OVERLAND PARK
A A 8 Police Department

ABOVE AND BEYOND. BY DESIGN. Francis R. Donchez, Jr., Chief of Police

 

W. Jack Sanders Justice Center
12400 Foster

Overland Park, Kansas 66213
913/895-6000 - Emergency 911


January 5, 2018
Dear Superintendent,

As you know, the Overland Park Police Department (OPPD) administers the school crossing guard
program for the City. Historically, OPPD has hired, trained and supervised all guards who work within
our city limits. However, OPPD recently entered into an agreement with All City Management
Services, under which it will take over the administration of our crossing guard program. This will
become effective on Monday, January 29, 2018.

We did not take this decision However, it has always been challenging to recruit, hire and
retain guards. Our Personnel Section spends many hours on this task. Every hour spent recruiting,
vetting and training guards is an hour we don?t spend working to hire police of?cers.

Since all school crossings must be staffed, hundreds of times each year, vacant guard posts are covered
by police of?cers and other OPPD employees. This takes them away from their primary
responsibilities and is an inef?cient manner of doing business.

All City Management Services comes highly recommended and we have thoroughly vetted them. In
fact, almost every other city in Johnson County, including Leawood, Lenexa and Olathe, contracts with
All City Management Services to administer their crossing guard programs.

All City Management Services has offered to hire each of our current guards and keep them at their
assigned posts. It appears the vast majority of our guards will accept All City?s offer. Therefore, the
transition, in most cases, will be seamless. The only change most will see is a different uniform.

This change does not mean that OPPD is washing its hands of the program. We will still have OPPD
employees overseeing our relationship with All City Management. Anyone with a concern regarding a
speci?c guard, location or the program in general, is encouraged to call the OPPD Traf?c Safety
Captain at 913?895-6402 or Police Dispatch at 913-895-6300. We promise to work closely with All
City Management Services to solve any and all issues brought to our attention.

Rest assured, the safety of our children is of paramount importance to OPPD. We and our new partner,
All City Management Services, are dedicated to maintaining an ef?cient and effective school crossing
guard program.

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Francis R. Donchez, Jr.
Chief of Police

Sincerely,