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Council greenlights recreation budget; department highlights broad summer programming and staffing needs
Summary
The recreation director described a wide range of summer programs, an expanded year‑round pool and a large seasonal hiring need; the council approved the recreation budget as presented and praised the department's outreach and scheduling innovations.
Christopher Ernie (speaker 19), director of recreation, told the council his department runs dozens of clinics, free playground programs and year‑round pool operations and that it expects to hire hundreds of part‑time seasonal leaders for summer programming. "We ran over 65 clinics last summer...we have 14 free playgrounds," Ernie said, adding that at present the department employs roughly 187 part‑time recreation leaders and will seek to hire toward last year's peak of about 275.
Ernie described investments in a scheduling and registration platform that the department uses to manage staff availability and streamline payroll; councilors complimented the department's social‑media outreach and operational planning. Councilors moved to approve the recreation budget as presented; no amendments were made and the motion carried.
