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Committee directs CAO to find funds to keep crossing guards after DOT reports $1.5 million shortfall
Summary
The committee voted to continue crossing guard services through the school year while directing the CAO to identify alternate funding; LADOT reported an estimated $1.5 million gap after bonuses and retroactive pay increased program costs.
The Budget and Finance Committee voted to keep Los Angeles’ school crossing guard program operating at current levels through the end of the school year and directed the City Administrative Officer to identify alternative funding sources at midyear to cover a projected shortfall.
Assistant General Manager Kevin Minh of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation told the committee that the department’s initial estimate of the crossing guard funding problem was about $3.3 million, refined to roughly $2.5 million after updating payroll systems and bonus eligibility. Using that updated data, DOT described an approximate $1.5 million deficit for the current fiscal year.
Kevin Minh said, “At the beginning of…
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