APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Jady Leung (Apr 15, 2026 10:46:41 PDT)
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER
INTO AN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SUZANNE DWORAK -PECK
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK TO CREATE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE-LEVEL SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS FROM AUGUST 2026 TO MAY 2031
WHEREAS, the University of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak- Peck School of Social Work Master of Social Work degree program offers a Social Work and Public Safety specialization that includes practicum education, through which graduate -level students receive supervised, hands -on training in real -world public safety and community- based settings as an integral component of their academic curriculum; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) seeks to establish a partnership with the University of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work to participate as a practicum placement site for such students; and
WHEREAS, student interns participating in the practicum placement will be required to adhere to applicable City and departmental policies and procedures, will serve in a training capacity, will not receive compensation from the City, and will not be considered City employees for any purpose; and
WHEREAS, services provided by practicum students will support and align with the Oakland Police Department’s community- oriented and public safety efforts and are expected to help
reduce workload demands on existing staff; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator to enter into an Memorandum of Understanding, for the period of August 2026 through May 2031, with University of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Master of Social Work to create internship rotation opportunities for graduate -level social work students with the City of Oakland (City) Oakland Police Department (OPD); and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to conduct all negotiations, applications, agreements, extensions, and related actions consistent with the purposes of this Resolution for the purpose of executing the MOU.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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