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Stevensville council adopts job descriptions, adds pool certification requirement
Summary
The Stevensville Town Council approved Resolution 531a adopting new job descriptions, including an amendment to require pool certification for the parks/pool position; vote recorded 4-0.
The Stevensville Town Council voted to adopt Resolution 531a, approving new job descriptions for town positions and adding a requirement that the parks/pool manager obtain pool certification.
Council member Barker moved to approve Resolution 531a, and Council member Smith seconded the motion. Council discussion prompted an amendment to include certification requirements for the employee who will handle the town pool and splash pad; Council member Barker made the amendment motion.
Council member Brown asked whether the parks manager “will eventually be overseeing the employees at the pool?” Council discussion clarified the new position would not immediately supervise law enforcement or other unrelated departments but could take on supervisory duties for pool operations in the future as the role develops. A public commenter, Nancy Lowell, asked whether the new hire would be required to hold a pool certification; a staff response confirmed certification would be required.
Council voted unanimously to approve the amendment. The council then voted to adopt Resolution 531a, the adoption of the job descriptions as amended; the motion passed 4 to 0.
The adopted job description package, as amended, assigns routine parks and irrigation duties and requires water- and pool-related certifications for the staff member who will operate the pool and splash pad. Council members raised questions about whether the parks manager would be responsible for turning on irrigation systems and running pumps; the approved language notes control of irrigation systems but council discussion indicated explicit pump/startup duties were considered for clarification and added through the amendment process.
The council did not specify an effective date for the new job descriptions during the recorded discussion. Council members and members of the public said certification training (for pool operations and water chemistry) will be required and that the town staff will provide details on timing and implementation.
Council action (motions and recorded votes) and the public discussion occurred during the agenda item identified in the meeting transcript as Resolution 531a.
