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• <br /> .. ..- <br /> HIGH SCHOOL <br /> SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AGREEMENT <br /> THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this July <br /> 7th _day offt&2009, by and <br /> between the City of Everett, hereinafter referred to as the"City" and Everett Public <br /> Schools, hereinafter referred to as"District". <br /> WITNESSETH <br /> WHEREAS, the City and District believe that the safety of the students and the staff is <br /> of primary importance; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City supports the community policing philosophy and devotes resources <br /> to the promotion of programs that are proactive and preventive in nature;and <br /> WHEREAS, RCW 39.34,the Interlocal Cooperation Act,permits local governmental <br /> units to make the most efficient use of the their powers by enabling them to cooperate <br /> with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City and District have participated in a School Resource Officer <br /> ("SRO")program wherein the City's police officers have been placed in the District's <br /> high schools within the City of Everett to help promote public safety in those schools; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS,the District wishes to continue to provide funding for the SRO program for <br /> its high schools located within the City of Everett in order to help promote public safety <br /> in those schools; and <br /> WHEREAS, by virtue of this Agreement,the parties desire to define the SRO program <br /> in the District's high schools located within the City of Everett; <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1: School Resource Officers <br /> A. Regularly employed City police officers will be assigned by the City to serve as <br /> SRO's to Everett High School and Cascade High School. A total of two (2)officers <br /> will be assigned to serve as SRO officers pursuant to this Agreement. These <br /> officers will focus upon the more basic school safety and security issues that have <br /> become a matter of concern in our community. These officers will also patrol their <br /> schools and District sponsored events or activities in order to identify, investigate, <br /> deter and prevent incidents involving weapons,violence;harassment, intimidation, <br /> Everett SRO 2009-2012 1 4 Page 1 of 4 <br />