Agenda Item Wording:
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Approval of MOU with Visalia Unified School District for youth service officers assigned to school campuses - Authorize the City Manager to approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Agreement between the City of Visalia and Visalia Unified School District for Visalia Police Department Youth Services Officers assigned as campus officers at VUSD middle school and high school campuses for fiscal year 2026/27 & 2027/28.
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Agenda Date: 06/01/2026
Prepared by:
Chief of Police Jason Salazar, 713- 4215, jason.salazar@visalia.gov;
Captain Andrew Swarthout, 713-4035, andrew.swarthout@visalia.gov;
Lieutenant Celeste Sanchez, 713-4154, celeste.sanchez@visalia.gov;
Financial Analyst Liz Ybarra, 713-4250, liz.ybarra@visalia.gov
Department Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Agreement between the City of Visalia and Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) for 10 Visalia Police Department Youth Services Officers (YSOs) assigned as campus officers at VUSD middle school and high school campuses. The MOU is effective from 7/1/2026 to 6/30/2028.
Summary:
The Visalia Police Department and VUSD mutually agree to maintain YSOs on VUSD campuses from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, for the purpose of providing police presence, services, support, directions to students and VUSD staff, and providing criminal or juvenile investigative services during the school years.
The goal of the YSO program is to improve the attendance, grades, and behavior of the students at the campuses who have demonstrated problems at school, home, and in the community; to enhance campus and public safety; and to develop positive police-youth relationships.
Background Discussion:
Visalia Police YSOs will remain on the campuses of the following five (5) District High Schools: Golden West High School, El Diamante High School, Mt. Whitney High School, Redwood High School, Sequoia High School; as well as fiv...
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