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Commission reviews plan to run limited city open swim at Nordoff High, proposes $25 lifeguard pay and $5 entry fee

Parks and Recreation Commission · May 8, 2026
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Summary

City staff outlined a trial community aquatics program at Nordoff High School with proposed lifeguard pay of $25/hour, a $5 per-person open swim fee, $5,000 in income-qualified fee waivers, and limited program hours (proposed 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Sundays and weekday breaks); commissioners urged clearer calendar, staffing and longer hours if demand warrants.

City staff presented a council-directed plan to operate a limited city-run community aquatics program at Nordoff High School this summer, proposing a lifeguard wage increase to $25 an hour and a $5 per-person entry for open and lap swim.

Christy, the staff presenter, told the commission the city will ask council to authorize a $5,000 allocation for income-qualified fee waivers, which would lower the per-person fee to $2 for qualifying residents, and that an agreement with the Ojai Unified School District has been completed. Christy said staff proposed program hours of 9 a.m. to…

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