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RESOLUTION NO. 13,561
3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
5 TO CONTINUE A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM IN THE
6 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, BEGINNING JULY 1, 2012, AND
7 ENDING JUNE 30,2013; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Police Department seeks approval to enter into a contract with the Little
10 Rock School District to continue a School Resource Officer Program in the Little Rock School District,
11 beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013; and,
12 WHEREAS, the City and the School District desire to reduce juvenile crime and to promote
13 responsible behavior on the part of students; and,
14 WHEREAS, this objective will continue to be accomplished by the controlled interaction of the
15 City's police officers with students and staff of the District through the School Officer Resource Program;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, the contract provides for two (2) Police Supervisors and sixteen (16) Police Officers
18 with assignments in each Little Rock School District High School, three (3) of the Junior High Schools,
19 Hamilton Learning Academy and Felders Learning Academy; and,
20 WHEREAS, the Little Rock School District will reimburse the City for 50% of the salaries, benefits,
21 overtime and compensatory time for the each School Resource Officer (SRO) while school is in session;
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
23 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
24 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter into a contract with
25 the Little Rock School District to continue a School Resource Officer Program in the Little Rock School
26 District, beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013.
27 Section 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
28 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
29 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
30 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
31 resolution.
32 Section 3. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent with
33 the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
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ADOPTED: September 4, 2012
ATTEST:
Langley, City Clerk
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Thomas M. Carpenter, City "A
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APPROVED:
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Mark Stodola, Mayor