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File #: R-2018-042    Version: 1 Name: School Resource Officer (SRO) First Amendment Agreement (2017-2018)
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/10/2018 In control: Police Department
On agenda: 2/7/2018 Final action: 2/7/2018
Title: A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute The Attached First Amendment To The Agreement Between The City Of Hollywood And The School Board Of Broward County, Florida, Relating To The 2017-2018 School Resource Officer Program In Local Public Elementary, Secondary And Other Schools.
Attachments: 1. Resolution.pdf, 2. First Amendment SRO Program Agreement.pdf, 3. BIS 18085.pdf
Title
A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute The Attached First Amendment To The Agreement Between The City Of Hollywood And The School Board Of Broward County, Florida, Relating To The 2017-2018 School Resource Officer Program In Local Public Elementary, Secondary And Other Schools.


Body

Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.


Explanation:
On July 3, 2017, the City Commission approved R-2017-200, authorizing the execution of the School Resource Officer Agreement between the City of Hollywood and the School Board of Broward County, which set forth the terms and conditions for the assignment of three (3) School Resource Officers in thirteen (13) public elementary schools, seven (7) School Resource Officers in seven (7) public secondary schools and one (1) School Resource Officer in one (1) other school operated by the School Board of Broward County.

The School Board of Broward County and the City of Hollywood desire to add an additional School Resource Officer thereby assigning four (4) School Resource Officers in thirteen (13) public elementary schools, as more specifically set forth in the First Amendment to Agreement. The City of Hollywood and the School Board of Broward County understand that the School Resource Officer Program is established for the purposes set forth in Section 230.2318, Florida Statutes, including but not limited to assistance in prevention of juvenile delinquency.

The City of Hollywood and the School Board of Broward County realize that the School Resource Officer Program is a wonderful benefit to school administration, students and the local community as a whole. The City of Hollywood and the School Board of Broward County acknowledge that the School Resource Officers assigned to the Elementary, Middle and High Schools are instrumental in facilitating student involvement in community service programs and projects.

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