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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.o. Police School Liaison Service Agreement EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Council Regular Meeting Date: September 20, 2022 AGENDA ITEM: Police School Liaison Service Agreement AGENDA SECTION: Consent PREPARED BY: Mikael Dahlstrom, Chief of Police AGENDA NO. 6.o. ATTACHMENTS: Police Liaison Service Agreement: School District No. 196 and City of Rosemount APPROVED BY: LJM RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the Police Liaison Services Agreement between the City of Rosemount and School District No. 196 for the 2022 – 2023 school year BACKGROUND The Police Department provides liaison services at some Independent School District 196 schools within the City. An Officer is assigned full-time (40 hours per week) at Rosemount High School and 13 hours a week at Rosemount Middle School. ISD 196 will pay the City 40% of the total compensation the City owes to the police officers assigned to the School District. The City will invoice the School District on December 15 and July 15 of each year, adjusting the amount due as appropriate. The liaison officer position offers the Rosemount Police Department the ability to make connections with the youth, assist with educational programming, and provide a higher level of safety. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that Council approve the agreement for police liaison services for the 2022 - 2023 school year. POLICE LIAISON SERVICES AGREEMENT: SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196 AND CITY OF ROSEMOUNT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of , 2022 by and between SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196, a Minnesota municipal corporation, (hereinafter "School District") and CITY OF ROSEMOUNT, a Minnesota municipal corporation, (hereinafter "City"). RECITALS WHEREAS, the parties share the mutual goals of promoting school safety, reducing school violence and enhancing the school climate and agree that these goals are best achieved through relationship-building, student support and intervention, clear and respectful communication, de-escalation techniques, conflict resolution and restorative practices; and WHEREAS, the parties agree that the referral of students to the juvenile justice system through school-related citation or arrest is a last resort reserved for circumstances in which students pose a significant threat to health, safety and property; and WHEREAS, the parties agree that all students have a right to an equitable educational experience and that it is therefore necessary to periodically examine School District and City practices and student outcomes arising out of this Agreement in order to ensure equity for all students; and WHEREAS, the parties enter into this Agreement pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §126C.44; and WHEREAS, for purposes of this Agreement, the School District's participating secondary schools within the City consist of the following schools: Rosemount Middle School and Rosemount High School. NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. The City agrees to provide one or more state licensed police officer(s) to perform a minimum average of 40 hours per week police liaison service at the School District's secondary high school and 13 hours per week at the School District’s middle school for the purpose of assisting in the establishment and trained coordination of a cooperative community approach among the School District's schools, students, parents, police and other community resources to address the needs of the students and community members. The City's police liaison services shall include, but not be limited to: a. Prevention of delinquency; b. Protection of life and property; and c. Law enforcement. 2. For the 2022 – 2023 school year, the School District shall pay the City 40% of the total compensation the City owes to the police officers assigned to the School District. For the 2023 – 2024 school year, the School District shall pay the City 45% of the total compensation the City owes to the police officers assigned to the School District. Total compensation shall be limited to the amount owed pursuant to each assigned police officer’s individual contract and shall not include overtime or any other benefits accrued beyond the contractual amount. The City will invoice the School District on December 15 and July 15 of each year, adjusting the amount due as appropriate. The School District shall pay the City a reduced prorated amount for the City's police liaison services to the School District in the event that on-site police liaison services are either not required or not available for portions of any school year due to reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic or other emergency. In the event that the district begins the school year in a “hybrid model,” police liaison services will only be required on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and the City will invoice the School District in the reduced amount of 80% of the amount due for full services. If the School District moves to full in-person learning five days a week (full police liaison services required) or to distance learning five days a week (no police liaison services required), the amount due will be adjusted on a prorated basis and the School District will be either invoiced or refunded at the end of either school year. 3. The parties agree and acknowledge that the police officers who are assigned to provide police liaison services in the schools are, and will continue to be, members and employees of the City and its police department. The police officers shall not become an agent or employee of the School District by virtue of this Agreement and shall not make any representations to the contrary. The officers shall operate under the direct administration and supervision of the police department but will work in cooperation with school administrators to further mutually agreed-upon goals involving the police department, schools and students, including the goals described in this Agreement. The assigned officers shall not have school disciplinary authority within the schools or be considered educational service providers, but shall be limited to their police function, which shall include law enforcement duties, but may also include opportunities to build positive relationships with students and the school community. 