Title
Consideration of and action on an agreement to renew the School Resource Officers (SRO)/Crossing Guard Inter-Local Agreement with the Deer Park Independent School District (DPISD) for the 2022/2023 school year.
Body
The Deer Park Police Department is again seeking to continue its partnership and Inter-Local Agreement with DPISD for the 2022/2023 school year to provide four (4) School Resource Officers (SROs) and Crossing Guard services for 18 DPISD - Crossing Guard locations within the city limits of Deer Park for DPISD students. The overall anticipated cost to be shared is $741,697.87. Note: The attached spreadsheet has the new pay rate of the SROs, which will include the incoming (October 2022) 4% increase in salary. In addition, the spreadsheet also has an adjusted 20% increase in fuel/vehicle maintenance. Equipment and training has remained the same. The Crossing Guard rates have remained the same and there were no changes.
Summary
The Police Department is seeking another year of an inter-local agreement with the Deer Park ISD to fund four School Resource Officers and 18 Crossing Guard locations.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
Officer Wages +Benefits + training and equipment = $561,285.54
DPISD cost = 70% or $392,899.88
City of Deer Park cost = 30% or $168,385.66
Vehicle maintenance costs = $47,430.96
DPISD cost = 70% or $33,201.67
City of Deer Park cost = 30% or $14,229.29
Crossing Guard Wages + Benefits + training and equipment = $132,981.37
DPISD cost = 90% or $119,683.23
City of Deer Park cost = 10% or $13,298.14
Recommended Action
City Council authorize the agreement with Deer Park ISD for four SRO officers and 18 Crossing Guard locations.