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Borough of Souderton, PA
Montgomery County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Souderton 12-29-1980 by Ord. No. 476 (Ch. 6 of the 1972 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to § 1 of the Act of December 12, 1979, P.L. 503, No. 108,[1] there is hereby established the Borough of Souderton Educational Service Agency.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 43 P.S. § 802.1.
The Borough of Souderton Educational Service Agency shall have as its purpose the employment and supervision of school-crossing guards and part-time police officers when working at school activities.
The Borough of Souderton Educational Service Agency shall consist of three persons and shall be those members of the Borough Council who chair the Police Committee, Finance Committee and Administrative Committee.
The members of the Educational Service Agency shall serve for a term of three years, coinciding with the calendar year.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Vacancies on the Educational Service Agency shall be filled by appointment by Borough Council for the unexpired term of the member being replaced.
The members of the Educational Service Agency shall serve without compensation. They may, however, receive reimbursement for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
The Borough of Souderton Educational Service Agency shall have the duty and authority to:
A. 
From time to time employ, discharge and fix the compensation of school-crossing guards and part-time police officers when working at school activities.
B. 
Exercise supervision and control over school-crossing guards and part-time police officers at school activities by establishing and enforcing rules and regulations for their work and conduct, establishing work schedules and designating locations where the duties of the crossing guards and part-time police officers are to be performed, and otherwise exercising supervision and control. The Educational Service Agency may, from time to time, delegate any or all of the above duties to other officials of the Borough of Souderton.
The Borough shall establish a separate department for payroll purposes entitled "Educational Service Agency" from which shall be disbursed funds that the Borough is required to pay as compensation to crossing guards and part-time police officers employed by the Educational Service Agency and all other expenditures incurred in connection therewith.
The Borough of Souderton Educational Service Agency is recognized by the Borough Council of the Borough of Souderton as the Borough's agency for management and control of school-crossing guards and part-time police officers working at school activities.