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Washington Local Schools SRO 2024-2025 ($40,812.29)
Toledo Police Department
Lt. Brianne Holmes (x-3203)
Revised
Title
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a one-year School Resource Officer Program agreement with the Washington Local Schools; authorizing the acceptance, deposit, and expenditure of $40,812.29 into and from the General Fund in payment for services provided by Toledo Police Department; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Toledo Police Department has developed a successful School Resource Officer Program, which assigns an officer to Washington Local Senior and Junior High Schools. Washington Local Schools has agreed to provide an amount of $40,812.29 to continue funding the program for the 2024-2025 school years. That amount represents one-half the salary and benefits of the officer assigned to Washington Local Schools for the school year (nine months). Washington Local Schools has paid one-half of the salaries since the 1999-2000 school years.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a School Resource Officer Program agreement with Washington Local Schools to continue the School Resource Officer Program for the 2024-2025 school year, under terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Mayor, Director of Police Operations, and the Director of Law.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to accept and deposit $40,812.29 to the General Fund Account Code 1001-52000-3381002STDSTD, and expenditure of the same is authorized for the purposes identified in Section 1.
SECTION 3. That the Director of Finance is authorized to issue warrant or warrants against the above listed account code in an amount not to exceed $40,812.29 in payment of the obligations authorized in Section 1.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and property, and to receive the funds in a timely manner from Washington Local Schools and continue the program.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 11, nays 0.
Passed: October 9, 2024, as an emergency measure: yeas 11, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: October 9, 2024
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor