[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Green Tree 1-7-1980 by Ord. No. 944 (Ch. 248 of the 1982 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Special school police — See § C-1307.
There is hereby established, pursuant to Act No. 108 of 1979,
effective January 1, 1980, the Educational Service Agency of the Borough,
effective January 1, 1980, which Agency shall be operated exclusively
for the purpose of providing service to one or more educational institutions
as more fully set forth in such Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 43 P.S. § 802.1, as amended.
The Educational Service Agency shall consist of nine members,
who shall serve without compensation, but who may be reimbursed for
necessary and reasonable expenses. The Mayor, members of Council and
the Manager may serve as members of the Agency, but shall not, by
reason of membership therein, forfeit the right to exercise the powers,
perform the duties or receive the compensations of the municipal offices
held by them during such membership.
All members of the Educational Service Agency shall be appointed
by Council. The term of each of the members of the Agency shall be
four years, or until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
All of the members of the Educational Service Agency shall be
residents of the Borough.
Any member of the Educational Service Agency, once qualified
and appointed, may be removed from office for malfeasance, misfeasance
or nonfeasance in office or for such other just cause as determined
by a majority vote of Council, taken after the member has received
15 days' advance notice of the intent to take such a vote. A hearing
shall be held in connection with the vote if the member requests it
in writing. Any appointment to fill a vacancy created by removal shall
be only for the unexpired term.
The Educational Service Agency shall elect a Chairperson and
Vice Chairperson and create and fill such other offices as it may
determine. Officers shall serve annual terms and may succeed themselves.
The Agency may make and alter bylaws and rules and regulations to
govern its procedures, consistent with this Code, the Borough Charter
and the laws of the commonwealth. The Agency shall keep a full record
of its business and shall annually make a written report to Council,
by April 15 of each year, of its activities. Interim reports may be
made as often as may be necessary or as requested by Council.
Council may appoint a Director of the Educational Service Agency
who shall be, in the opinion of Council, qualified for the duties
of his or her position. The Director shall be in charge of the administration
of the Agency and shall exercise the powers and be subject to the
duties that are granted or imposed on the Agency by this chapter,
the Borough Charter and any other applicable law or ordinance, including,
but not limited to, Act No. 108 of 1979, as amended. The Director
shall exercise only those powers and be subject to only those duties
which are specifically conferred upon him or her by ordinance pursuant
to this chapter.
The Educational Service Agency, with the advice and consent
of Council and within the limits of funds appropriated by Council,
may employ special school police (school crossing guards), secretaries,
clerks, legal counsel, consultants or persons to perform other technical
and clerical services.
The Educational Service Agency shall perform all acts which
may be necessary to fulfill the duties and obligations imposed by
law, including, but not limited to, Act No. 108 of 1979, as amended,
this chapter and the Borough Charter.
A.
All special school police (school crossing guards) of the Borough
are hereby transferred to the payroll of the Educational Service Agency
or to the payroll of the Borough, effective January 1, 1980. Such
police shall be compensated from the accounts of the Agency in conformity
with Act No. 108 of 1979, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 43 P.S. § 802.1, as amended.
B.
All appropriated payroll funds, accounts and records of the Borough
in connection with the special school police who are presently employed
by the Borough shall be hereafter transferred to, and designated as,
the accounts of the Agency.
C.
The Borough Manager is hereby authorized to take all necessary action
in order to establish new bank accounts for the Agency, for the payment
of all employees thereof, and to establish other necessary and proper
accounts to comply with Act No. 108 of 1979, as amended.
D.
Compensation and reimbursement:
(1)
The Borough Manager is authorized from time to time to transfer to
the Educational Service Agency sufficient funds to compensate the
special school police for the school year beginning February 1, 2017,
and at such times as necessary thereafter.
(2)
The hourly rate of pay for special school police shall be $12 per
hour, commencing February 1, 2017.
(3)
Uniforms.
(a)
Each newly hired special school police shall be provided one
complete new crossing guard uniform at no charge to the said crossing
guard at the time of initial hire.
(b)
Each special school police shall be entitled to be paid the
sum of $100 on an annual basis for miscellaneous uniform maintenance,
subject to the following:
(4)
The Borough Manager is directed to obtain reimbursement from the
Keystone Oaks School District of the following amounts of money for
each special school police:
(a)
One-half of the hourly rate for each hour paid to the special
school police;
(b)
One-half of the cost of the base of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
established workers' compensation insurance rate;
(c)
One-half of the Educational Service Agency's share of social
security tax paid on behalf of each special school police;
(e)
One-half of the sum paid by the Borough of Green Tree for liability
insurance covering the special school police.
(5)
The hourly rate of pay set forth in Subsection D(2)a) above shall
remain in full force and effect until revised by further action of
Council.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ord. Nos.
1439, 1448, 1514, 1541 and 1613, which added and then amended this
section of the Code.
[Added 2-1-1960 by Res. No. 3]
All new special school police (school crossing guards) employed
by the Borough after January 1, 1960, shall have a mandatory retirement
at age 70, but such police may be retained from year to year thereafter
on the recommendation of the Mayor, the Chief of Police and the Public
Safety Committee of Council. These provisions do not apply to presently
employed special school police.
[Added 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 1373]
The Borough Manager is hereby authorized to transfer, from time
to time, to the Educational Service Agency sufficient funds to compensate
the special school police for the school year, beginning September
1, 1998, and at such times as necessary thereafter.
