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Report to council on the status of the Memorandum of Understanding for school year 2025-2026; and a resolution requesting approval of the update to the Memorandum of Understanding for school year 2026-2027 between the City of South San Francisco and the South San Francisco Unified School District. (Fahmida Murphy, Police Lieutenant)
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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 for school year 2025-2026; and approve the associated resolution to continue the agreement for the 2026-2027 school year between the City of South San Francisco and the South San Francisco Unified School District.
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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 expires on June 30, 2026.
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.
Following the review of the annual report, the SSFUSD Board of Trustees approved the renewal of Version 16 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 included a new expiration date of June 30, 2026, and the removal of prior language which refers to the initial year when parties moved the renewal cycle to June/July to correspond with the conclusion of each school year (rather than March of each year).
Per the SS...
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