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Commissioners transfer maintenance of Alanias Fields to Precinct commissioner amid budget and staffing questions
Summary
Commissioners approved a motion transferring maintenance responsibility for the Alanias (Alameez) Fields to a precinct commissioner who said she would accept the work only if associated staff positions and budget lines returned to support maintenance.
Denman County Commissioners transferred maintenance responsibility for the Alanias Fields to a precinct commissioner after a lengthy discussion about staffing, equipment and budget lines tied to field upkeep.
A commissioner said the fields previously were managed under a former county judge’s department and later transferred among offices. The commissioner who asked for the transfer said she would take responsibility for maintaining the fields only if the two maintenance positions and associated budget that had been moved from her office were returned; she said the fields had lost about $50,000 of budget when they were reassigned.
County staff and commissioners clarified that concession stand operations and field maintenance are funded through separate budget functions and that bringing both together would require a formal transfer in the budget process. Commissioners discussed the costs of equipment and staff needed for ongoing maintenance: tractors, zero‑turn mowers, trailers and part‑time staff were cited as programmatic needs. One commissioner said consolidating maintenance under a commissioner with existing personnel and equipment could avoid new county purchases and reduce additional expenditures.
After further discussion, a motion to transfer maintenance of the fields to Commissioner Luisa Galamantes (as recorded in the minutes) carried by voice vote. The record shows the transfer included restoring maintenance staff positions to the precinct’s budget; the court did not put concession‑stand operations back to the precinct in this vote, noting concession operations are handled under a separate parks and recreation/sports complex budget and could be addressed later in the budget cycle.
Commissioners asked staff to return with a detailed budget and operational plan that lists water bills, part‑time staffing costs and any projected capital purchases so the court can evaluate long‑term expenses and potential revenue offset options such as paid tournaments or turf decisions.
