REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 12, 2016
FROM: JERRY DYER, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: ROBERT A. NEVAREZ, Deputy Chief
Police Department
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a two-year contract between Fresno City College (“FCC”) and the City of Fresno (“CITY”) to provide instruction and assessment services of in-service law enforcement personnel.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve a two-year Master Agreement between FCC and the Fresno Police Department (“FPD”) for FCC to provide contract instruction, training credit, and assessment services for in-service law enforcement personnel. This two-year Master Agreement sets forth that FCC will pay FPD $3.50 per instructional hour per student over the two-year period.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
FCC’s Police Academy has served as FPD’s contracted instructor since 1997, providing courses which satisfy requirements for FPD employees to receive mandatory and supplemental training credit. Pursuant to Section 3, subpart “a” of the Master Agreement, the parties wish to enter into an agreement for two years which will reimburse FPD $3.50 for each instruction hour per student. Despite FPD’s budget constraints, ongoing training remains a high priority for FPD. This Master Agreement will allow employee training to continue uninterrupted from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018. In this “win-win” scenario, FCC receives funding for student enrollment from the State Community College and then pays FPD a portion of that funding for providing students.
BACKGROUND
The Fresno City College Police Academy has served as a training provider for FPD’s in-service personnel since 1997, providing training, course credit, and payment for instructional hours. Additionally, FCC performs administrative functions, such as processing course registration, payment for the courses, and updating student records. This long-standing partnership benefits FPD by recapturing a percentage of FPD’s instructional costs, thereby extending its training budget and ability to provide training opportunities for employees and outside agencies. FCC benefits from increased student usage and attendance ratings.
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed and approved as to form the proposed Master Agreement.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
This is not a “project” for the purpose of CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15378.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference was not used based on conditions of state funding.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no negative fiscal impact to the City of Fresno. This Master Agreement allows the Fresno Police Department to be reimbursed $3.50 per instructional hour per student for training provided by the department. The amount of revenue generated varies by year, depending upon the amount of instructional hours provided. During FY15 the Fresno Police Department generated $99,492 in revenue as a result of this agreement.
Attachment:
Master Agreement
FCC ISA Additional Courses