[Ord. 6/9/1980, § 1]
By authority vested in boroughs by the Act of 1979, P.L. No.
108, 43 P.S. § 802.1, the Borough of Wyoming establishes
an Educational Service Agency.
[Ord. 6/9/1980, § 2]
The Educational Service Agency shall be composed of three individuals,
each of whom shall be a resident of the Borough, 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, in
the case of the three individuals appointed at the time of establishment
of the first day of January of the first year after the establishment,
the term of one shall expire on the first day of January of the second
year after the establishment, and the term of the third member shall
expire on the first day of January of the third year following establishment.
[Ord. 6/9/1980, § 3]
No elected Borough or school district official shall be eligible
to appointment to or membership on the Educational Service Agency.
A vacancy shall occur in the Educational Service Agency in the case
of any member who ceases to be resident of the Borough, who otherwise
becomes disqualified for appointment or membership.
[Ord. 6/9/1980, § 4]
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.
[Ord. 6/9/1980, § 5]
Members of the Educational Service Agency shall receive such
compensation as shall be fixed from time to time by the Borough Council.
[Ord. 6/9/1980, § 6]
Each member of the Educational Service Agency may, at the direction
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.
[Ord. 6/9/1980, § 7]
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, 53 P.S. § 45101 et seq.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See now 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
[Ord. 6/9/1980, § 8]
1.
The Educational Service Agency 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 the Borough 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 1A of this section, as modified by the Borough.
C.
From time to time employ, and/or discharge, and fix the compensation
of crossing guards or special school police to serve in the Borough.
D.
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 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.
E.
From moneys budgeted and available, make all payments for the services
of crossing guards or special school police 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 Borough, 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.
[Ord. 6/9/1980, § 9]
The Borough shall transfer and pay over to the Educational Service
Agency the moneys that the Borough is required to pay as compensation
to special school police under the Borough Code, 53 P.S. § 45101
et seq.,[1] or other agreement executed with the school district, as provided in the Borough Code, 53 P.S. § 45101 et seq., as well as other moneys as necessary to cover expenditures budgeted, for the Educational Service Agency as provided in § 1-308 in this Part.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
[Ord. 6/9/1980, § 10]
The Educational Service Agency hereby recognized and formally
established shall continue until changed or abolished by action of
the Borough or until the suspension of Act 108 of 1979, 43 P.S. § 802.1,
as adopted by the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in accord with the terms thereof.