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District plans MOU update with city for Middleton Youth Center as AmeriCorps position ends
Summary
City and district staff briefed the board on a proposed adjustment to the long‑standing youth center agreement to cover staffing cost increases after an AmeriCorps slot ended.
City of Middleton park-and-recreation staff and district leaders told the board they will recommend a modest increase to the long-standing youth-center memorandum of understanding to offset staffing costs after the AmeriCorps position that supported the program was eliminated.
John, director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Middleton, said the youth center — which runs after-school programming every school day and a summer program — served about 42 students per day this school year. “We are serving roughly 42 students a day this school year,” John said.
Laura, the city’s assistant director of parks and recreation, explained the AmeriCorps member slot that had contributed staff time is being canceled by the national program. “That was determined during this school year. So we were not able to fill our slot for a member this school year ... and they are now canceling the program entirely,” Laura said. She said replacing that position with part-time city staff is more expensive than an AmeriCorps stipend.
The existing agreement covers the partnership and the current flat payment the district makes to the city for youth-center programming and a historically funded AmeriCorps slot. City and district staff proposed an inflationary adjustment for the remaining years of the MOU so staffing can be sustained while the parties consider longer-term program structure when the agreement is revisited.
Board members asked whether the agreement would allow serving students who live outside city limits and whether Fund 80 or other funding sources could support the program; staff said they would explore options but noted jurisdictional and equity considerations when opening city-run programs to nonresident participants.
The MOU adjustment will be brought to the board for approval at the next regular meeting; administration said the board packet included detail on the proposed yearly increases and that 2024–25 would remain unchanged. No vote was taken tonight.
