New Lago Vista parks director outlines staffing, compliance priorities as budget moves forward
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David Montgomery Scott, four weeks into his role, briefed the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee on staffing, compliance and accessibility priorities and said he will present observations after a six-week review while continuing to refine next year’s park budget.
David Montgomery Scott, the city’s new parks and recreation director, introduced himself to the advisory committee and outlined early priorities, including staffing, compliance with state and federal accessibility rules, and partnerships.
"This is week 4, of my tenure," Scott said. He described his background in parks and recreation across multiple cities and said he would return to the committee with more detailed observations: "I hope to bring to our next meeting some of my observations at that point over the first 6 weeks, so that you guys have a very clear sense of what exists out there currently."
Scott told members he would detail "issues of compliance and issues of accessibility" and will explain deficiencies "in terms of state law, and even in terms of federal law." He and committee members also discussed the parks budget as presented in a slideshow; Scott noted the budget "is gonna go through a few more revisions" but is publicly available as a finance spreadsheet on the city’s website.
Committee members asked how to obtain finalized budget documents after council approval and how to find the budget online. A staff member identified as Paul directed members to the finance department pages and the agenda packet, and committee members asked staff to make the information easier to locate and to answer specific budget questions for parks.
Scott thanked committee volunteers and partners and said he looks forward to working with them as staff refines staffing plans and budget details.
