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Park director warns of staffing crisis, building decay and a possible FLSA overtime liability
Summary
A park director told the committee that chronic facility problems, high turnover in front-line roles and a misclassified office position (potentially more than $20,000 in retroactive overtime) require temporary and permanent hires and matching grant support for offices and restrooms.
An unnamed park director told the wage committee that West Bogs (the park he represents) has doubled revenue over a decade but is struggling to retain front-line staff because low pay and difficult hours are driving turnover. "We've actually doubled revenue it looks like within 10 years," he said, arguing that the activity director job now requires nights, weekends and event planning and should be paid enough to attract experienced candidates.
The director said the park has had six activity directors in five years and that raising the activity director and gate-manager pay into the high $50,000s or low $60,000s would improve retention…
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