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Board adopts recreation conduct policy direction and hires counselor for summer program
Summary
Board adopted a tougher conduct rule for the summer recreation program (first offense leads to removal for the season) and approved hiring Owen Miller as a recreation counselor; the board also discussed field‑lining responsibilities and alternate counselor recommendations.
The township manager presented revised conduct rules for the summer recreation program and the board approved hiring a recommended counselor.
The manager said the recreation board recommended combining verbal and physical disrespect rules so that any disrespect to the director or staff would carry a single disciplinary standard: first offense would remove a participant from the program for the entire summer. The manager asked the board which rule set to post on the township website so parents could register.
The recreation board also recommended hiring a male recreation counselor. A committee member moved to hire Owen Miller as recreation counselor; the motion was seconded and the board approved the hire with a vocal 'Aye.' The recreation board had discussed recommending an alternate candidate, Jake Booth (identified in the discussion as the director’s son), and the board noted that hiring an alternate required additional approvals.
Separately, board members sought clear direction on responsibility for lining fields and preparing athletic fields. Staff said they need explicit direction so public works staff can schedule work and avoid weekend field lining by volunteers.
The board recorded the decisions and asked staff to post the adopted rules and to proceed with onboarding the approved counselor; vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.
