Report 2020-032 Recommendation 16 Responses

Report 2020-032: Clery Act: Some California Colleges and Universities Are Not Accurately Reporting Campus Crime Statistics and Safety Policies as Federal Law Requires (Release Date: May 2021)

Recommendation #16 To: Canada College

To ensure adequate public safety coverage for its campus, Caņada should ensure that it has the required written agreements in place with local law enforcement for all applicable areas of its campus.

1-Year Agency Response

Annual Response (Recommendation 16)

Updated Memoranda of Understanding documents have been reviewed, approved and signed by both San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and the Redwood City Police Department. Final and full approval for these renewal MOUs are attached.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

6-Month Agency Response

Relevant policies and procedures related to campus safety are being reviewed by members of the Task Force, including the Caņada College Vice President of Student Services, Vice President of Administrative Services, College Public Safety Captain, Vice Chancellor/Chief of Staff, and San Mateo County Community College District Chief of Public Safety, and Vice Chancellor/Chief of Staff. The Task Force has also expanded to include the College Medical Director, Dean of Counseling, Dean of Enrollment Services & Support Programs, and Student Life & Leadership Manager.

Renewal Memoranda of Understanding documents are in final stages of review and approval with both San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and the Redwood City Police Department. Final and full approval for these renewal MOUs is expected by December 2021.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending

60-Day Agency Response

The Caņada College Vice President of Student Services and Vice President of Administrative Services, together with the San Mateo County Community College District Chief of Public Safety and Vice Chancellor/Chief of Staff, have brought together a Task Force of college leaders to address the recommendations embedded in this Clery Act Audit report. Members of the Task Force include representatives from key areas of the college that overlap with the various recommendations from the report, including Title IX, Student Life, Counseling, Health Center, and other college areas. The Task Force has met in both one-on-one check-ins and meetings with the lead facilitators to establish a timeline of research and progress reports before submitting an in-depth update by November 2021. More details regarding implementation updates for each recommendation will be submitted by the six month update timeline.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

Caņada's response did not specifically address whether it has the required written agreements in place with local law enforcement agencies for all applicable areas of its campus, but it indicated that it had not fully implemented the recommendation. We look forward to reviewing Caņada's next update in November 2021 to identify the actions it has taken in response to this recommendation.

All Recommendations in 2020-032

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.