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Idaho Parks requests consolidation, higher seasonal pay and funding for Heyburn docks in JFAC briefing
Summary
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation told the Joint Finance Committee it seeks program consolidation, targeted pay increases to address internal pay compression and a phased raise in seasonal wages, and described federal/dedicated funding for major capital projects including dock replacements at Heyburn State Park.
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation told the Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday that it plans to merge two administrative programs, raise seasonal wages and use dedicated and federal funds for several large capital projects, including replacement of two marinas at Heyburn State Park.
Janet Jessup, a budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, opened the department’s presentation and said the agency administers Idaho’s 30 state parks and trail systems and is funded with a mix of dedicated, federal and some general funds. Director Susan Buxton and staff stood for questions after the presentation.
The department asked the committee to consolidate its management services and park operations programs into a single budgeted program, a move Buxton described as “ministerial” and intended to make internal accounting and oversight easier while retaining visibility into revenues and expenditures. “It really is a ministerial request,” Buxton said.
Buxton and Human Resources Officer Jennifer Quindell Miller described targeted salary…
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