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Parks & Recreation finalizes Easter plans and approves payment to hire costumed 'Easter bunny'
Summary
Board approved Easter event logistics including prize bags, cotton candy and popcorn plans, and a motion to hire someone for the Easter-bunny costume (motion recorded as $25/hour; members also discussed paying $50 for two hours).
The Parks & Recreation board finalized plans for a community Easter event and approved a motion to hire a person to wear an Easter-bunny costume.
Chair outlined event timing and logistics: the egg hunt runs 12 to 2 p.m., staff will arrive about 9:30–10 a.m. for setup, eggs will be sealed and numbered 1 through 5 and returned for prize redemption. Staff member said giveaway baskets and small keychain bunnies were ordered (about 250 items) and recommended non-melting candy be used because of warm weather.
On staffing and pay, the group debated a rate for the person to wear the costume. Staff member moved "that we spend $25 an hour to hire somebody to wear the Easter bunny costume for the extravaganza"; the Chair and other speakers discussed paying a $50 flat fee for two hours. The motion (recorded in the transcript as $25/hour) was approved by voice with no opposition noted on the record.
Assignments were confirmed: Susan will prepare cotton candy (Thursday or Friday before the event), Sam will handle popcorn distribution and bagging, and multiple volunteers and churches will assist with baskets and staffing. The board also discussed contingency plans for weather, photo-op backdrops, and delivering surplus giveaway items to a nearby nursing home after the event.
The meeting record shows both the $25/hour motion text and later references to a $50 total payment for two hours; the transcript does not include separate roll-call vote or a named second for the motion.
