City Mulls Several Crossing Guard Staffing Options
Members of the Police Committee said Thursday it was premature to make a recommendation.
What began as a conversation about whether to contract an outside firm for crossing guards morphed into a Police Committee discussion Thursday about other options for handling the role. City Administrator Bryon Vana said that at Monday’s City Council meeting he will float the idea of asking District 61 assume responsibility for crossing guard employment as one possible alternative. The city employs three part-time crossing guards at two intersections near District 61 schools, costing the city a shade fewer than $24,000 annually. The Darien Police Department this week proposed contracting Andy Frain Services to hire, train and supervise crossing guards—not to save money but to help staff the positions more efficiently. When a crossing guard…
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Don Wilgan
5:15 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
Hey Lauren... With Andy Frain they will make $10 an hour with no benefits as a part time employee. The article even states they won't save any money. So what's the point... oh yeah, to screw the worker. How about we outsource the jerks who make these decisions. I forgot, they don't want to lose their pensions. $15 an hour working maybe 20 or 25 hours a week, now let's cut them $5 an hour. Good … more ›