Committee urges legislative action or fee increase to cover $6.3M crossing guard shortfall
CFO Jack Ireland reported the school crossing guard program costs about $8.4M with only $2.1M in state-allowed revenue, leaving roughly $6.3M funded from the general fund; the committee recommended pursuing state authority to raise fees or transfer operations to school districts and voted to forward the recommendation to the legislative committee.
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CFO Jack Ireland told the Committee on Government Efficiency that the school crossing guard program costs about $8.4 million annually while state-allowed revenue sources total about $2.1 million, leaving a roughly $6.3 million gap the city currently covers from the general fund. "It is a program that we are required to provide, per state law, because of the size of the city," Ireland said, and staff recommended pursuing legislative authority to expand revenue sources.
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