Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approve the Renewal Agreements for the Provision of a School Resource Officer Provision at Somerset Academy St. Lucie and Somerset College Preparatory Academy
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Submitted By: David Graham, Assistant City Manager
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of safe, clean, and beautiful.
Executive Summary (General Business): Somerset Academy, Inc., on behalf of the Somerset Academy St. Lucie and the Somerset College Preparatory Academy, seeks to renew its agreement with the City of Port St. Lucie for the provision of a School Resource Officer (SRO) and related services to its two schools for the 2024-25 school year. SROs will be provided by the City of Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD). The agreements provide for the schools to disperse funds received from the State of Florida to partially fund the cost for SRO deployment.
Presentation Information: Staff will be available to respond to City Council questions.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the Renewal Agreements; one for Somerset Academy St. Lucie and one for Somerset College Preparatory Academy.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the Renewal Agreements; one for Somerset Academy St. Lucie and one for Somerset College Preparatory Academy.
2. Move that the Council provide staff direction.
Background: In fulfillment of a City Council directive the PSLPD has, for several years, provided SRO services to public high schools sited within the City including Port St. Lucie, Treasure Coast, and Centennial. Through a contractual agreement with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, these PSLPD SROs are partially funded from the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas Act and the 2019 St. Lucie Public Schools-sponsored referendum for teacher salaries, school safety and educational programs. As the funds provided through the Sheriff do not cover the total cost for the SRO services, th...
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