Res 2013-130/Approving an Interlocal agreement between SMCISD for the City's provision of four police officers to the school district to serve as school resource officers

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hours. Any hours worked that are not part of the SRO regular workweek shall be subject to the overtime policy set forth in section 3.2 of this Agreement. Hours worked and kept by the City of San Marcos shall be submitted monthly to the SMCISD Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee, for review and approval for every SRO. 3.2 All work performed by an SRO in excess of eight hours (8) in one day or 40 hours in any work week shall be deemed overtime, and shall be compensated on the basis of time and one half of the officer's regular rate of salary or on the basis of compensatory time, as is now the practice. However, overtime shall be paid as straight time until the officer accumulates 80 hours of paid time in a pay period. Paid time includes authorized leave with pay. 3.3 The SROs shall preferably be on duty at their respective school(s) from fifteen (15) minutes before the beginning of the students' instructional day until fifteen (15) minutes after the end of the students' instructional day unless modified by the mutual agreement of the DEPARTMENT and SMCISD Superintendent, or the Superintendent's designee, and the campus Principal. During that time period they shall be allowed one -half hour (1/2 hour) lunch period. 3.4 It is understood and agreed that time spent by SROs attending court for juvenile and /or criminal cases arising from and/or out their employment as an SRO shall be considered as hours worked under this Agreement, but only if the hours worked fall under a SROs regular workweek. All hours worked that are not part of the SROs regular workweek will be subject to any overtime, court time or call -back pay, as applicable. 3.5 In the event of an emergency one or more SROs are ordered by the DEPARTMENT to leave their school duty station during normal duty hours as described above and to perform other services for the DEPARTMENT, the time spent shall not be considered hours worked under this Agreement unless the emergency involves and relates to the officer's assigned duties under the SRO Program at SAN MARCOS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. 4.0 Basic Oualifications of School Resource Officers (SROs) — To be an SRO, an officer must first meet all of the following basic qualifications: 4.1 Shall be a commissioned officer and should have two (2) years of law enforcement experience; 4.2 Shall possess a sufficient knowledge of the applicable Federal and State laws, City and County ordinances, SMCISD Board policies, SMCISD Student Code of Conduct, Texas Education Code, and regulations; 4.3 Shall be capable of conducting in depth criminal investigations; 4.4 Shall possess even temperament and set a good example for students; and 3 of 9