The ESA shall be composed of the following individuals: The
Township Manager, the Township Human Resources Officer, the Police
Department’s Administrative Lieutenant and one other individual
chosen by the Township Manager.
The purpose of the ESA shall be to employ and supervise school
crossing guards within the Township. In order to enable the ESA to
perform that function, the Township delegates to the ESA the authority
to appoint and supervise crossing guards within the Township as set
out in the First Class Township Code.
The ESA 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 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 Township.
C. From time
to time employ, and/or discharge, and fix the compensation of crossing
guards or special school police to serve the Township.
D. Exercise
supervision and control over the crossing guards by: (1) establishing,
administering and enforcing rules and regulations for the work and
conduct of the crossing guards; (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 payments for the services of crossing
guards 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 Township, any payments by the school
district or any other gift, grant, devise, or bequest.
G. Establish
a system of accounts for all moneys under its control, and establish
one or more separate bank accounts into which all income shall be
deposited and from which all expenditures shall be made.
The Township shall transfer and pay over to the ESA the moneys
that the Township is required to pay as compensation to school crossing
guards under the First Class Township Code, or other agreement with
the school district, as provided in the First Class Township Code,
as well as, other moneys as necessary to cover expenditures budgeted,
for the ESA as provided in this chapter.
The ESA hereby recognized, formally established and shall continue
until changed or abolished by action of the Township or until the
suspension of Act 108 of 1979 as adopted by the Legislature of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in accord with the terms hereof.