Res 2023-138R approving an Interlocal Agreement with the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District for the city’s provision of police officers to the school district to serve as School Resource Officers

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2.0 Employment and Assignment of School Resource Officer 2.1. The SROs shall be employees of the DEPARTMENT and shall be subject to the administration, supervision, and control of the DEPARTMENT. The SROs are not employees of the SMCISD. The individual assignment of the SROs that are designated participants in this program will be determined by the mutual agreement of the SMCISD Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee, and the DEPARTMENT's Chief of Police, or his designee. 2.2 The DEPARTMENT agrees to provide and to pay the SROs' salary and employment benefits in accordance with the applicable salary schedules and employment practices of the DEPARTMENT. The SROs shall be subject to all other personnel policies and practices of the DEPARTMENT. 2.3 The DEPARTMENT,in its sole discretion,shall have the power and authority to hire, discharge and discipline SROs. The DEPARTMENT shall hold harmless and indemnify the SMCISD, including its officers, employees, and agents, from and against any and all claims, lawsuits, causes of action,grievances,costs and losses arising out of allegations of unfair or unlawful employment practices or conditions brought by any SRO. 2.4 In the event an SRO is absent from work, the SRO shall notify his supervisor in the DEPARTMENT. The DEPARTMENT will then notify the principal and agrees to assign, if available, another SRO,to substitute for the SRO who is absent. In the event an SRO is absent due to illness or disability for a period of ten (10) consecutive workdays, the DEPARTMENT agrees to assign a substitute SRO to assume and perform the duties of the SRO who is absent from work,which said substitute shall be approved by both parties. 2.5 An SRO shall be subject to reassignment to another campus or removal from the SRO Program from SMCISD for failure to comply with an assigned duty or failure to advance the goals and objectives of the SRO Program. Such removal will be made by the Chief of Police in consultation with the principal of the campus at which the SRO is assigned. 3.0 Duty Hours 3.1 Officers assigned to the SRO Program will work at times designated and agreed by the SMCISD Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee,the appropriate campus Principal,the City of San Marcos Chief of Police and SRO Supervisor. The maximum number of hours that an SRO officer shall be on duty in a regular workweek shall be 40 hours. Such hours will include remaining on campus during business hours except for SRP drills at county campuses. The SRO will be present during passing periods, lunches, assemblies and after school dismissals. Any hours worked that are not part of the SRO regular workweek shall be subject to the CITY OF SAN MARCOS AND SAN MARCOS POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION current MEET AND CONFER CONTRACT (SMPOA Contract) agreed to and signed by both parties and related to all SAN MARCOS POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS, including those assigned as an SRO. Hours worked and kept by the City of San Marcos shall be submitted bi-weekly to the SRO supervisor and available for review by the SMCISD Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee upon request. 3.2 Paid time includes authorized leave with pay. 2