HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2001-279 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-279
RESOLUTION OF TIlE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2001/2002
BUDGET TO ADD A SERGEANT AND AGENT TO THE
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM; AND
APPROPRIATING $75,961 FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS,
$8,211 FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, $37,312 FOR A
VEHICLE, AND $121,484 IN UNANTICIPATED REVENUES
FROM THE UNIVERSAL HIRE PROGRAM AND STATE
COPS 2002; INCREASING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
PERSONNEL SERVICES EXPENDITURES BY $75,961 IN
THE APPROVED FISCAL YEAR 2003 GENERAL FUND
SPENDING PLAN BASED ON UNANTICIPATED REVENUES
FROM THE FOLLOWING: UNIVERSAL HIRE PROGRAM
($63,067), STATE COPS 2002 ($20,000), TRANSFER FROM
THE TRAFFIC SAFETY FUND ($30,000), BOOKING FEES
($10,000), POST REIMBURSEMENTS ($20,000) AND POLICE
REIMBURSEMENTS ($15,535)
WHEREAS, Council requested that the Police Department report on the feasibility of
adding a full-time School Resource Officer (SRO) to every high school in the City; and
WHEREAS, the School Resource Officer program was established in 1993, through a
collaborative effort between the department and the Sweetwater Union High School District and
expanded to the elementary schools in 1995; and
WHEREAS, the School Resource Officer program has been one of the department's most
successful partnerships and has been continuously assessed to ensure, the program continues to
be effective; and
WHEREAS, the addition of a sergeant and agent will facilitate the implementation of
teams in the SRO Unit and address supervisory issues in this unit; and
WHEREAS, the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program authorizes the
U.S. Department of Justice, under the direction of the U.S. Attorney General, to provide funding
to local governments for additional sworn law enforcement officers; and
WHEREAS, the COPS office has awarded the City of Chula Vista grant funding under
this program will increase sworn count by 2 officers; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees to provide the local match required by the grant and retain
officers after the grant has ended; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I~E IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby amend the Fiscal Year 2001/2002 budget to add a sergeant and agent to the
School Resource Officer program and appropriating $75,961 for salaries and benefits, $8,211 for
services and supplies, $37,312 for a vehicle and $121,484 in unanticipated revenues from the
Universal Hire Program and State Cops 2002 and increasing the Police Department's personnel
services expenditures by $75,961 in the approved Fiscal Year 2003 General Fund spending plan
based on unanticipated revenues from the following: Universal Hire Program ($63,067), State
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Cops 2002 ($20,000), transfer from the Traffic Safety Fund ($30,000), Booking Fees ($10,000),
Post Reimbursements ($20,000) and Police Reimbursements ($15,535).
Presented by Approved as to form by
Richard P. Emerson Johft~.flvf. Kaheny ~-
Police Chief Ci~ Attomey
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 21st day of August, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Padilla, Rindone, S alas and Horton
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Shirley Hortongsl(,layor
ATTEST:
Susan Bigelow, City'Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2001-279 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 21st day of August, 2001.
Executed this 21st day of August, 2001.
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk