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RES 1999-26TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 1999--26 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS ACCEPTING AND APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE TOWN'S PARTICIPATION IN A TEEN COURT PROGRAM WITH THE CITIES OF GRAPEVINE, COLLEYVILLE AND SOUTHLAKE AND THE CARROLL AND GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS: Section 1. The Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas (the "Town") does hereby accept and approve the Interlocal Agreement relating to the Town's participation in a teen court program by and between the Town and the Cities of Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake and the Carroll and Grapevine-ColleyviIle Independent School Districts. A true and correct copy of the Interlocal Agreement is attached hereto. Section 2. The Mayor is authorized and empowered to execute the Interlocal Agreement on behalf of the Town and to do all acts and take all steps necessary to carry out the terms thereof. Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its date of adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas this the 5`" day of October, 1999. �\k-x.; Mayor, Town of Trophy Club, Texas ATTEST: Town Secretary Town of Trophy Club, Texas [SEAL] APPROVED AS TO FORM: Town Attorney,- -Town of Trophy Club, Texas INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, CITY OF GRAPEVINE, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, CARROLL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. This Contract and Agreement, entered into the 1st day of October, 1999, by and between the City of Colleyville, the City of Grapevine, the City of Southlake, and the Town of Trophy Club, municipal corporations herein called "Cities" or "each participating City," and the Carroll Independent School District and the Grapevine/Colleyville Independent School District, herein called "School Districts" or "each participating School District," the parties acting herein under the authority and pursuant to the terms of Chapter 791, INTERLOCAL COOPERATION CONTRACTS, Texas Government Code, WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the City Councils of the Cities of Colleyville, Grapevine, Southlake, and Trophy Club and the Boards of Trustees of the Carroll Independent School District and the Grapevine/Colleyville Independent School District jointly find that it will be in the public interest to enter into this agreement for the purposes set out herein below, NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed between each participating City and each participating School District that: 1. Teen Court is a volunteer program which allows juvenile misdemeanor offenders an alternative to the criminal justice system while allowing them also to assume responsibility for their own actions by involvement in the judicial process and community services in order that their offenses will not be recorded; bringing juvenile offenders to a jury of their peers and to the community for constructive punishment will provide the youths with an understanding of the judicial system and a realization of their roles in the community. Page 1 2. The community will benefit from this interaction in that, through Teen Court, the community is afforded a unique opportunity to become involved in the education of juvenile offenders, as well as juvenile volunteers. Teens, through their active involvement, are afforded a way to learn how our system of justice works and to realize their roles in the community. 3. A Teen Court Advisory Board shall be appointed by the respective governing bodies comprised of two (2) from each participating city and two (2) from each participating school district, as each so chooses. The role and duties of the Teen Court Advisory Board shall be established by the Municipal Court Judges in the participating cities. 4. A Teen Court Budget Advisory Committee shall be established, comprised of the city managers of each of the four (4) participating cities, and the superintendents of each of the two (2) participating school districts, or their designees. The Budget Advisory Committee shall set the budget for the METROPORT Teen Court (including the staffing of the Teen Court) and shall be responsible for budget oversight of the Court's operations. 5. The City of Southlake shall employ an administrator to administer and coordinate the activities of the METROPORT Teen Court program. 6. The selection of the Teen Court Coordinator_ shall be subject to the approval of the majority vote of the Teen Court Budget Advisory Committee and the Municipal Court Judges in the participating cities (10 total votes, 6 votes required to approve selection). 7. This Agreement shall be executed in separate counterparts for each participating city and school district, which counterparts shall be valid and binding as if the original. Each participating city and school district, as its contribution for participating in the METROPORT Teen Court Program, shall pay to the City of Southlake upon commencement of this Agreement the amount assessed and agreed as shown on Exhibit A to the respective city or school district's counterpart to this Agreement. It is expressly agreed that the payment referenced at Exhibit A Page 2 of each counterpart fairly compensates Southlake for the performance of services contemplated under this Agreement. Each participating city and school district shall make this payment from current revenues available to the city or school district. 8. The Teen Court Coordinator shall be an exempt employee for purposes of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) coverage. 9. The scope of responsibilities of the Teen Court Coordinator shall be established by the Budget Advisory Committee and the Municipal Court Judges in the participating cities. 10. This contract shall be for the period of one (1) year beginning October 1, 1999. 11. Any party hereto may terminate its participation in this agreement without recourse or liability upon thirty (30) days written notice to the other party. ATTEST: Carroll Independent School District City Secretary, City of Colleyville City Secretary, City of Grapevine Page 3 Grapevine/Colleyville Independent School District Mayor, City of Colleyville Mayor, City of Grapevine I Pursuant to the Interlocal Agreement entered into by the City of Colleyville, City of Grapevine, City of Soutlake, Town of Trophy Club, Carroll Independent School District, and Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District on October 1, 1999, the Town of Trophy Club shall pay to the City of Southlake Four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($4,250.00) as its contribution for participating in the METROPORT Teen Court Program.