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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR SCHOOL SECURITY SERVICES
LAKE WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
This agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into between the City of Fort Worth,
a home rule municipal corporation of the State of Texas ("City"), acting by and through Joe
Paniagua, its duly authorized Assistant City Manager, and the Lake Worth Independent School
District, a political subdivision of the State of Texas located in Tarrant County and a legally
constituted Independent School District ("District"), acting by and through Dr. Janice Cooper, its
duly authorized Superintendent.
RECITALS
This Agreement is made under the authority granted to the City and the District pursuant
to the Texas Government Code, Chapter 791, known as the INTERLOCAL COOPERATION
ACT.
WHEREAS, the citizens of Fort Worth and City's City Council have determined that the
security of students is paramount; and
WHEREAS, District wishes to participate in City's School Security Initiative Program
through which City provides school security to participating school districts with facilities within
the City's city limits using City's police officers;
WHEREAS, City has received funds through the Fort Worth Crime Control and
Prevention District to assist in funding the School Security Initiative Program; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises and agreements
herein expressed, the parties agree as follows:
1. ASSIGNMENT OF POLICE OFFICERS
City, through the commander of City's School Security Initiative Program and in
conjunction with District personnel, shall assign police officers to specific schools within the
District to provide school security. Assigned officers shall work directly with the District's school
principals. Assigned officers shall have the School Security Initiative Program as their primary
duty, and will not be regularly assigned additional police duties. City reserves the right, however,
to reassign any or all officers temporarily in the event of an emergency or when other
circumstances require an enhanced police presence elsewhere in the City and school is not in
session. City shall coordinate assignment and duty hours with District. If necessary to handle
unplanned absences at schools, officers from units other than the School Security Initiative
Program may be assigned temporarily to provide coverage. City shall not provide replacements
for officers who are off of work due to occupational injury and the Contract Amount shall not be
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reduced or amended due to such absence unless agreed by both parties in writing. Replacement
officers, when available, will be assigned to District when the assigned police officer's absence is
for an extended period of time.
2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
City shall provide to the officers assigned to the School Security Initiative Program all the
law enforcement training and certification, vehicles and police equipment, benefits, and insurance
(including liability coverage) that are provided to all City's police officers assigned to the School
Security Initiative Program. District shall provide any radio equipment necessary to allow the
assigned officers to communicate with District staff.
3. EMERGENCY REPOSNSE PLANS
The Fort Worth Police Department shall maintain emergency response plans for every
school within their jurisdiction. These plans shall be kept confidential within the Fort Worth
Police Department for security purposes, but meetings shall be held with authorized
representatives of District to provide relevant information and excerpts from the plan necessary
for implementation. City's Chief of Police shall designate a commander to be responsible for
maintenance and dissemination of these plans.
4. NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS
District covenants and agrees to fully cooperate with the City of Fort Worth in the
implementation of the School Security Initiative Program within the schools of the District.
During the term of this Agreement there shall be one (1) City police officer assigned to the
District for the School Security Initiative Program. In addition, there shall be one (1) corporal,
Five (5) sergeants, three (3) relief officers and one (1) lieutenant assigned to the School Security
Initiative Program which shall be commanded by the police lieutenant. Additional officers will
not be provided District during the current school year contract. The District is required to submit
a written request for additional Police Officers, to City, nine months prior to the start of a new
school year (the end of the month of January).
5. CONSIDERATION
District shall pay to City $69,758.00 (Increase of 11 %make sure Dr. Cooper is ok with
this) ("Contract Amount") for City's provision of security services through the School Security
Initiative Program. Such Contract Amount is based upon fixed expenditures for personnel costs
of police officers assigned to the School Security Initiative Program. The Contract amount
represents 50% of all personnel costs incurred by the City for the police officers assigned to the
School Security Initiative Project, including Base Pay, Salary Increases, Overtime, Longevity
Pay, Incentive Pay, Acting Officer Pay, Bilingual Pay, FLSA, Court Attendance Costs, Medicare,
Workers Compensation Insurance, Group Health Insurance, and Retirement. The contract
amount also represents an apportioned share of 100% of the personnel costs of police command
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staff that are assigned to the School Security Initiative Program. The full personnel cost for the
command staff is shared by all participating school districts, and the participating school districts
pay a prorated amount of the command staff personnel cost based on the number of School
Security Initiative Program officers assigned to each participating school district. The personnel
costs incurred by the City in this project for the command staff include Base Pay, Salary
Increases, Overtime, Longevity Pay, Incentive Pay, Acting Officer Pay, Bilingual Pay, FLSA,
Court Attendance Costs, Medicare, Workers Compensation Insurance, Group Health Insurance,
and Retirement. In addition, the contract amount includes an apportioned share of the patrol
vehicles' administrative operating fee assigned to the School Security Initiative Program prorated
to each participating school district.
