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Council approves temporary-labor change order for parks; staff says conversion to city positions not feasible now
Summary
Council approved a change order increasing a parks temporary-labor purchase order to $194,000, with staff saying converting the roles to city employees would raise costs by roughly $130,000 annually and is not feasible at this time.
Council approved change order 3.2 to increase a parks division purchase order from $96,000 to $194,000 for temporary labor (Hire Quest LLC doing business as Trojan Labor). Parks staff explained that converting the positions to full-time city roles would increase costs significantly — "we would probably be spending close to a $130,000 more a year if we were to convert these to city employees" — and that the temporary staffing model is presently more feasible for budget and program continuity.
Council asked about solicitation history and whether a formal competitive solicitation has been conducted since 2020; staff said the city will initiate a solicitation process as part of a broader discussion on centralizing temporary staffing services.
