Nothing in this division shall in any manner be construed as
granting or establishing in school crossing guards the powers or authority
of a peace officer, and such school crossing guards shall be strictly
limited and confined to the exercise and performance only of those
duties provided for herein.
(1959 Code, sec. 18-158; Ordinance 3571, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/1961; 1983 Code, sec. 16-347; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
(a)
There is hereby established and created the position of “school
crossing guard.” Such positions may be filled by persons whose
qualifications, both physical and educational, will permit the performance
of the duties of school crossing guards as defined in this chapter
and in accordance with such requirements that may be established from
time to time by the city manager. All school crossing guards shall
be under the immediate supervision and control of the police chief
and shall be a part of the police department, and shall receive such
salaries as may from time to time be established by the budget of
the city.
(b)
Police department school crossing guards may be supplemented by school
district crossing guards. Guards provided and funded by school districts
must be approved by the police department and stationed at areas the
traffic engineering department approves as warranted school crossings.
These crossing guards must fulfill all duties and abide by all requirements
of school crossing guards employed by the city.
(1959 Code, sec. 18-154; Ordinance 3571, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/1961; 1983 Code, sec. 16-348; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
It shall be the duty of each school crossing guard to assist
the crossing by school children in the safest manner possible at the
crosswalk to which he is assigned, assisting the crossing of such
children individually or in groups, as the volumes of pedestrian and
vehicular traffic may dictate. Such school crossing guard, having
children to escort across such crosswalk, shall, before allowing such
children to enter such crosswalk, himself step from the curb or shoulder
of the roadway into such crosswalk, when such movement may be made
with safety, and by the use of his hands, or such flags, whistles
or hand signs as may be furnished, attract the attention of approaching
motorists and wait until all vehicles immediately approaching such
crosswalk are stopped before signaling the waiting children to enter
such crosswalk. The school crossing guard shall remain in such crosswalk
until the crossing children shall have reached the opposite curb,
then himself quickly resume his post and allow the flow of vehicular
traffic to resume. School crossing guards, when not attempting to
stop vehicular traffic for the crossing of children, shall stand back
from the crosswalk and keep all flags or hand signs furnished him
furled or hidden from the view of approaching traffic.
(1959 Code, sec. 18-155; Ordinance 3571, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/1961; 1983 Code, sec. 16-349; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
It shall be the duty of school crossing guards to observe and
write down the name, if known, the license number and the description
of all drivers violating traffic laws or ordinances in the vicinity
of their assigned post, and to report such information to the police
department as soon as possible.
(1959 Code, sec. 18-156; Ordinance 3571, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/1961; 1983 Code, sec. 16-350; Ordinance 2012-O0032, sec. 1, adopted 4/10/2012)
