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Board sets swim‑lesson schedule and keeps 2024 lesson pricing; approves higher seasonal wages and posts pool jobs
Summary
Charles Town’s parks board adopted a swim‑lesson schedule for county advertising, kept swim‑lesson pricing at 2024 levels ($65 resident/4×30‑minute lessons), approved a $15 hourly lifeguard starting wage and new manager/concession pay scales, and authorized staff to advertise seasonal pool positions with certification reimbursement details to follow.
On Feb. 12 the Charles Town Board of Parks and Recreation spent the bulk of its meeting on pool operations, hiring and pricing as the town prepares to reopen the renovated public pool.
Schedule and pricing
Staff presented a proposed lesson schedule from Jefferson County Parks & Rec and told the board the county requires two weeks’ notice for ad copy. Board members discussed swim‑team practice windows and staffing constraints; after comparing prior seasons the board voted unanimously to accept the county’s proposed Monday–Thursday lesson schedule (Friday as a weather makeup day) with evening lessons wrapping by 7:15 p.m. so the swim team can continue to use the facility at night when needed.
On pricing, staff recommended basing rates on the 2024 schedule; the board unanimously approved keeping swim‑lesson resident pricing at $65 for four 30‑minute lessons (nonresident surcharge set by the county will apply).
Staffing and pay decisions
To address recruiting challenges, the board voted to raise lifeguard starting pay to $15 per hour for the upcoming season. The board also set a management scale by motion: assistant pool managers at $18 per hour and pool manager at $20 per hour. For concessions/admissions clerk the board reduced pool‑maintenance tasks in that job description and approved a $10 hourly starting rate for that position.
Job postings and training reimbursement
The board authorized staff to advertise the seasonal pool positions with the approved pay rates and directed staff to include a lifeguard‑certification reimbursement (cap to be confirmed and reported at the next meeting). Staff noted various POS (point‑of‑sale) options and will report back on integration and operating costs before finalizing season‑pass or admission sale methods.
Next steps
Staff will publish job postings, finalize ad copy for Jefferson County’s activity guide, and return with POS integration options, training‑reimbursement caps and budgetary calculations for the FY27 budget cycle.
