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Council approves adding four safety advocates to school-crossing contract after debate over prior contract visibility
Summary
Council approved an amendment to the city’s school-crossing-guard services contract to add four safety advocates and increase the contract by $24,211 to $510,540.75, effective Feb. 1. One councilor raised concern that the original contract did not come before council.
Chester City Council voted on Jan. 22 to amend the city’s school-crossing-guard services contract to add four safety advocates, extend coverage to four additional locations and increase hours at specified locations for the remaining 84 school days of the 2024–2025 academic year.
The amendment increases the contract by $24,211 for a new total of $510,540.75 and is effective Feb. 1, 2025. The resolution cites 8 Pa. C.S. § 1127 as the…
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