2016-026 - NLISD Interlocal Agreement-school resource officersRESOLUTION NO. 2016 -026
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH
NORTH LAMAR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR PROVISION OF
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER SERVICES; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the North Lamar Independent School District ( "NLISD ") has requested
the City of Paris ( "City ") to provide School Resource Officer services at various NLISD
campuses during school year 2016 -2017, and the City Council is agreeable to providing
such services; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code, governmental
entities may contract with each other to provide governmental functions or services; and,
WHEREAS, an Interlocal Agreement between the City and NLISD for School
Resource Officer Services for fiscal year 2016 -2017 is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and
should be in all things, approved, and the City Manager of the City of Paris should be
authorized to execute the same;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby
in all things approved.
Section 2. That the Interlocal Agreement between the City and NLISD for School
Resource Officer services at NLISD campuses during fiscal year 2016 -2017, attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A ", be, and the same is hereby, approved.
Section 3. That the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to
execute, on behalf of the City of Paris, the Interlocal Agreement with the North Lamar
Independent School District, substantially in accordance with the form of the Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit "A ", for School Resource Officers for fiscal year 2016 -2017.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of August, 2016. 1
A.J. R ishft' ) M.I , Mayor
ATTEST:
',Ji nice Ellis, City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
STATE OF TEXAS )
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
COUNTY OF LAMAR )
THAT, the CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, a home rule municipal corporation, acting by and
through its City Manager, John Godwin, duly authorized, hereinafter called CITY, and the
NORTH LAMAR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, acting by and through its
Superintendent, John McCullough, duly authorized, hereinafter called NLISD, do hereby
contract and agree as follows:
1. CITY agrees to provide the services of a total of three (3) School Resource
Officers to serve all NLISD campuses during the term of this Agreement.
2. The primary duty station of said Resource Officers shall be the various
campuses of NLISD, as assigned by the Paris Police Department in
conjunction with appropriate officials of NLISD.
3. The ordinary work shift for said officers shall be forty (40) hours per week,
five (5) days per week, or as otherwise agreed between the parties. If said
officers are requested by NLISD to serve in excess of eighty (80) hours during
any given two (2) week pay period, any overtime accrued as a consequence
of said service shall be charged to NLISD.
4. During their assignment to their primary duty station, said officers shall
perform such duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Paris Police
Department in conjunction with appropriate officials of NLISD.
5. In the event of an emergency in the City or surrounding area, the Paris Police
Department may divert the School Resource Officers away from the primary
duty station to assist other police officers or public safety officers in
responding to said emergency, for so long as said emergency continues. At
the conclusion of the emergency circumstance, said officers shall return to
their primary duty stations at NLISD.
6. For and in consideration of the services described above, NLISD agrees to
pay to CITY the sum of $203,575.00 for the services to be provided under this
Agreement, payable in twelve (12) equal monthly payments of $16,964.59.
The CITY and NLISD agree that the CITY may utilize the School Resource
Officers as needed during the summer months after they have exhausted all
of their compensatory, normal vacation, and holiday leave. The CITY will
pay the officers for any time they work on patrol for the CITY not to exceed
thirty (30) days per officer per year. The amount that the CITY pays the
officers for non - school related work and for work on patrol for the CITY will
be deducted from the amount that they are paid by the NLISD pursuant to
this Agreement. This deduction for the time worked on patrol for the CITY
during the previous school year, will be deducted from the first payment
made by the NLISD to the CITY of each school year, as necessary. The
School Resource Officers may accrue compensatory time in lieu of overtime
pay for hours worked for the School District in excess of eighty (80) hours
per pay period. But in no event may a School Resource Officer accumulate
more than 242 hours of compensatory time during the term of this
Agreement. If a school resource officer accumulates more than 80 hours of
compensatory time during the term of this Agreement, NLISD will be solely
responsible for payment of any hours in excess of 80 hours, if the officer
leaves the CITY prior to using those compensatory hours in excess of 80."
7. Each party paying for the performance of governmental service under this
Agreement shall make those payments from current revenues available to
the paying party.
8. Each party to this Agreement stipulates that the payments made hereunder
fairly compensate the performing party for the services or functions
performed hereunder.
9. This Agreement is subject to all present and future valid laws, orders, rules
and ordinances and /or regulations of the United States of America, the State
of Texas and the Parties, and any other regulatory body having jurisdiction.
This Agreement shall be construed and governed according to the laws of the
State of Texas. The sole venue for any action, controversy, dispute or claim
arising under this Agreement shall be in a court of appropriate jurisdiction in
Lamar County, Texas exclusively.
10. This Agreement is public information. To the extent, if any, that any
provision of this Agreement is in conflict with Tex. Gov't. Code Ann.
Chapter 552 et sea.. as amended (the "Texas Public Information Act ") the
same shall be of no force and effect.
11. This Agreement is entered solely by and between, and may be enforced only
by and among the Parties. Except as set forth above, this Agreement shall
not be deemed to create any rights in or obligations to any third parties.
12. Nothing in the Agreement is construed as creating any personal liability on
the part of any employee, officer or agent of any public body that may be a
party to this Agreement.
13. This Agreement is not intended to, and shall not be construed to create any
joint enterprise between or among the parties.
14. The parties expressly acknowledge that the City's authority to indemnify
and /or hold harmless any third party is governed by Article XI, Section 7 of
the Texas Constitution and any provision which purports to require
indemnification by the City is invalid. Nothing in this Agreement requires
that funds be assessed or collected or that a sinking fund be created.
15. Sovereign Immunity Acknowledged and Retained
THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NO
PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT IS IN ANY WAY INTENDED TO
CONSTITUTE A WAIVER BY ANY PARTY OF ANY IMMUNITIES FROM SUIT
OR LIABILITY THAT A PARTY MAY HAVE BY OPERATION OF LAW.
THE CITY OF PARIS AND NORTH LAMAR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT RETAIN ALL GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITIES.
16. The term of this Agreement shall begin September 1, 2016, and end August
31, 2017, unless extended by the mutual written agreement of the parties
hereto.
Executed on the dates shown in the acknowledgments below.
NORTH LAMAR INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
By:
John McCullough, Superintendent
CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS
By:
John Godwin, City Manager
Date: Date:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney