CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: June 18, 2024
Agenda Date: July 9, 2024
Prepared By: Charlene Jenkins-Catechis, Administrative Secretary
Through: Evander Collier, IV, Chief of Police
Requested Action:
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To consider approval of a multi-year contract between the School Board of Brevard County, and the City of Cocoa for the renewal of up to three (3) school resource officers for the school year 2024-2025, beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, and authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to finalize and execute the contracts with the Brevard County School Board. Also authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to finalize and execute the contract and MOU with Emma Jewel Charter Academy for one (1) school resource officer. Budgetary impact for FY25, pending the approval of the adoption of the FY25 budget.End
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BACKGROUND:
The School Board of Brevard County and the Cocoa Police Department desire the renewal of the agreement to provide School Resource Officers for Cocoa High School, Cambridge Elementary and Endeavour Elementary for the 2024-2025 school years. Also enter into a MOU with Emma Jewel Charter Academy to provide a school resource officer for the 2024-2025 school year. During the 2018 legislative session the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School safety Act was signed into law and requires a number of school safety initiatives. Of the more pressing initiatives is for assignment of one or more safe-school officers at each school facility.
Staff are requesting the Council’s approval of this multi-year contract for the FY24/FY25 budget years, pending final approval of the City of Cocoa’s budget, Brevard County School Board’s budget and Emma Jewel Charter Academy’s budget. Brevard County School Board is requesting that there be two (2) signed originals. Once two (2) fully executed contracts are complete, one (1) original will be sent to our agency.
STRATEGIC PLAN CONNECTION:
Public Safety.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
Budgeted Yes
If not budgeted, is amendment/transfer attached? Choose an item.
Reimbursement from Brevard County Schools and Emma Jewel Charter Academy will be on a budgeted up to 220 school day basis with the City of Cocoa placing one officer at Cocoa High School, one officer at Cambridge Elementary, one officer at Endeavour Elementary and one officer at Emma Jewel Charter Academy beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025. During this time the Brevard County School Board will reimburse the City of Cocoa $216,000.00 and Emma Jewel Charter Academy will reimburse the City of Cocoa $72,000.00 for School Resource Officer services.
Approximate Salary & Benefits for Four (4) SRO = $371,225.00
Revenue Contract Amount = $288,000.00 or $72,000.00 per SRO
This is a Multi-Year Contract
FY24 - 3 months (July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024)
Salaries & Wages 001-2100-521.12-00 $59,010
Special Detail 001-2100-521.12-06 $1,000
Shoe Allowance 001-2100-521.20-00 $125
FICA 001-2100-521.21-00 $4,514
Retirement 001-2100-521.22-00 $12,457
Group Life 001-2100-521.23-00 $15
Medical 001-2100-521.23-04 $10,814
Dental 001-2100-521.23-07 $370
Vision 001-2100-521.23-08 $75
Long Term Disability 001-2100-521.23-09 $127
Workers Comp 001-2100-521.24-00 $1,835
FY2024 Total $90,342
FY2025 - 9 months (October 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)
Pending City Council Approval of the FY25 Budget
Salaries & Wages 001-2100-521.12-00 $182,340
Special Detail 001-2100-521.12-06 $3,000
Shoe Allowance 001-2100-521.20-00 $375
FICA 001-2100-521.21-00 $13,949
Retirement 001-2100-521.22-00 $38,492
Group Life 001-2100-521.23-00 $46
Medical 001-2100-521.23-04 $35,217
Dental 001-2100-521.23-07 $1,165
Vision 001-2100-521.23-08 $236
Long Term Disability 001-2100-521.23-09 $393
Workers Comp 001-2100-521.24-00 $5,671
FY2024 Total $280,883
TOTAL COST FOR MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT FOR FOUR (4) SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS: $371,225, of which $216,000 is reimbursable from Brevard County School Board and $72,000 is reimbursable from Emma Jewel Charter Academy.
PREVIOUS ACTION:
None.
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Recommendation
To consider approval of a multi-year contract between the School Board of Brevard County, and the City of Cocoa for the renewal of up to three (3) school resource officers for the school year 2024-2025, beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, and authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to finalize and execute the contracts with the Brevard County School Board. Also authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to finalize and execute the contract and MOU with Emma Jewel Charter Academy for one (1) school resource officer. Budgetary impact for FY25, pending the approval of the adoption of the FY25 budget.