Board tables multi‑year Community Education/YMCA agreement after compensation request

Sep 23, 2026

Staff proposed five‑year recreation agreements with a 2% annual increase; Community Education requested raising Brainerd's annual compensation from $15,000 to $18,000. Board asked staff for cost and participation data and voted to table the agreements until next month.

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Staff proposed five‑year agreements for Brainerd Family YMCA and Brainerd Community Education with a 2% year‑over‑year compensation adjustment and clarified the city would handle maintenance of city‑owned facilities used for programming. Zach said the change aims to provide consistency for partners while allowing flexibility when low registration prevents a program from running.

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