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Park to close Nov. 1; board flags late payments, billing procedures and firewood donation policy
Summary
The park manager reported gates will be closed and signs posted on Nov. 1; the board discussed late or missing reservation payments and agreed to explore online reservations. Per State Auditors, county employees should not pay bills and then seek reimbursement; the board will remove a firewood donation mailbox after HR advice that tipping county employees is illegal.
The park manager reported that the gates will be shut and signs posted on Nov. 1, 2024, marking the park's seasonal closing. The minutes note water lines will be blown out when a compressor is available, and that the riverbank area leading to the auditorium and aging wells will need future attention.
Board members discussed concerns that some guests paying for park use have been late or may not be paying at all. Members said other area parks use online reservation systems and agreed to gather more information about an online system for discussion at the spring meeting.
On billing, the minutes state that "per the State Auditors, employees should not be paying bills and then having to be reimbursed," and that county expense billing should go through the Auditors' office and then to the county commissioners for approval.
On a separate operations item, Tanya Wieler, identified in the minutes as an HR consultant, told the board that "tipping a county employee is illegal." The board recorded that the firewood "donation" mailbox will need to be removed and decided to invite Julianne Racine to the spring meeting to discuss the county's wood policy.
