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Wayne board debates Ladd Recreation Center relationship; delays final staffing decision
Summary
Select Board members discussed a town attorney's advice that the Ladd Recreation Center's hybrid arrangements create liability; the board proposed options including converting the rec center to a town department or having the rec center manage its own payroll and staffing. The board agreed to seek further meetings with rec center representatives before taking final action.
Board members spent much of their Oct. 29 meeting debating the legal and operational ties between the Town of Wayne and the Ladd Recreation Center, prompted by a town attorney's warning that a hybrid arrangement could expose the town to liability without corresponding control.
The discussion, initiated by Interim Town Manager Bryce, centered on two paths the attorney recommended: either the rec center would take full responsibility for staffing, payroll and accounts payable, or the town would formally make the rec center a municipal department. "The current situation is not good," one select board member said, summarizing counsel's advice that the town currently "has no control over the hiring or supervision of Ladd employees, yet it has responsibility for their actions." The attorney's assessment was presented to the…
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