Mukilteo School District 9/4/2024

INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EVEREIT AND MUKILTEO SCHOOL DISTRICT CONCERNING THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into by and between the City of Everett, hereinafter referred to as the "City", and Mukilteo School District, hereinafter referred to as the "District". This Agreement shall be effective from September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025, and may be extended as set forth below. WHEREAS, the City and the District believe that the safety of students and staff is of primary importance; and WHEREAS, the City supports the community policing philosophy and devotes resources to the promotion of programs that are proactive and preventive in nature; and WHEREAS, RCW 39.34, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, permits local governmental units to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage; and WHEREAS, the City and the District have participated in a School Resource Officer (SRO) program wherein the City's police officers have been placed in the middle school within the City of Everett to help promote student, staff, and public safety in that school; and WHEREAS, the District wishes to continue with the SRO program for Explorer Middle School located within the City of Everett in order to help promote public safety in that school; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this Agreement, the parties desire to define the SRO program in the District's middle school located within the City of Everett; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED THAT, in consideration of the terms, conditions or obligations and mutual benefits of the Agreement, the parties agree as follows: Section 1: School Resource Officer A. Contingent upon police staffing levels and City budget capacity, regularly employed City police officers will be assigned by the City to serve as SROs to Explorer Middle School. A total of one (1) officer will be assigned to serve as Explorer Middle School's SRO. SROs will focus upon school safety and security issues of concern in our community. As the SROs patrol school grounds and surrounding communities, they will partner with school administrators to identify, investigate, deter and prevent incidents involving weapons, violence, harassment, intimidation, or other similar activities. In addition, the SROs will serve as a positive resource to students, staff and parents with information, support and problem-solving mediation and facilitation on topics such as: school safety, alcohol and drug trends, gang activity, social media/internet safety, and neighborhood safety issues. The parties agree that the City will maintain operational control over the SROs at all times, and that the City may call the SRO away from assigned duties for mandatory training, emergency, scheduled vacation, legal summons/subpoena, or as deemed necessary for public safety by the Police Chief. The parties agree that the scope of this Agreement assumes a traditional 180 day school year and that any significant change in the District's Interlocal Cooperative Agreement City of Everett and Mukilteo SD SRO - 2024-2025 Page 1 of 6