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Recreation director explains $6,000 backdated cleanup and instructor-wage funding
Summary
Director Lechowicz told the council a shortfall of about $6,000 in fiscal‑year 2024 books was a timing/transfer issue; the revenue existed and the request is to backdate the transfer and appropriate funds for current fiscal‑year costs. She said wages affected are for part‑time instructors paid from the department revenue account, not full‑time city staff.
Director Lechowicz explained that the recreation department had used revenue to cover a deficit and, when transferring funds in fiscal year 2024, fell short by roughly $6,000. She said finance requested a backdated transfer to clear the FY24 books and that the revenue was available.
“These are not wages of full time city employees,” Lechowicz said, describing the wages as payments to instructors who run resident‑paid classes; the backdating is an accounting clean‑up request rather than a change in program intent. Councilmembers asked for clarification about whether the wages covered part‑time instructors and Lechowicz confirmed they did.
Councilmembers did not oppose the administrative clean‑up in the workshop but indicated they wanted the finance department’s supporting documentation in the regular meeting packet so the full council could vote with clarity.
