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Commission plans quarterly park audits; commissioners to be assigned park pairs
Summary
Staff proposed a quarterly park assessment program for commissioners to walk assigned parks and report maintenance observations; commissioners have one week to request specific assignments before staff finalizes pairs.
At the May 20 meeting staff proposed assigning commissioners two parks each for quarterly walk‑through audits to surface maintenance issues and capital observations.
The plan matters because commissioner‑led audits provide additional eyes on park conditions, supplement maintenance inspections and can help inform the capital improvement plan and near‑term repairs.
Mike said the village has 14 parks and suggested assigning two parks per commissioner; staff will provide a checklist and commissioners may submit preferences for which parks they'd like to monitor. He described the audits as general observational work—looking for broken benches, aging shelters, paving issues or other items that could inform CIP priorities—and not a replacement for certified playground inspections performed by Public Services. Staff said photos and notes would be helpful and that commissioners should send preferences to Mike within one week; absent preferences, staff will assign parks.
Commissioners discussed the approach and said photos and simple spreadsheets would be useful. Staff said professional playground inspection and maintenance work will continue with Public Services, and commissioner audits will be an additional layer of community review. No votes were taken; staff will implement the assignment process and return with an audit schedule.
