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Martinsville City parks board approves 2026 salary ordinance, personnel actions and sick‑day payouts
Summary
The Martinsville City Parks and Recreation Board on Dec. 16 approved a 2026 salary ordinance that converts pool manager positions from salaried to hourly, authorized hiring a part‑time employee and approved rollover of vacation/personal time and payout of certain sick days.
The Martinsville City Parks and Recreation Board approved several personnel and payroll measures at its Dec. 16 meeting, including adoption of the 2026 salary ordinance that changes pool manager and assistant manager positions from salaried to hourly work.
Ashley, the staff presenter, told the board she revised the ordinance because “we have just had problems in the past with it being salary” and managers were working uneven hours; converting the positions to hourly, she said, is a fairer approach (SEG 274-284). After members asked clarifying questions about pay bands and hours, the board voted to approve the ordinance.
The board also approved hiring Chloe, who previously served as a summer pool manager, as a part‑time staff member to assist in the office over school breaks and to help with recruitment for the 2026 season. The motion to hire Chloe as part‑time was made and seconded and passed without objection (SEG 124-137; SEG 153-160).
On time‑off and payroll matters, Ashley outlined staff balances and requests: she said she had 64 vacation hours and planned to take 56, leaving eight vacation hours and 36 hours of personal time; she asked that those remaining hours, along with small balances for other employees, be rolled into 2026 (SEG 345-349; SEG 361-364). The board approved the vacation and personal time rollover.
Separately, the board voted to pay out remaining sick days at employees’ hourly rates, consistent with prior practice. Ashley explained the department’s practice that employees accrue nine sick days but may be paid for up to seven on separation; she asked for payout of four sick days for herself and seven sick days each for Stacy, Luke and Eli (SEG 430-441; SEG 447-456). The motion to authorize the sick‑day payouts was made, seconded and approved.
Board members voted on these items during the meeting; each motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The actions complete the board’s personnel items for December and set staffing and payroll expectations ahead of the 2026 season.
