By authority vested in boroughs by the Act of 1979, P.L. 503,
No. 108, the Borough of Colwyn establishes an Educational Service
Agency.
The Educational Service Agency shall be composed of three individuals,
at least 18 years of age, who shall be appointed by the Borough Council
for three-year overlapping terms, coinciding with the calendar year,
provided that in the case of the three individuals appointed at the
time of establishment of the Educational Service Agency, the term
of one shall expire on the first day of January of the first year
after establishment, the term of one shall expire on the first day
of January of the second year after establishment, and the term of
the third member shall expire on the first day of January of the third
year following establishment.
No elected Borough or school district official shall be eligible
to appointment to or membership on the Educational Service Agency.
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.
Members of the Educational Service Agency shall receive such
compensation as shall be fixed from time to time by the Borough Council.
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.
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.
The Educational Service Agency shall have the following authority,
and it shall be its duty to:
A. From
time to time employ and/or discharge and fix the compensation of crossing
guards or special school police to serve in the Borough.
B. 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.
The Educational Service Agency hereby recognized and formally
established shall continue until changed by action of the Borough
or until the suspension of Act No. 108 of 1979, as adopted by the
Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in accord with the
terms thereof.