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Report regarding a resolution approving the status of the Memorandum of Understanding, Version 16 for the 2025-26 School Year, between the City of South San Francisco and the South San Francisco Unified School District regarding the School Liaison Office program and to receive an annual report on the status of the Memorandum of Understanding. (Scott Campbell, Chief of Police)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council receive a report on the status of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of South San Francisco and the South San Francisco Unified School District regarding the School Liaison Office program and adopt the associated resolution to continue the agreement for the 2025-2026 school year.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Per action of the City Council and Board of Trustees in 2023, the South San Francisco Police Department (SSFPD) and South San Francisco Unified School District (SSFUSD) adopted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which commenced for the 2023-24 school year. This MOU consists of guidelines to inform the relationship between the SSFUSD and the School Liaison Officer (SLO) program of the SSFPD which expired on June 30, 2025.
The terms of the MOU require an annual review and presentation to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, and whether the parameters of the MOU are being followed. Furthermore, the MOU shall be reconsidered for renewal by both the City of South San Francisco and the SSFUSD for each successive fiscal year.
Factors incorporated in the SSFPD’s annual report include:
• Aggregated data on police contacts with students
• A summary of the student arrests and citations by gender, race/ethnicity, and any other relevant data.
• Success of established program goals and objectives
• An appraisal of areas with opportunities for improvement
The SSFUSD Board of Trustees approved the renewal of Version 16, for the 2025-26 School Year of the MOU between SSFPD and SSFUSD on June 26, 2025, in addition to corresponding proposed draft updates within Sections X(c) and XIII(a). These updates include a new expiration date of June 30, 2026, and the removal of prior language which refers to the initial year when moved to the renewal cycle to June/July to correspond with the conclusion of each school year (rather than March of each year).
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City’s General Fund.
RELATIONSHIP TO STRATEGIC PLAN
The MOU meets strategic planning objective 3.0 Public Safety: providing skilled police, emergency and medical service and emergency management.
CONCLUSION
It is recommended that the City Council accept the report on the status of the Memorandum of Understanding, Version 16 between the City of South San Francisco and the South San Francisco Unified School District and adopt the associated resolution to continue the agreement for the 2025-2026 school year.
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1. Presentation