Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Recreation Programs topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Vacaville recreation expo draws registrations and yields hiring gains; staff report $358,000 in revenue and 31 hires
Summary
Recreation staff said the March registration expo and hiring fair reduced onsite lines, generated $358,000 in revenue, enrolled families in payment plans and resulted in 31 hires for summer staffing.
Recreation staff reported to the Park and Recreation Commission on March 5 that the department’s recent Recreation Expo and summer hiring fair produced significant registration and staffing results.
Elizabeth (recreation staff) said the department introduced combined online and in-person registration beginning at 8 a.m. that day to shorten queues; while the change reduced wait times for many attendees, some programs filled quickly and staff said they will reevaluate the scheduling and technology approach for future years. “It did create some filling up of the camps very quickly, which was frustrating to those who were there in person,” Elizabeth said.
Staff reported concrete results: 35 families used a payment-plan option during the expo and staff recorded $358,000 in revenue on the day, Elizabeth said. She also reported that some camps already have full sessions, naming Camp Slash and Camp Adobe among popular offerings.
At a concurrent summer staff hiring fair, the department said it hired 31 people and completed live-scan fingerprinting for applicants onsite; five hires were already cleared for work at the event. Staff said they conducted group interviews and that demand required scheduling some candidate interviews outside the fair.
Recreation staff called the combined outreach and hiring events a success while noting areas for refinement in registration flow and capacity management ahead of summer programming.
