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Personnel committee raises school crossing-guard pay to $20 per session
Summary
The personnel committee voted to set crossing-guard pay at $20 per session (roughly $40 per day if both shifts are worked), citing difficulties filling positions at the prior $14.48 hourly rate and a desire to make the role more attractive.
Personnel committee members discussed chronic vacancies for school crossing-guard positions and compared current pay ($14.48 per hour) with alternatives, including a proposal to match the animal-control rate ($17.77) or to pay a flat $20 per session ($40 per day for two sessions). Members noted the inconvenience of split shifts and suggested that a per-session payment could be more appealing and simpler to administer.
After discussion, the committee moved and approved a change to pay crossing guards $20 per session. Estimates discussed in the meeting suggested the annual cost change was modest in the city payroll context and that staff would advertise the updated pay structure to help fill open shifts.
The committee also discussed alternative structures such as a flat daily stipend versus hourly pay and asked staff to consider payroll processing for the new arrangement.
