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Park Board delays hiring; asks Bailey and board members to draft job description and transition plan

Stark County Park Board · January 7, 2026
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Summary

Board agreed Jan. 6 to pause a $200,000-plus external event-coordinator proposal, ask Bailey and board members to draft a job description, and consider hiring part-time seasonal help to cover peak summer duties.

The Stark County Park Board on Jan. 6 declined to move forward immediately with a previously proposed event-coordinator contract option that would have cost more than $200,000 a year and instead asked staff and board members to develop a job description and short-term support plan.

Board members said the original $200,000-plus proposal (presented earlier by a city representative) was too large for 2026. Frank Klein of the Star County Fair Board proposed a phased approach:…

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