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Council creates wellness-center positions as facility nears completion; city schedules employee open house
Summary
Ordinance No. 2025-4 creating five wellness-center job classifications (facility director, lifeguards, attendants) was introduced and adopted; staff reported construction progress and plans to hire in February–March with an employee open house in early February and an anticipated public opening April 1.
The Seward City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2025-4 to create new positions and pay classifications for the city’s wellness center and received a construction update from staff reporting steady progress toward a spring opening.
City administrator Greg and recreation staff outlined five new classifications in the pay plan: facility director, wellness center lead attendant, wellness center attendant, child-watch attendant and wellness lifeguard. Greg said the facility director will be a full-time position responsible for HVAC, pool operations certification, facility maintenance and coordination with other departments. Lead attendants and attendants will staff front-desk operations and opening/closing duties; child-watch attendants will supervise the child-watch program. Lifeguards will be hired year-round for the wellness center rather than as summer-only seasonals, and staff said they are consulting the city labor attorney to confirm wage and FLSA implications.
Joel, wellness center project lead, gave a construction update: flooring and classroom carpet are installed, gym and studio floors will be finished in about three weeks, weight-room equipment is delivered, mirrors and lockers are installed, and pool tiling has begun. Joel said furniture deliveries are expected next week and staff plan a city-employee open house on Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 4–5 p.m. Construction items remain in the pool area and pool completion is expected later (Joel estimated tiling and pool finish work through March). Staff expressed a target public opening date of about April 1.
Council adopted Ordinance No. 2025-4 (classification and pay plan changes) after introduction and a motion to dispense with the statutory rule; the clerk recorded an 8–0 vote in favor. Staff said they will advertise recruitment for part-time positions in the local paper starting soon, aim to review applicants in late February, and have the facility director in place by the end of February to begin trainings and onboarding.
