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Chester to amend crossing-guard contract to cover extra hours; cost split with school district
Summary
Council discussed Resolution 21 to amend the existing crossing guard contract to add four locations and authorize payment for additional hours when needed; staff identified the vendor as SCM Management and said the added cost is split with the school district (about $12,000 each). No vote is recorded in the transcript.
Councilmembers reviewed Resolution 21 at the Jan. 21 deliberative meeting, which would amend the city’s existing crossing-guard contract to add four locations and to cover additional hours that were not included in the original contract.
A councilmember asked who the vendor is and whether additional hours would be covered; staff identified the vendor as SCM Management and said the amendment "extends it so that we have the ability to pay the pay the vendor, in this particular case, which is SCM Management, for those additional hours at the crossing guards work." Staff said additional hours could "depend" on the situation and "could be an hour, could be a half hour."
On funding, the chief of staff told council, "It's totally fair. And it's the cost is split between the school district and the city. So it's roughly a little over $12,000 for each." Council members said the amendment gives the contract the flexibility to pay for extra hours when buses run late or unexpected circumstances occur.
What was not decided: The transcript records the discussion about the amendment and the vendor but does not include a recorded motion or vote on Resolution 21.
