[Adopted 7-11-1996 as Ord. No. 96-36]
There is hereby created the position of Adult
School Crossing Guard for the Township of Lacey.
Adult School Crossing Guards shall be appointed
by the Township Committee of the Township of Lacey and shall serve
for terms not exceeding one year.
The duties of the School Crossing Guards, under
direction of the Chief of Police or other chief law enforcement officer
of the Township of Lacey, shall include, but not be limited to, traffic
control and crossing of school-age children. The Adult School Crossing
Guards shall perform such other related work as required. An Adult
School Crossing Guard shall not be a member of the Police Department
or force of the Township of Lacey, and his or her powers and duties
shall cease at the expiration of the term for which he or she is appointed.
He or she shall not have the right to bear firearms, nor shall he
or she have the power of arrest. Every Adult School Crossing Guard
shall be under the supervision and direction of the Chief of Police
or other chief law enforcement officer of the Township of Lacey and
shall perform his or her duties only in the Township of Lacey. He
or she shall comply with the rules and regulations applicable to the
conduct and decorum of the regular police officers of the Township
of Lacey.
A.
No person shall be appointed as an Adult School Crossing
Guard unless he or she:
(1)
Is a citizen of the state.
(2)
Is in sound body and of good health.
(3)
Is of good moral character.
(4)
Has not been convicted of any criminal offense involving
moral turpitude.
(5)
Possesses good health and freedom from disabling physical
and mental defects which would impair the proper performance of the
required duties or which might endanger the health and safety of oneself
or others. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible
as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after
reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the
accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue
hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
B.
Before any Adult School Crossing Guard is appointed,
the Chief of Police shall ascertain the eligibility of the applicant
and make a report to the governing body of the Township of Lacey.
Every Adult School Crossing Guard shall be trained
for the proper performance of his or her duties and responsibilities.
Such training shall consist of a minimum of two hours of classroom
instruction, which shall include information on methods of traffic
control and the duties and responsibilities of Adult School Crossing
Guards, and a minimum of 20 hours of field training in which the trainee
shall be supervised by an experienced Adult School Crossing Guard
or a regular police officer.
Before being assigned to any post, Adult School
Crossing Guards shall be provided with a uniform which shall identify
their function and which shall be distinct from the uniform of a member
of the regular Police Department or force. Such uniforms shall include,
but not be limited to, a safety vest, a hat, and breast and hat badges
which shall bear an identification number and the name of the Township
of Lacey.
The Chief of Police or other chief law enforcement
officer of the Township of Lacey shall have the right to position
School Crossing Guards on any street or highway within the Township
of Lacey; provided, however, that such Guards may be stationed only
when it is necessary to control or direct vehicular or pedestrian
traffic during those time periods of a school day when it is necessary
to control traffic or during any special event or program involving
pedestrian crossings whenever it is deemed to be in the best interest
of public safety.
