period July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027 in the amount of $1,082,430 (PD)
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MEETING DATE:
June 5, 2024
PREPARED BY:
Candice Alaniz, Management Analyst
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to execute a School Resource Officer Memorandum of Understanding with Lodi Unified School District ("LUSD") for four School Resource Officers for the period July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027 in the amount of $1,082,430.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Lodi Police Department ("Department"), in a joint agreement with the LUSD, places four School Resource Officers ("SROs") in the elementary, middle, and high schools within the City limits. Because of the mutual benefits of this program, LUSD agrees to compensate the City of Lodi, in the amount of $360,810 annually, to pay for two of the four SRO positions. This program has been in effect for the last 20 years. The SROs are responsible for 20 different schools and are called upon approximately five to ten times per day for various requests, including intervention, enforcement, and stand-bys. This program is a very valuable tool that allows the Department to respond to the needs of LUSD without impacting patrol resources. In addition, LUSD will continue to provide the SROs with a private, appropriately furnished, and climate-controlled office space at the primary school site assigned that can be secured and is reasonably acceptable to the Department.
STRATEGIC VISION:
7F. Public Safety: Meet International Organization for Standardization Measurements in response time.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Adopting the resolution allows the Department to receive funding for two of the four SRO positions that otherwise would come from the General Fund in the amount of $1,082,...
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