Title
Guilford County Board of Education Schools School Safety Resource Officer Contract FY 2019-20
Body
Council Priority: Promote Public Safety & Reduce Crime
Department: Police
Council District: All
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Wayne Scott, 373-2085
Contact 2 and Phone: Stephanie Moore, 373-2352
PURPOSE:
The Guilford County Board of Education and the Greensboro Police Department have contracted to assign School Safety Resource Officers (SRO) to provide law enforcement services for the Board and certain Guilford County school campuses. In return, the Guilford County Board of Education will reimburse the City for a portion of the costs. The contract partially funds seventeen (17) officers for eleven (11) months of the year, for total reimbursement of $1,061,054. The FY 2019-20 contract is presented to Greensboro City Council in accordance with current city fiscal procedures.
BACKGROUND:
The School Safety Resource Officer program began July 2001 as a collaborative effort between the Guilford County Board of Education and the three jurisdictional law enforcement agencies in Guilford County: Greensboro Police Department, High Point Police Department and the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department. The law enforcement officers are assigned to specific schools in which the officers perform their law enforcement duties in coordination with school officials. The Guilford County Board of Education contracts yearly with each agency, providing funding for salaries, training and equipment.
BUDGET IMPACT:
The School Safety Resource Officer contract between the City and the Guilford County Board of Education states the GCBE will reimburse the City for payroll and equipment expenses related to the SRO program in the amount of $1,061,054 in quarterly installments. The additional SRO expenses will be charged to the Police Department. Expenditures and revenues associated with the SRO program are included in the FY 19-20 adopted budget in accounts 101-3510-07 and 101-3510-08.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
It is requested that the City Council pass the resolution allowing the Greensboro Police Department to enter into a contract in the estimated amount of $1,061,054 with the Guilford County Board of Education for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.