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Little League offers to fund Memorial Park field maintenance; trustees authorize staff to open union talks
Summary
The Little League proposed paying for and contracting maintenance of Memorial Park—aseball field; trustees authorized staff to request a detailed proposal and to consult labor counsel and the union about whether the arrangement is permissible under collective-bargaining rules.
Trustees discussed a Little League proposal for the organization to raise funds and contract with an outside vendor to maintain Memorial Park baseball field on an ongoing basis, relieving the DPW of direct maintenance duties while retaining village control over field scheduling and access.
Staff said the arrangement would require negotiation with the union because maintenance work is currently part of DPW duties. Trustees instructed staff and the village ttorney to open conversations with the labor counsel and to request a detailed proposal from the Little League that lists specific maintenance tasks, dollar amounts, and any desired capital improvements (for example, lighting, seating or a batting cage).
Board members said they were not opposed in concept but stressed the need to avoid exclusive control by any outside group and to document how scheduling, access and maintenance standards would be preserved in a memorandum of agreement. Trustees asked staff to obtain a clear, line-item proposal to present to the union and to return a recommended memorandum for board review.
No transfer of maintenance duties or contractual approval was authorized at the workshop; the board authorized staff to begin discussions with the union and to request the Little League eliver a detailed proposal for review.
