The Manheim Township Board of Commissioners, having received
a request from the Board of School Directors of the Manheim Township
School District to provide school crossing guards for the purpose
of controlling and directing traffic at and near certain schools of
the Manheim Township School District located within Manheim Township,
hereby finds and declares that it shall be the policy of Manheim Township
to provide school crossing guard services as requested by the Board
of School Directors of the Manheim Township School District.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings ascribed to them:
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY
A local entity established by the Manheim Township Board
of Commissioners and operated exclusively to provide services to the
Manheim Township School District.
SPECIAL SCHOOL POLICE UNIT
The educational service agency established in Manheim Township
to provide school crossing guards for the purpose of controlling and
directing traffic at or near schools of the Manheim Township School
District located within Manheim Township.
This article shall apply only to the provision of school crossing
guards by Manheim Township to the Manheim Township School District.
The Manheim Township Special School Police Unit is hereby established
as an educational service agency to be operated exclusively for the
purpose of providing service to the Manheim Township School District.
The school crossing guards employed by the Manheim Township
Special School Police Unit shall be under the direction and supervision
of the Chief of Police of Manheim Township.
The school crossing guards employed by the Manheim Township
Special School Police Unit shall be compensated according to the direction
of the Board of Commissioners of Manheim Township. Reimbursement for
the cost of the individuals filling the posts at locations requested
by the Board of School Directors of the Manheim Township School District
shall be determined by mutual written agreement of both the Manheim
Township Board of Commissioners and the Manheim Township Board of
School Directors. In the event the Board of Township Commissioners
and Board of School Directors are unable to agree upon the ratio of
reimbursement, each Board shall pay the amount mandated in the First
Class Township Code for such positions.