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SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM <br />INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT <br />BETWEEN <br />SAN MARCOS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT <br />AND CITY OF SAN MARCOS ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE S A N M A R C O S <br />POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />This AGREEMENT is made by and between the SAN MARCOS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT <br />SCHOOL DISTRICT (SMCISD) and the CITY OF SAN MARCOS acting by and through its Police <br />Department (DEPARTMENT) as follows: <br />WHEREAS the SAN MARCOS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (SMCISD) <br />agrees to enter into an agreement with the DEPARTMENT and the DEPARTMENT agrees to provide for <br />the SMCISD and to manage a School Resource Officer (SRO) Program in the SMCISD; and <br />WHEREAS the SMCISD and the DEPARTMENT desire to set forth in this SRO Agreement the specific <br />terms and conditions of the services to be performed and provided by the said SROs in the SMCISD. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS: <br />1.0 Goals and Objectives — It is understood and agreed that the SMCISD'S and the <br />DEPARTMENT's officials share the following goals and objectives with regard to the School <br />Resource Officer (SRO) Program in the schools: <br />1.1 To foster educational programs and activities that will increase student's knowledge of and <br />respect for the law and the function of law enforcement agencies; <br />1.2 To protect the health, safety and welfare of all students, employees, and citizens by acting <br />swiftly and cooperatively with SMCISD's Superintendent, Campus Administrators, and <br />personnel when responding to major disruptions and flagrant criminal offenses at school, such <br />as: disorderly conduct by trespassers, the possession and use of weapons on campus, the illegal <br />sale and/or distribution of controlled substances, and riots; <br />1.3 To encourage SROs to provide traffic control at schools when deemed necessary for the <br />safety and protection of students and the general public; <br />1.4 To encourage SROs to attend extra - curricular activities held at schools, when possible, such as <br />PTA meetings, athletic events and concerts; <br />Page 1 of 9 <br />