To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: KEITH KAUFFMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
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APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH ALL CITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. FOR A CROSSING GUARD SERVICES PILOT PROGRAM FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $57,823 FOR THE TERM OF AUGUST 3, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This agreement with All City Management Services will provide supplemental crossing guard services to the city. This agreement will assist the Police Department with staffing existing crossing guard locations. Approval of this agreement will allow for a one-year pilot program for the term of August 3rd, 2021 through June 30th, 2022. Prior to the expiration of this agreement, the program will be evaluated and consideration given to extending this agreement or pursuing a Request for Proposal with other vendors.
BACKGROUND
For FY 2021-2022, City Council approved $57,823 for crossing guards. These funds were budgeted to supplement the city's current crossing guard services, which is currently staffed solely by city employees. In the future, and after evaluation of this pilot program, the Police Department will look to extend this agreement with All City Management Services or seek other options, to bring back to Council for approval.
Currently, the Police Department staffs twenty-two Crossing Guard locations throughout the City. At this time, there are fifteen eligible Crossing Guards who can serve these locations daily during the school year. With the recent reopening of in-person instruction at school campuses, the Police Department has experienced a steep rise in the need to fill these posts with other police personnel. This supplemental staffing has come from Patrol Officers, Motor Officers, Sergeants, Lieutenants, Municipal Service Officer's, Police Cadets, and VIPs.
The need to use other personnel to supplement crossing guard staffing is the result of several different issues. Due to the split schedule (am and pm shifts) and limited shift hours t...
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