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Lexington council approves reorganization shifting two community-center aides into systemwide parks roles
Summary
The council approved a personnel reorganization that abolishes two 20-hour educational program aid positions linked to Tate's Creek Community Center and creates two full‑time civil‑service positions to serve Lexington’s parks and natural areas and to manage volunteer programs and data.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington Fayette Urban County Council on Feb. 18 approved a personnel reorganization that abolishes two part‑time educational program aid positions tied to the former Gainsway/Tate’s Creek Community Center and establishes two full‑time civil‑service positions in the Parks and Recreation department.
Councilmember Morton's questions during new business prompted staff to detail why the changes were proposed: the original 20‑hour educational program aid job descriptions were difficult to fill because HR determined they fit only within therapeutic‑recreation settings. Adrienne Toccoeur, deputy director of recreation, said the department worked with HR and finance and “we really could only use that in a therapeutic recreation setting, so we had trouble filling them.”
The department said it will abolish a staff assistant…
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