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Parks & Recreation hire approved amid calls for clearer plans and budget detail
Summary
Commission approved the hire of Michelle Rowan for Parks & Recreation and welcomed new Parks director Kim Malayko; one commissioner protested hiring without seeing a written plan or budget and demanded individual roll-call votes for hires.
The Harrison County Commission approved a new Parks & Recreation hire, Michelle Rowan (effective date listed in the packet), and introduced Kim Malayko as the department’s director. Malayko described her background with Fairfax County government and said she has spent her first two weeks organizing inventories, work plans and program calendars.
During the payroll-item discussion one commissioner objected to approving the hire without seeing a parks-and-rec plan or budget, saying prior requests had been postponed until that material was provided. The commissioner said they felt sidelined and requested roll-call votes on individual hires. Other commissioners and staff said they had spoken with the new director and department leadership and were comfortable proceeding with the hire.
The commission approved the personnel item as presented by motion and voice vote. The transcript records concern about transparency and requests for more detailed budget and program plans; the new director said ongoing work on calendars and plans should address those questions in the near term.