4. The city shall be solely responsible for assigning police liaison officers pursuant to this Agreement, but the School District may request the replacement of an assigned officer for any legitimate nondiscriminatory reason related to the officer’s performance or fitness for the assignment. All assigned officers must have a minimum of three years of police officer experience and no significant disciplinary actions. Exceptions may be made to the requirement of three years of experience for assigned officers, but only in unique circumstances with advance notice to the School District. Assigned officers must possess experience working with youth and an interest in student achievement, juvenile justice, child and adolescent development and the development of a positive school climate. Prior to being assigned or within the first year of assignment under this Agreement, officers shall complete basic school resource officer training that covers the responsibilities and limitations of school resource officers, juvenile law and legal issues, effective collaboration with school administrators, threat assessments and response procedures, street to school mindset training, strategies for working with special needs populations, use of force considerations in school environments, child development, conflict resolution, developmentally informed de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques, working with youth in a school setting and integrating school resources officers into a positive school environment. Exceptions may be made to the requirement of basic school resource training for assigned officers, but only in unique circumstances with advance notice to the School District. 5. This Agreement is effective for the 2022 - 2023 and 2023 – 2024 school years. Upon the expiration of the 2023 - 2024 school year, this Agreement shall automatically terminate, but may be renewed and renegotiated by the parties on such terms as they determine. 6. Each party shall be liable for the acts and omissions of its own agents and employees and not the acts and omissions of the other party’s agents and employees. The parties’ liability shall be limited by the provisions of the Municipal Tort Claims Act, Minn. Ch. 466 or other applicable law and each party shall procure and maintain a program of insurance or self-insurance to cover claims arising under this Agreement due to its own acts and omissions and the acts and omissions of its agents and employees. 7. The parties agree that all government data collected, shared or received as a result of the parties’ duties under this Agreement shall be handled and maintained in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations governing government data, including, but not limited to the provisions of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13. The parties understand and agree that any sharing of data between them must occur in accordance with the law governing the dissemination of data, including, but not limited to, specific laws and governing the sharing of data on students and minors. 8. The parties mutually agree upon the paramount importance of educational equity for all School District students, as well as equity in the juvenile justice system. The parties agree that the demands of equity require a shared commitment to examine race and gender based disparities among students. The parties will develop a framework for the collection and review of police liaison officer data related to ensuring equitable outcomes for students. Within each year of this Agreement, each assigned police liaison officer will meet with the school administrative team of the officer’s assigned school to review the collected data for the previous time period and to discuss strategies to reduce any apparent disparities while simultaneously maintaining a safe school environment. 9. The parties agree that they are in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local anti-discrimination and equal opportunity laws, and agree to remain in compliance with these laws throughout the term of this Agreement. The City and the School District agree that they shall each provide annual training to their professional employees on matters of discrimination, diversity and cultural competence. All police liaison officers assigned to School District schools will be offered the opportunity to participate free of charge in any such training offered to staff by the School District and will participate in the training if they are available to do so within the hours of service required by this Agreement. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 196: By: Jackie Magnuson Its: Chairperson By: Sachin Isaacs Its: Clerk STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF DAKOTA ) On this ______ day of __________, 2022, before me a Notary Public within and for said County, personally appeared JACKIE MAGNUSON and SACHIN ISAACS, to me personally known, who each being duly sworn by me, did say that they are the Chairperson and Clerk of School District No. 196 and that said instrument was signed and sealed on behalf of said School District by authority of the School Board and said Chairperson and Clerk acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of the School District. Notary Public CITY OF ROSEMOUNT: By: William Droste Its: Mayor By: Erin Fasbender Its: City Clerk STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF DAKOTA ) On this _____ day of ___________, 2022, before me a Notary Public within and for said County, personally appeared WILLIAM DROSTE and ERIN FASBENDER to me personally known, who being each by me duly sworn, each did say that they are respectively the Mayor and Clerk of the City of Rosemount, the municipality named in the foregoing instrument, and that the seal affixed on behalf of said municipality by authority of its City Council and said Mayor and Clerk acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said municipality. Notary Public