Trustee Narusis said that he agrees and that he has a concern about the cost of providing the crossing guard and the cost of police patrols during the summer. Trustee Rocheleau said that school crossing guards are not the responsibility of the schools by state code. It is the responsibility of the municipality to provide crossing guards. Mayor Welton said that he feels costs are not the issue, and that the administration of the crossing guard program is a possible problem for the Police Department. From the audience, Deputy Police Chief Schwarz explained that the biggest problem for the Gurnee Police Department is getting crossing guards and having the crossing guards be at that intersection for five hours during the summer.
Summer is the time of greatest police activity for regular police officers.
It is not an issue of cost for the Police Department nor an administration problem either. The Police Department needs help in order to obtain people who will be a crossing guard. Again, the summer is a major busy time for the Gurnee Police Department. He continued by saying the Gurnee Police Department should ask the schools to seek competent crossing guards. Trustee Narusis asked what would be the liability for the Village if something happened to a child at that intersection.