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HLVRA discusses part-time pool manager, summer schedule and possible end to high school swim team support
Summary
Board members and staff debated converting the pool manager role to part-time and adding a maintenance position, reviewed summer schedules (pool opening May 18; summer programming June 15–Aug 6) and heard that the high school budget committee has recommended removing the high school swim team from its budget.
Staff reported operational steps to open the pool this season, including hiring an assistant pool manager who started last week, scheduling lifeguard recertifications and planning certified pool-operator training. Staff said the pool is scheduled to open May 18 and that swim lessons and a summer schedule would run June 15–August 6.
On staffing, staff presented options: retain a full-time manager (previously subsidized in the off-season by other grant-funded work), convert the role to one full-time-equivalent split across two part-time positions (manager and maintenance) or use seasonal hires. Staff noted that part‑time staff reduce benefits costs but may require hiring two people to cover the same hours, and that benefit thresholds (retirement/benefits eligibility) affect cost calculations.
Staff also told the board that the high school's budget committee has recommended removing the high school swim team from the high school's budget because of broader budget cuts; staff said the superintendent conveyed significant financial pressure and that the pool may need to consider whether it would absorb any costs if the school discontinues support. As staff put it: "The high school has recommended that the swim team be removed from the high school's budget." (staff comment)
Board members raised operational questions about maintenance days (three morning maintenance days where morning lap swim would be unavailable), the proposed morning lap-swim start time and options to improve accessibility for swim-lesson sign-ups, including a potential Saturday or children's-fair sign-up day or an online registration option. Staff said they will look into maintenance-timing details and sign-up formats and report back.
Why it matters: staffing and scheduling choices shape whether the pool can run a full season, how costs are allocated, and whether community programs such as high school swim can continue without added subsidy.
The board did not take a formal vote on staffing model changes at this meeting but provided direction for staff to return with operational details and recommend a staffing approach and schedule adjustments.
