[Ord. No. 87-0014, §§ 1-5, 8-25-1987]
A. That in the interest of and for the safety of the children attending
any of the R-5 Public Schools, including but not limited to the Leslie
Bell Elementary School located at 400 South 20th Street, the Middle
School located at 16th and Main and the High School located on Aull
Lane, it is deemed appropriate that the City Council authorize the
Board of Education through its Superintendent of Schools to place
school crossing guards at various locations within the City, including
those guards for the schools above enumerated.
B. The Board of Education of the R-5 School District through its Superintendent
of Schools is hereby authorized to place competent adults at the school
crossings of the Leslie Bell School, Middle School and High School,
together with any other school crossings which the Board seems appropriate.
C. The competent adults selected by the R-5 Board of Education through
its Superintendent of Schools are hereby authorized to enter upon
the streets of the City at the selected school crossings, control
the flow of the vehicular traffic and pedestrian school children traffic
at each of said selected school crossings during the times that they
have been directed to do so by the Board of Education through its
Superintendent of Schools. Such competent adult school crossing guards
are hereby authorized to use stop signs, stop sign paddles and other
appropriate equipment to assist in the proper control of vehicular
and pedestrian traffic.
D. The Police Department of the City of Lexington shall give the selected
school crossing guards such training as is requested by the R-5 Board
of Education through its Superintendent of Schools and to render such
assistance for the safety of the school children to the R-5 Board
of Education as may be necessary or appropriate from time to time.
E. The authorization herein given shall be effective between the hours
of 7:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. of each day that the schools herein referred
to are in session.
[Ord. No. 94-28 §§ 1-2, 12-27-1994]
A. The use of excessive force by any law enforcement personnel within
its jurisdiction against any individual engaged in a non-violent civil
rights demonstration is hereby prohibited. The City also prohibits
the physical barring of any entrance or exit to such a facility and
will enforce all applicable State laws regarding same.
B. Any law enforcement personnel found to be violating any provision
of this Section shall be subject to the penalties as outlined in the
Police Department Manual of the City of Lexington, Missouri.