(a) Position Established. There is hereby established the position of adult school crossing guard.
(b) Appointment by Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall appoint male or female persons as adult school crossing guards in such number as may be determined from time to time by Council.
The Chief of Police shall make available application blanks designed to require the information necessary to determine the eligibility for appointment as a guard.
(c) Qualifications of Guards. To be eligible for appointment as an adult school crossing guard a person shall:
(1) Be not less than twenty-one and not more than sixty years of age.
(2) Be a resident of this City.
(3) Be a citizen of the United States, of good moral character and able to read and write the English language understandably.
(4) Be at least five feet, two inches in height and of a weight in proportion to height.
(5) Be in good health, sound in body and mind and certified by a competent physician of the City as being physically capable of performing the required duties.
(d) Oath of Office. Each appointee as an adult school crossing guard shall be sworn to faithful performance of the required duties.
(e) Pre-Assignment Training. The Chief of Police shall conduct, and guard appointees shall present themselves for a period of pre-assignment instruction and training as the Chief of Police believes necessary to the performance of the required duties.
(f) Assignment to Localities. The Chief of Police shall assign guards to such localities as shall be best suited to afford protection to those attending school.
(g) Duty Hours. Guards shall perform their duties during hours designated by the Chief of Police.
(h) Duties of Guards. School crossing guards shall control and direct traffic upon designated parts of the streets, avenues, roads, alleys or ways at or near schools and in the performance of such duties shall be vested with all the powers of local police officers.
(i) Supervision by Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall familiarize each guard with the duties to be performed and shall be the supervisor of the duties of the guards.
(j) Official Status of Guards. Guards shall not acquire any rights under the civil service laws and rules and the pension laws and rules of the State or of the City. Guards shall comply with all applicable ordinances, rules and regulations adopted by Council, and shall give such bond as may be required by Council
(k) Compensation. Guards shall be paid by the City at a rate determined from time to time by Council.
(l) Dismissal. The Chief of Police shall have the authority to dismiss guards where he finds such dismissal to be in the best interests of the City. Council shall have the authority to summarily dismiss any guard for any reason it believes sufficient. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of original appointment.
(Ord. 21848. Passed 8-25-59.)