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City budget adds 3.72 FTEs to parks and recreation, board says
Summary
City Council approved a budget that adds 3.72 full-time equivalents to Parks & Recreation (one full-time and three 29-hour positions) to ensure minimum staffing at recreation centers; the department plans to request an additional park ranger next year.
City Council’s recently approved budget added 3.72 full-time equivalents to the Parks & Recreation Department, Amy told the board, giving the department one new full-time position and three part-time (29-hour) positions to strengthen staffing in recreation centers.
Amy said the change was prompted by a concern from the city manager about shifts when only one person was on duty; the new positions aim for a minimum of two people per shift at facilities including the Davis Center, the MLK Center and Haliburton. She said the added staffing was a notable gain in a tight budget year affected by the living-wage initiative.
Amy also said the department plans to request an additional park ranger in next year’s budget cycle; she noted that departments were instructed not to request new positions during the current cycle because of the living-wage initiative, but leadership plans to pursue the ranger request separately next year.
The board did not take a formal vote on staffing at the meeting; the report relayed council action taken the previous evening.