It is understood and agreed that District shall remit funds to the City within 30 calendar
days following receipt of an official invoice. Invoices shall be provided on a monthly basis.
6. TERM
The term of this Agreement is for a period beginning on October 1, 2008, and ending on
September 30, 2009. This contract may be renewed a maximum of four times on an annual basis
through the execution by both parties of an addendum setting forth a new term of the contract,
increasing the amount receivable under the contract based on increases in the costs of providing
the services called for in the contract, and any other changes agreeable to both parties.
7. CONTINGENCY OF AGREEMENT
It is expressly understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that this
Agreement is wholly conditioned upon the actual receipt by City of funds from the Fort Worth
Crime Control and Prevention District and that if such funds from the Fort Worth Crime Control
and Prevention District are not timely forthcoming, in whole or in part, City may, at its sole
discretion, terminate this Agreement. City and District shall make all payments under this
Agreement from current revenues available to the paying party.
8. TERMINATION AND FINAL PAYMENT
This Agreement may be terminated by either party hereto, in whole or in part, at any time
and for any reason, upon written notice to the other party. Such written notice shall specify to
what extent the work under the Agreement is being terminated and the effective date of the
termination. Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of such termination, City shall forward
to District a final invoice for the appropriately prorated unpaid balance due on the Contract
Amount for services rendered and District shall remit payment in full within sixty (60) days after
the date of such invoice.
9. CURE OF BREACH
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District and City covenant and agree that in the event either party fails to comply with, or
breaches, any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, each party shall provide written notice
to the other as soon as reasonably possible after the non -breaching party becomes aware of the
failure to comply or breach of contract. In the event that the breaching party fails to cure or
correct such breaches within a reasonable time following the receipt of notice, such reasonable
time not to exceed 15 days, the non -breaching party shall have the right to declare this agreement
immediately terminated, and neither party shall have further responsibility or liability hereunder.
10. MONITORING
District covenants and agrees to fully cooperate with City in monitoring the effectiveness
of the services and work to be performed with the District under this Agreement, and City shall
have access at all reasonable hours to offices and records of the District, its officers, members,
agents, employees, and subcontractors for the purpose of such monitoring, such access being
subject to the limitations and requirements under the Texas Public Information Act and the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
11. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
District shall operate hereunder as an independent contractor and not as an officer, agent,
servant or employee of City. District shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its
officers, members, agents, servants, and employees. Neither City nor District shall be responsible
under the Doctrine of Respondeat Superior for the acts and omissions of the officers, members,
agents, servants, employees, or officers of the other.
12. PROPERTY LOSS
City shall in no way nor under any circumstances be responsible for any property
belonging to District, its officers, members, agents, employees, subcontractors, program
participants, licensees or invitees, which may be lost, stolen, destroyed or in any way damaged.
District shall in no way nor under any circumstances be responsible for any property belonging to
City, its officers, members, agents, employees, subcontractors, program participants, licensees, or
invitees, which may be lost, stolen, destroyed, or in any way damaged.
13. PROVISIONS REGARDING AGE
City and District covenants that neither it nor any of its officers, members, agents,
employees, program participants, or subcontractors, while engaged in performing this Agreement
shall, in connection with the employment, advancement, or discharge of employees, or in
connection with the terms, conditions or privileges of their employment, discriminate against
persons because of their age, except on the basis of a bona fide occupational qualification,
retirement plan, or statutory requirement.
14. NO DISCRIMINATION
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City and District, in the execution, performance or attempted performance of this
Agreement, will not discriminate against any person or persons because of sex, race, religion, age,
disability, color, national origin, or familial status, nor will Contractor permit its agents,
employees, subcontractors or program participants to engage in such discrimination.
15. SEVERABILITY
The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if for any reason a clause, sentence,
paragraph or other part of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid by a court or federal
or state agency, board or commission having jurisdiction over the subject matter thereof, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions which can be given effect without the invalid provision.
