Focus Area: Police
Staff Contact: Chief Mike Butaud/Major Rick Parsons
Subject: Consideration of 2025-2026 Agreement with USD 233 providing for School Resource Officers
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Consideration of 2025-2026 Agreement with USD 233 providing for School Resource Officers
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Summary:
The Olathe School District and the City of Olathe are proposing entering into an agreement effective August 1, 2025, that will provide for the School Resource Officer Program utilizing a shared cost approach. This agreement is a continuation of the previous agreement entered into on January 1, 2000, between the City of Olathe and the Olathe School District USD 233. The program consists of assigning uniformed police officers, known as SRO’s and associated equipment to secondary schools.
This agreement includes staffing the School Resource program with sixteen (16) full-time school resource officers and two (2) full-time sergeants for the 2025-2026 academic year. It is expected that the Olathe School District will pay the City of Olathe fifty percent (50%) of program costs related to salary and benefits and the City of Olathe will pay the other fifty percent (50%).
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Financial Impact:
Estimated program costs for City fiscal year 2025 (2025-2026 School year) is $2,322,069.29. The Olathe School District is expected to provide $1,161,034.65 to pay their share of the program costs. The City of Olathe is expected to provide $1,161,034.65 to pay for their share of the program costs. The agreement includes a provision for equally sharing any program increase resulting from a pay step plan salary adjustment and/or market adjustment.
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Action Needed:
Approval of the agreement with the Olathe School District USD-233, providing School Resource Officers for the academic year 2025-2026
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Attachment(s):
Attachment A - Olathe USD 233 SRO Agreement 2025-2026