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Council weighs outsourcing park mowing; contract could add $35,000–$51,000 until staffing change
Summary
City staff and council members discussed a proposed outsourcing plan for park mowing and grounds maintenance that would change how the parks department handles routine duties and could increase short-term budgeted expenses while reducing staff workload and risk of lapses in maintenance.
City staff and council members discussed a proposed outsourcing plan for park mowing and grounds maintenance that would change how the parks department handles routine duties and could increase short-term budgeted expenses while reducing staff workload and risk of lapses in maintenance.
Why it matters: staff reported the parks department currently has four employees (one recently added) and an open position in the street department that could be transferred. The proposed contract would remove sports-complex mowing from the city’s internal work program and add those services to a contractor; until a city employee position is vacated, staff said the FY2026 budget would…
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