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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin and City Council
FROM: Commander Jack Fichtel, Lt. Joseph Weber from Aurora Police Department and the Law Department
DATE: August 21, 2019
SUBJECT:
Requesting approval of a Resolution for an agreement between the East Aurora School District 131 and the City of Aurora, through the Aurora Police Department, for the school year 2019-2020, concerning the Police School Resource Officer Program and Crossing Guard Program at District 131.
PURPOSE:
This agreement updates and outlines the Aurora Police Department's Police School Resource Officer Program for the entire East Aurora School District, District 131, for the school year 2019-2020.
BACKGROUND:
Last year, the City and District 131 updated a decades old agreement for school resource officers. As part of that agreement, District 131 agreed to assume the crossing guard responsibilities completely over the next few years. Additionally, a need was found over this past year, that the high school needed one additional full-time officer for the school year.
DISCUSSION:
This agreement remains primarily the same as last year's agreement. Language has been cleared up in the crossing guard portion to specify percentages of crossing guards hours that District 131 will assume each year. Additionally, the agreement outlines how many officers are at each school and adds an additional officer at the high school. As part of the agreement, the one additional officer at the high school will be paid at 100% vs. 50% for the other officer at the high school due to the need for an additional officer.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The agreement will continue to provide an outline regarding the role of the School Resource Officer in the school district. The additional officer at the high school will provide additional resources to District 131.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Aurora Police Department requests that the proposed resolution be adopted.
cc: Public Health, Safety, and Transportation Committee
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