TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Jeffrey S. Goldman, Police Department
THROUGH: Mark R. Lauzier, City Manager
DATE: July 17, 2018
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RESOLUTION NO. 90-18: APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH TO PROVIDE SCHOOL SECURITY SERVICES TO NON-CHARTER DISTRICT-OPERATED SCHOOLS
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to approve agreement between the School Board of Palm Beach County and the City of Delray Beach to provide school security services to non-charter District-operated schools
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Background:
In light of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy and the enactment of amendments to Florida Statute 1006.12 Safe-school officers at each public school on March 9, 2018, the City of Delray Beach and the School Board of Palm Beach County would like to enter into an agreement for security services to ensure a law enforcement presence at each District-operated Palm Beach County school, through the use of extra duty assignments, while the School District of Palm Beach County Police Department (“SDPBCPD”) works to hire additional full-time school police officers to staff a minimum of one school police officer at every non-charter District-operated school.
The Palm Beach County Law Enforcement Agencies Combined Operational Assistance and Voluntary Cooperation Mutual Aid Agreement (“Mutual Aid Agreement”) entered into in 2016, authorizes the parties to enter into this agreement and the municipal police officers, acting under this agreement, shall have the same powers and authority as school safety officers while acting under the Mutual Aid Agreement. The terms of this agreement are not intended to modify the terms and conditions of the Mutual Aid Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. In accordance with Section 6G of the Mutual Aid Agreement, Law Enforcement Agency will invoice SDPBCPD for the hourly cost of each Law Enforcement Agency Officer (“LEAO”) at the agreed upon ...
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