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Crossing guards tell Muscogee County school board they missed pay; board asks staff to fix payroll
Summary
During public comment at the Feb. 18 Muscogee County School District meeting, crossing guard representatives said many guards experienced delayed pay, including a month-long delay and unpaid snow days; board members pressed staff for an expedited fix and assigned Chief Arp to ensure payroll follows up.
At the Feb. 18 Muscogee County School District board meeting, a representative for crossing guards told the board many guards had not been paid on the expected schedule, citing a 30-day delay for some pay and unpaid snow days.
"We were supposed to get it, but we never got it," said Yolanda Hunter, identified in the meeting as a crossing-guard chairperson, during public comment. Hunter said crossing guards had received only four days of pay related to recent weather closures and that the group regularly works in inclement weather to protect students.
District staff responded that time was paid based on submitted timecards and that supervisors enter hours into the electronic payroll system; staff said they had reached out to the supervisors to verify the hours and would correct any errors. A district speaker said the district agreed that employees would be paid for snow days, even though time entries for those days would not show as present in the system because employees were not physically at work.
Board members expressed concern about the delay and urged staff to act quickly. One board member asked whether finance or payroll could override time entries to ensure payments; another said many crossing guards rely on that income to pay household bills. The public comment included a board member noting the district has "over 50" crossing guards.
Superintendent and board leaders directed Chief Arp to take the point on gathering information and ensuring payroll is provided the necessary documentation so payments can be processed. The board did not take a formal vote on the matter; the action recorded in the meeting was a direction to staff to resolve outstanding pay issues and to provide a written follow-up if requested by the crossing-guard representatives.
No specific payroll dates or dollar amounts were provided in public comment; several board members encouraged the crossing guards to submit written details (times, dates, and amounts) so staff could process corrections promptly.
