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Eaton County moves to expand Lincoln Brick park and authorize seasonal parks hires
Summary
Commissioners authorized submitting two parks job descriptions for pay evaluation and voted to apply for a DNR trust fund grant to acquire up to 49.9 acres adjacent to Lincoln Brick park; the acquisition would require a 25% county match estimated at $71,000 on a $284,000 purchase price.
Eaton County commissioners authorized two near-term parks actions: sending proposed parks job descriptions to a consultant for pay evaluation and approving application for a Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Trust Fund acquisition grant to expand Lincoln Brick park.
Job descriptions and staffing. Commissioners approved a motion allowing the controller’s office to submit new parks job descriptions to Municipal Consulting for compensation evaluation (about $600 per description). The positions are seasonal roles paid from the parks millage to expand summer programming capacity and maintenance teams, including a seasonal camp manager and a maintenance seasonal position. Parks staff said the camp manager would allow the department to increase summer-camp capacity (camp tuition is $150 per child per week) and the maintenance role would support multiple work teams across parks slated for improvements. Administration said the positions would be funded by the parks millage, not the general…
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