Title
Resolution to Authorize Guilford County Board of Education School Safety Resource Officer Contract 2021
Body
Council Priority: Promote Public Safety & Reduce Crime
Department: Police
Council District: All
Public Hearing: No
Advertising Date/By: NA
Contact 1 and Phone: Chief Brian James, 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 the period of February 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, for total reimbursement of $580,401. The contracted period reflects the closure of schools and school activities prior to February 1, 2021. The 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.
While the schools were closed due to COVID, the Police Department took the opportunity to reassign the officers to other tasks, to include pre-hire background investigations. Also, while the school system's proposed payment pertains to only one-half of the school year, it is 75% of the total costs applied to the s...
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