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Mayor asks council to let staff study splitting Parks and Recreation from DPI
Summary
The mayor requested council permission to have staff develop job descriptions, org charts and cost estimates to create a separate Parks and Recreation department out of the Department of Public Infrastructure; council members expressed support and asked staff to return with a costed proposal and recommended next steps.
The mayor told the committee he wants the city to pursue creating a separate Parks and Recreation department distinct from the Department of Public Infrastructure and asked the council to authorize staff to prepare job descriptions, organizational charts and cost estimates for review.
"From the budget discussions, from last year, I mentioned that I would like to pursue the idea of creating a separate park and recreation department," the mayor said, asking for no immediate approval but for staff time to build a full proposal.
Council members said parks and recreation give the city character and welcomed a focused structure. Alder Cummings called the…
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