Leisure board approves simpler membership structure and $5 general-admission fee

The White House Leisure Services Board voted to remove multiple partial membership tiers and adopt a simplified model that keeps full memberships and a $5 daily general-admission fee (with a $3 rate for people 55 and older).

Committee member moved the change, saying, "I make a motion to remove the partial, have only have general admission and full membership." The motion was seconded and the board voted in favor; the transcript does not include a numeric roll-call tally.

Agency staff told the board the change is intended to reduce staff time spent policing which users may access which areas, because the center’s membership software and access-control hardware are not fully compatible with the current many-tiered setup. Staff noted the system can track 10-visit punch passes and that the facility will continue to offer a 10-visit pass option.

Under the approved plan staff recommended, resident seniors will retain free morning walking access through 10:30 a.m., and existing partial memberships (119 at the time of the meeting) will be grandfathered until members choose different plans. The board discussed giving a 30-day notice to those on auto-renewal before switching billing systems.

Board members pressed staff on budget impact and enforcement logistics. One Committee member asked whether consolidating fees would change expected revenue; staff said the main benefit is operational simplicity and that maintenance or machine costs would be the primary budget considerations.

Next steps discussed included drafting formal resolution language for board approval at a subsequent meeting, updating membership forms to explicitly state residency rules, and communicating grandfathering and any 30-day notice timelines to affected members.