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Wagoner council approves waterpark season, fees and staffing plan
Summary
City council set the Wagoner Waterpark season to begin Memorial Day weekend, approved season passes and rental fees, raised lifeguard pay, and adopted a senior free-swim schedule after discussion about staffing and child-age admissions.
The City of Wagoner City Council on May 5 approved the 2025 Wagoner Waterpark season schedule, admission and rental fees, and staffing parameters after hearing from park staff and seasonal managers.
Council voted to open the waterpark beginning the Memorial Day weekend and to close in late July (the motion referenced May 24 through a closing date in the council motion). The council adopted a set of admission and pass prices, private-party rental fees and staff pay as moved on the floor and recorded in the council motion.
The council discussion centered on staffing, age policies for free admission, and lifeguard pay. Parks staff introduced returning manager Brandon Standish and assistant manager Holly Hodges. Council members asked for details on lifeguard pay, minimum age, and whether very young children should be charged admission.
Council approved a motion that sets free admission for children up to age 5 (motion text recorded in the minutes as “5 and under be 0”) and charges a single-visit general admission for older children, per the motion. The council later moved and approved a package of specifics that were entered into the record as part of the motion: season-pass pricing, private-party rental rates, and staffing pay. The motion as recorded by the clerk listed: season pass — individual $60; family season pass (family of four) $170; private parties — two hours $350 with each additional hour $175; lifeguard pay $10 per hour; cashier pay $9 per hour; and a free senior swim scheduled Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Council and staff also clarified operational details: lifeguards must be 15 years old with a worker’s permit; the park remains closed Wednesdays; managers plan to provide lifeguard scenario training and EMS CPR certification before opening. Council members requested enforcement language that children under a specified age must be accompanied by an adult (the council referenced 12 and older being able to be unaccompanied in prior practice).
The motion adopting the season dates, admission policy (including 5-and-under free), pass and rental fees, and pay rates passed on a roll call following council discussion.
Councilmembers expressed support for modest raises for returning lifeguards and emphasized the managers’ plans for safety and training leading into the season.
