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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Board of Education of Richmond County Augusta Richmond GA DOCUMENT NAME 1nA~ b::DXO cl ~c::n ffi ~ di OlCDJi LCUt'-\1j DOCUMENTTYPE:~Y~~ YEAR: C\q BOX NUMBER: 8 FILE NUMBER: \ L\ L\ 1 L\ NUMBER OF PAGES: L\ ;- ~ ,~~- "-.. '. '\ STATE OF GEORGIA ) COUNTY OF RICHMOND ) AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT entered into this ~ day of September, 1999, by and between the COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF RICHMOND COUNTY ("Board of Education") and AUGUST A, GEORGIA ("Augusta"); WIT N E SSE T H: WHEREAS, The Board of Education desires to have officers ofthe Board of Education . Police Force, above the rank of corporal, sworn as Deputy Sheriffs to assist in law enforcement activities during sporting events and travel outside the territorial limits of Augusta, Georgia; and WHEREAS, the Sheriff is willing to deputize such officers of the Board of Education Police Force provided a contract is entered into between Augusta and the Board of Education; NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed between the Board of Education and Augusta as follows: 1. The Board of Education will identify to the Sheriff those officers with the rank of corporal or above who are to be sworn as deputy sheriffs pursuant to this Agreement. The Board of Education shall provide to the Sheriff training records and other reasonable documentation requested by the Sheriff sufficient to satisfy the Sheriff as to the qualifications of such officers to serve as deputy sheriffs, The Sheriff shall be immediately notified of any change in status of any of such individuals and of any disciplinary action proposed or taken by the Board of Education against such officers during the term of this Agreement. 2, The Board of Education shall be solely responsible for all compensation to such officers, including salaries, social security, unemployment, health insurance premiums, or other ~ "'.' ,.~ '. " benefits paid to or attributed to such officers, Said officers shall at all times be deemed to be employees of the Board of Education, It is specifically understood and agreed that neither Augusta nor the Sheriff shall have the right to control the time, manner, or method of such officers performing their duties for the Board of Education; provided, however, the Sheriff shall have the right to revoke any such officer's status as a deputy sheriff upon any conduct which is deemed unsatisfactory by the Sheriff. 3, The Board of Education shall be solely responsible for any workers' compensation benefits for any claim or cause of action arising out of, or in any way related to, action taken by such officers as a result of their status of being Deputy Sheriffs, or in any way relating to this agreement. To the extent allowed by law, the Board of Education shall assume the defense of any claim asserted against such officers, or the Sheriff, arising out of their conduct as deputy sheriffs; provided, however, nothing herein contained shall be deemed to be construed as a waiver of immunity by the Board of Education or Augusta, The Board of Education shall give immediate notice to Augusta and to the Sheriff of any claim, or event giving rise to a potential claim and shall be responsible for investigating such matters and providing to the Sheriff and Augusta any information regarding the matter as reasonably requested by them, 4, The parties intend and declare that the relationship between them created by this agreement shall be that of independently contracting parties, The parties are not joint venturers or partners, The manner and means of the officers carrying out their responsibilities under this agreement are under the sole discretion and authority of the Board of Education, which shall have sole responsibility for all acts and actions of the officers assigned hereunder. The officers 2 ... .. c~ ---= .:' * .. deputized pursuant to this Agreement shall be regular employees of the Board of Education and not employees or agents of Augusta or the Sheriff. 5, The activities of the officers actions as deputy sheriffs shall be confined to activities related to official Board of Education events and approved activities, 6, Neither the Sheriff nor Augusta shall be responsible for providing to such officers any vehicles, equipment, or training in order to allow them to carry out their duties for the Board of Education, 7, (a) The term of this Agreement shall be for a one (I) year period commencing upon approval of this Agreement by both the Board of Education and the Augusta-Richmond County Commission, Thereafter, the Agreement shall be automatically renewed for successive one (I) year terms unless modified, amended, or sooner terminated by the parties as herein set forth, (b) This Agreement may be terminated by either party, or by the Sheriff, at the end of either the first or any subsequent year by giving written notice to the other party not less than ninety (90) days prior to the anniversary date of the Agreement. The obligation of the Board of Education for any claim arising out of the conduct of any officer hereunder, however, shall survive the termination ofthis Agreement. (c) Nothing herein shall be construed as binding upon, or obligating any successor to Sheriff Charles B , Webster to deputize any officer of the Board of Education to prohibit such successor from revoking the status of any officer so deputized, 3 ... ~-...... -- ..... ,- .. 8, The Board of Education shall pay any premium cost for the issuance of any mandated bonds covering the activities of the officers serving as deputies, and shall reimburse , Augusta for the cost of same, 9, This Agreement represents the entire agreement reached between the parties and there are no other duties or obligations of either party not specifically set forth herein, Any amendment or modification to this Agreement must be made in writing and signed by both parties, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their proper officers to execute these presents and affix their respective seals hereto on the date and year above written, COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF RICHMOND COUNTY By: ~~~~ As its Secretary (SEAL) By: AUGU c?' By: ~ As its Mayor ATTES APPP1J $ iJi Sheriff Charles B, Webster 4