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Resolution: R-19-0417
File Number: 6398 Final Action Date: 10/24/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO
ACCEPT FUNDS FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
("SCHOOL BOARD") BY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MIAMI-DADE SCHOOLS
POLICE DEPARTMENT ("MDSPD") AND ALLOCATE FUNDS IN THE POLICE
GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT NUMBER 00001.190101.514000.0.0 FOR THE
PROVISION OF SCHOOL-BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO
SEVENTEEN (17) PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
("CITY") JURISDICTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $70,337.00 PER SCHOOL, FOR
A TOTAL OF $1,195,729.00, WITH NO MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED FROM
THE CITY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE
THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO EXECUTE ANY OTHER NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, ALL IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN
ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF SAID FUNDS.
WHEREAS, there continues to be the possibility of criminal activity conditions which are,
or likely to be, beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, or facilities of the
School Board of Miami -Dade County ("School Board") and/or the Miami -Dade Schools Police
Department ("MDSPD"); and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest and advantage of the City of Miami ("City") and the
School Board to take a proactive approach in protecting the integrity of our schools within the
City's limits; and
WHEREAS, the City and the School Board have the authority to provide a visible
deterrent to crime and a safe learning environment for all students and staff; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 19-0046 adopted on January 24, 2019, the City
and the School Board entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to assign a Miami
Police Department ("MPD") officer at thirty-three (33) School Board public schools for the
duration of the 2018-19 school year; and
WHEREAS, the School Board and the City wish to enter into another MOU to assign a
MPD officer at each of seventeen (17) School Board public schools located in the City's
jurisdiction, and specifically listed in the MOU, to provide school-based law enforcement officers
during school hours for the duration of the 2019-2020 school year; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the proposed MOU, the City agrees and provides assurances
that the funding provided by the School Board will exclusively be utilized to assign school-based
law enforcement officers; and
WHEREAS, there are no matching funds required from the City;
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File ID: 6398 Enactment Number: R-19-0417
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to execute the MOU, in substantially the
attached form, to accept funding from the School Board by and on behalf of the MDSPD in an
amount not to exceed $1,195,729.00 for the provision of school-based law enforcement officers
at seventeen (17) public schools located within the City's jurisdiction in the amount of
$70,337.00 per school.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to designate the Chief of Police to
execute any other necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, in order to
implement the acceptance of said funds.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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