City Considers Outsourcing Crossing Guard Positions

Andy Frain Services could assume responsibility for hiring, training, supervising and scheduling Darien's three part-time crossing guard positions, according to a city memo.

Staffing Darien’s crossing guard positions could become an outside job. The Police Committee is scheduled to discuss Thursday the possibility of contracting the staffing firm Andy Frain Services to provide crossing guards for two locations in Darien.  The change wouldn’t be a money-saving move so much as an effort to more efficiently staff the positions, according to a city memo. Darien employs two part-time crossing guards at the intersection of Cass and 75th Street and one guard at Adams and 75th. When one is absent, either the community service officer or a sworn police officer must then staff the corner, pulling them off other Darien Police Department duties.  The city paid roughly  $23,800 in crossing guard salaries during fiscal year…

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