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Elkhart Parks Board approves wages, fee schedule, contracts and $20,000 in donations
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Summary
The Parks and Recreation Board approved a revised 2026 wage resolution and fee schedule, accepted $10,000 donations from NIBCO Incorporated and Walsh Packaging, and OK'd vendor contracts and Summer Chill permit dates for July–September.
An administrative block of routine approvals took up much of the Elkhart City Parks and Recreation Board meeting on Feb. 17.
The Chair announced financial claims totaling $311,353.19 and the board approved payment after a member asked for clarification on two line items. James Czarnecki explained that a private donor and the Park Foundation are leading contracting for a splash pad project and that the department contributed $100,000 from its capital line to allow the Park Foundation to complete the project.
The board accepted two corporate donations supporting events: NIBCO Incorporated donated $10,000 to support Summer Chill and Winterfest programming, and Walsh Packaging donated $10,000 to support Independence Day 2026 activities. The board moved, seconded and approved acceptance of the donations by voice vote.
Nathan Kane, assistant superintendent for parks, presented a revised 2026 wage resolution affecting part‑time and seasonal staff that the department described as clerical cleanup, including removing a range that could allow subordinates to make more than supervisors. The wage resolution was approved by voice vote. Kane also presented a revised fee schedule — adjusted to better cover departmental costs and to add a potential rentable space at McNaughton Spray Park — which the board approved.
The board also approved a memorandum of understanding for surveying services at Horry Park as presented in the memo (the motion included the condition that legal review and approval occur before finalization) and approved memoranda of understanding for Summer Chill performers, including Unsupervised and Chronic Flannel. The revised Summer Chill permit was approved with dates set for July 17, Aug. 21 and Sept. 18 at NIPCO Water and Ice Park.
All routine motions reported in the transcript were carried by voice vote; specific roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the minutes.
