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Committee discusses recreation staffing, temporary agencies and youth internship idea
Summary
Members discussed recreation overages tied to seasonal events and use of temporary staffing agencies; a council member suggested high-school internships but staff warned of insurance and labor-law complications.
Committee members flagged recreation department spending above 50% at midyear and discussed how seasonal events and one-time purchases (lighting and picnic equipment at Keys Park) contributed to the variance.
David Humphreys (Finance director) said some recreation costs were shifted from community services and that the department used a temporary staffing agency (Remedy) for events, which creates predictable insurance coverage. A council member suggested recruiting high-school service clubs or athletic program participants for paid internships during the summer to support events; Humphreys and others cautioned that volunteer or unpaid arrangements raise general-liability and labor-law complications and that the city has used temporary staffing services to ensure coverage.
The committee asked staff to consider budget adjustments for next year to reflect recurring temporary-staff needs and to provide clearer line-item budgeting between recreation and community services.
