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Parks director seeks higher pay for year-round part-time staff, funds for dredging and equipment
Summary
Parks staff asked the committee to raise year-round part-time pay toward 80% of full-time hourly rate, requested funds for a dredging project at Fowler Park, overtime funding of about $7,500 and equipment purchases while trimming other capital lines.
The county parks presenter told the budget committee that the department wants to raise compensation for part-time, year-round employees and requested targeted increases and decreases in operating and capital lines for 2026.
Parks staff said part-time year-round employees perform many of the same duties as full-time staff and are difficult to recruit at the current hourly rate; the presenter suggested raising those positions to about 80% of the…
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