ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL

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EXHIBIT A DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Goal. To assign a sworn Santa Ana Police Department ("SAPD") officer to OCSA as a School Resource Officer ("SRO) who will act as a visible and active resource on campus for the safety and security of all students and staff. A. SRO. The responsibilities of the SRO will include but are not limited to the following: General Duties. a. Schedule. The SRO's duty hours shall conform to the school day but shall not exceed forty (40) hours per week. The SRO shall be present on campus an average of forty (40) hours per week. The SRO may work a five (5) day work week, eight (8) hours a day or four (4) day work week, ten (10) hours a day as determined by the parties, while school is in session and other times as maybe required by prior arrangement between OCSA and the City. It is the responsibility of the SRO to report schedule corif iets to OCSA. It is understood and agreed that time spent by the SRO attending court or official police training arising from and/or out of their employment as an SRO shall be considered as hours worked under this Agreement. In the event of an emergency, if the SRO is ordered by SAPD to leave school during normal duty hours as described above and perform other services for SAPD, then the time spent shall not be considered hours worked under this Agreement. In such an event, the compensation paid by OCSA to the City shall be reduced by the cumber of hours of SRO service not provided to OCSA or the hours shall be made up in a manner determined by mutual agreement of the parties.. SAPD reserves the right to temporarily remove the SRO in the event that additional officers are needed during a critical incident or natural disaster. b. Attire. The SRO will wear the official SAPD uniform with all regular equipment, including a Taser, OC and firearm and any other equipment issued by SAPD. The SRO's Commander may allow an exception to this rule at his/her discretion based on investigatory or policing needs. C. Vehicles and Equipment, ) xcept as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the City shall furnish all equipment which may be required to support the SRO. The City shall furnish the SRO with a vehicle which is equipped and maintained pursuant to City standards and policies, equipment for vehicles, and maintenance for the vehicles. OCSA shall not acquire any legal interest in the vehicle or equipment for the vehicle furnished by the City by virtue of this Agreement. Chain of Command. As an employee of the City, the SRO will be subject to the chain of command at SAPD. d. Workspace. The SRO will have a dedicated workspace on campus where he/she will maintain all required records in a locked tiling cabinet. Tine workspace provided shall be private to allow tine SRO the ability to meet with persons in a private setting. The SRO will use a m