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Report regarding consideration of an updated Memorandum of Understanding, Version 16 between the City of South San Francisco and the South San Francisco Unified School District and adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement and to receive an annual report on the status of the Memorandum of Understanding, Version 16. (Scott Campbell, Chief of Police)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council receive a 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 approve the associated resolution to continue the agreement for the 2024-2025 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, 2024.
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 South San Francisco Police Departments 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 South San Francisco Unified School District Board of Trustees approved the renewal of version 16 of the MOU between SSFPD an...
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