[Ord. 345, 6/9/1980, § 1]
By authority vested in Boroughs by the Act 108 of 1979, the
Borough of East Lansdowne establishes an Educational Service Agency.
[Ord. 345, 6/9/1980, § 2]
The Educational Service Agency shall be composed of three individuals,
each of whom shall be a resident of the Borough, at least 18 years
of age, who shall be appointed by the Borough Council for three overlapping
terms, coinciding with the calendar year; provided that, in the case
of the three individuals appointed at the time of establishment of
the Education Service Agency, the term of one shall expire on the
first day of January of the first year after the establishment, the
term of one shall expire on the first day of January of the second
year after the establishment, and the term of the third member shall
expire on the first day of January of the third year following establishment.
[Ord. 345, 6/9/1980, § 3]
No elected Borough or School District official shall be eligible
to appointment to, or membership on, the Educational Service Agency.
A vacancy shall occur in the Educational Service Agency in the case
of any member who ceases to be a resident of the Borough, or who otherwise
becomes disqualified for appointment or membership.
[Ord. 345, 6/9/1980, § 4]
Vacancies in the Educational Service Agency occurring for any
reason shall be filled by appointment by the Borough Council of a
successor to serve for the remainder of the term of the individual
being replaced.
[Ord. 345, 6/9/1980, § 6]
Members of the Educational Service Agency shall serve without
compensation until such time as compensation shall be fixed by the
Borough Council, and thereafter as such compensation may be fixed,
from time to time, by said Borough Council.
[Ord. 345, 6/9/1980, § 6]
Each member of the Educational Service Agency may, at the discretion
of the Borough Council, be required to furnish a bond in the amount
and with the surety specified by the Borough for the faithful performance
of his duties as a member of the Educational Service Agency.
[Ord. 345, 6/9/1980, § 7]
The function of the Educational Service Agency shall be to employ
and supervise school crossing guards, also referred to as special
school police, to direct traffic at or near schools. In order to enable
the Educational Service Agency to perform that function, the Borough
delegates to the Educational Service Agency the authority to appoint
and supervise crossing guards or special school police as set out
in the Borough Code.
[Ord. 345, 6/9/1980, § 8]
The Educational Service Agency shall have the following authority,
and it shall be its duty to:
A.
Prepare annually, and, on or before the first day of November of
each year, submit to the Borough Council for approval a budget showing
its contemplated income and its proposed expenditures for the succeeding
year.
B.
Annually adopt the budget as submitted under Subsection A of this
section, as modified by the Borough.
C.
From time to time to employ and or discharge, and fix the compensation
of crossing guards or special school police to serve in the Borough.
D.
Exercise supervision and control over the crossing guards or special
school police by:
(1)
Establishing, administering and enforcing rules and regulations for
the work and conduct of the crossing guards or special school police;
(2)
Establishing work schedules and designating the locations where and
the time when the various individuals are to be on duty;
(3)
Establishing position classifications if deemed necessary, and designating
the individuals to serve in each classification;
(4)
Providing for supervision as necessary;
(5)
Exercising any and all other prerogatives normally associated with
personnel management.
E.
From moneys budgeted and available, make all payment for services
of crossing guards or special school police and make all other expenditures
as prescribed by law or superior body or agency, or as otherwise deemed
necessary or appropriate.
F.
Receive, in addition to payments by the Borough, any payments by
the School District or any other gift, grant, devise, or bequest.
G.
Establish a system of accounting for all moneys under its control.
H.
Send to the crossing guards and/or special school police all notices
relating to their services.
[Ord. 345, 6/9/1980, § 9]
The Borough shall transfer and pay over to the Educational Service Agency the moneys that the Borough is required to pay as compensation to special school police under the Borough Code, or other agreement executed with the School District, as provided in the Borough Code, as well as other moneys as necessary to cover expenditures budgeted for the Educational Service Agency, as provided in § 1-308 of this Part.
[Ord. 345, 6/9/1980, § 10]
The Educational Service Agency hereby recognized and formally
established shall continue until changed or abolished by action of
the Borough or until the suspension of Act 108 of 1979, as adopted
by the legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance
with the terms thereof.
