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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE A TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 709 FOR THE DULUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE FOUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND ONE COMMUNITY POLICING SERGEANT IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR A TOTAL OF $665,807.00 FOR THE 2023-2025 SCHOOL YEARS.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with Independent School District No. 709 to provide four school resource officers and a community policing sergeant in the public schools, said agreement to be substantially in the form of the attached Document A; payments from the school district to be deposited in Fund No. 110-160-1610-4261 (general, police, administration and investigation, Independent School District 709).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes an agreement between the city of Duluth and ISD No. 709 under which the city will provide law enforcement officers in the public schools. This is a two-year agreement for the 2023-2025 school years. ISD No. 709 will pay the city $79,284.25 per officer in school year 2023-2024 for a total of $317,137.00 for four officers. ISD No. 709 will pay the city $84,834.00 per officer in school year 2024-2025 for a total of $339,336.00. Additionally, ISD No. 709 will pay the city $4,598.00 for one community policing sergeant in school year 2023-2024 and the sum of $4,736 for school year 2024-2025. Payments will be made on September 1st and February 15th of each year. This is a renewal agreement beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.