16. NO WAIVER
The failure of City or District to insist upon the performance of any term or provision of
this Agreement or to exercise any right herein conferred shall not be construed as a waiver or
relinquishment to any extent of City's or District's right to assert or rely upon any such term or
right on any future occasion.
17. VENUE
Should any action, whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, arise out of the execution,
performance, attempted performance or non-performance of this Agreement, venue for said
action shall lie in Tarrant County, Texas.
18. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT
The governing bodies of City and District have approved the execution of this
Agreement, and the persons signing the Agreement have been duly authorized by the governing
bodies of the City and District to sign this Agreement on behalf of the governing bodies.
19. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This written instrument constitutes the entire agreement by the parties hereto concerning
the work and services to be performed hereunder, and any prior or contemporaneous, oral or
written agreement which purports to vary from the terms hereof shall be void.
20. NOTICE PROVISIONS
Notices to District shall be deemed given when delivered in person to the Executive
Director of Agency, or the next business day after the mailing of said notice addressed to said
District by United States mail, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and postage
paid at 6800 Telephone Road, Lake Worth, Texas 76135.
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Notices to City shall be deemed given when delivered in person to the Assistant City
Manager for Public Safety of the City, or the next business day after the mailing of said notice
addressed to said City by United States mail, certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, and postage paid at 1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
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APPROVED FOR
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:
Joe Pan>���gu
First Assistant City Manager
Date:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGALITY:
onica Wofford W od
Assistant City Attorney
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ATTEST:
Date:
Contract No.:
OFIICIAL RECORD
CITY SECRETARY
FT. WORTH, TX
APPROVED FOR LAKE WORTH
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT:
.Janice C oper
Superintendent
Date.
Lake Worth ISD Attorney
Date:
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DATE: Tuesda ,August 12, 2008
LOG NAME: 35 SISY2009
L ACTION: Approved on 8/12/20Q8
REFERENCE NO.: C-22974
SUBJECT:
Authorize Execution of choo ecurity Initiative Contracts with the Fort Worth, Keller, Crowley,
Eagle Mountain/Saginaw, Northwest, Everman, and Lake Worth Independent School Districts and
the Lena Pope Home for School Year 2008-2009 in the Amount of $3,906,436.00
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute contracts with the Fort Worth, Keller, Crowley, Eagle
Mountain/Saginaw, Northwest, Everman, and Lake Worth Independent School Districts and the Lena Pope
Home to operate the School Security Initiative; and
2. Authorize the contracts to be extended up to four times by addendum agreeable to both parties, each for
a one year period.
DISCUSSION:
The Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) budget for FY2009 (adopted July 8, 2008)
includes funds for the School Security Initiative. Under the program, all operational costs, equipment funds
and personnel costs are provided by the CCPD. The City is then reimbursed for one-half of 56 officer
personnel costs by the respective school districts. The school districts will also reimburse the City the full
cost of one corporal, five sergeants, one lieutenant, and three relief officers assigned to the program. The
reimbursement costs for the corporal, sergeants, lieutenant, and three relief officers will be apportioned to
each district based on the number of officers assigned to each school district.
During the term of these contracts, October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2009, the Keller Independent
School District will have five officers, Crowley Independent School District will have four officers, Eagle
Mountain/Saginaw will have two officers, Northwest will have two officers, and Everman and Lake Worth
Independent School District will each have one officer. The Fort Worth Independent School District will
have 40 officers assigned to the district. The Lena Pope Home will have one officer to staff the Tarrant
County Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program. One corporal, five sergeants, one lieutenant, and
three relief officers will be assigned to the School Security Initiative with 100 percent reimbursement from
the school districts apportioned to the number of officers assigned to each respective district. Payments
from the schools for the personnel costs shall be rendered on a monthly basis. The total expected annual
reimbursement amount is $3,906,436,00.
This is a continuation of a program funded by the CCPD.
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FISCAL INFO RMATIONICERTIFICATIOIV:
The Finance Director certifies that the Police Department will be responsible for the collection of revenues
due to the City under these agreements.
TO Fund/AcCOUnt/CenterS FROM FundlAccount/Centers
3R79 451663 0351000 $3.906A36.00
Submitted far City Manager's Office by: Joe Paniagua (6575)
Originating Department Head: Patricia J. Kneblick (4220)
Additional Information Contact: Kara Shuror (4221)
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