Focus Area: Police
Staff Contact: Major Rick Parsons/Chief Mike Butaud
Subject: Consideration of the 2025-2027 Agreement with The Kansas School for The Deaf providing for a School Resource Officer.
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Consideration of the 2025-2027 Agreement with The Kansas School for The Deaf providing for a School Resource Officer.
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Summary:
The Kansas School for The Deaf and the City of Olathe are proposing entering into an agreement effective August 5, 2025 that will provide for implementation of the School Resource Officer Program utilizing a shared cost approach. The program consists of assigning a uniformed police officer, known as an SRO and associated equipment to The Kansas School for The Deaf.
This agreement includes staffing the School Resource program with one (1) full-time school resource officer for the 2025-2027 academic years. It is expected that The Kansas School for The Deaf will pay the City of Olathe one hundred percent (100%) of program costs related to regular salary and benefits and the City of Olathe will pay for those services performed after-hours deemed overtime salary.
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Financial Impact:
Estimated program costs for City fiscal year 2025 (2025-2026 School year) is $10,000. The Kansas School for The Deaf is expected to provide $132,667.39 to pay their share of the program costs. The City of Olathe is expected to provide $10,000 to pay for their share of the program costs. Estimated program costs for City fiscal year 2026 (2026-2027 School year) is $10,000. The Kansas School for The Deaf is expected to provide $137,974.09 to pay for their share of the program costs. The City of Olathe is expected to provide $10,000 to pay for their share of program costs.
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Action Needed:
Approval of the agreement with The Kansas School for The Deaf, providing a School Resource Officer for the academic years 2025-2027.
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Attachment(s):
Attachment A - Olathe-KSD SRO Agreement 2025-2027
Attachment B - SRO Agreement with The Kansas School for the Deaf 2023-2025_Signed