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Attachment 1 Agreement Between Pleasanton Unified School District and City of Pleasanton This agreement is dated this of 2021, by and between the Pleasanton Unified School District, Pleasanton California, hereinafter referred to as DISTRICT, and the City of Pleasanton, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as CITY. WHEREAS a safe, high-quality equitable education is of benefit to the community and a safe and secure -campus is an essential element for a positive educational experience for all students and staff, and, WHEREAS the safety and the well-being of students and staff on school campuses is a concern shared by both the CITY and the DISTRICT, and a coordinated effort is deemed the most effective and efficient means to provide for campus security; and, WHEREAS, the presence of police officers on school campuses, in addition to basic law enforcement services, provides an opportunity to foster positive relationships between students and the police officers who play a vital role in the community and allows for an array of police services to be provided to both students and staff such as the dissemination of information on police services; the criminal justice system; gang prevention; truancy, and tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse prevention. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to this Agreement do mutually agree as follows: A. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT 1. The School Resource Program is solely funded by the CITY and the CITY maintains control over the School Resource Officer(s) schedule and availability. The CITY agrees to allocate a total of two officer positions to the School Resource Officer (hereinafter, "SRO") Program to provide a uniformed presence on and around each of the Pleasanton Unified School District high schools and their feeder middle schools. CITY maintains the right to change or alter this agreement, dependent on the needs of the CITY. The SRO function and duties are more particularly described in attached Exhibit A 2. The parties recognize that the SRO Program requires services in a unique and special environment and that to work effectively with children, youth and the diverse communities present in the DISTRICT's schools, officers assigned to the program must have the experience, training, temperament, and the desire to do so. While diversity is an organizational and programmatic goal, the CITY will use a selection process in collaboration with the DISTRICT to select and assign officers to the SRO Program whose experience and training indicate that they are the best suited for working with youth, schools and demographics of the parents and families in the DISTRICT's schools. The CITY will invite the DISTRICT to Page 1 of 13