12-18-95 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL DECII'4BER 18, 1995 Scalze suggested that someone from the LCRA might be interested. The Director suggested that not hiring Michelle DeBace at full-time status will be a lot tougher on the Department, and he did not feel this would save much money. However, suggested that this miqht prove itself out. , Morelan asked if the City Administrator felt comfortable with his recommendation. The City Administrator stated that if the Council if of the opinion that the Recreation Department is not in an expansion mode, the City can maintain programs using part-time assistants paid on an hourly basis. Scalze questioned changing the salary of the assistants to an hourly basis. The Administrator felt the change was appropriate from an equity standpoint. Fahey stated that he would like to make the change in order to fairly compensate the assistants and to track hours worked. Pedersen felt the Council needed to decide whether the Recreation Program was in an expansion mode, retraction mode or maintaining status quo. Scalze pointed out that the program is fluid, some programs have been added and others have been dropped. LaValle pointed out that the program may still be on the expansion track depending on the interest from the general public. Fahey suggested that the program be run the same in 1996 as it was in 1995. Fahey indicated that he was not comfortable with expansion at this point, given the potential for budget cuts at both the Federal and State levels. Fahey noted that when budget cuts occur, the first programs to be cut are typically recreation programs. Fahey suggested that the City not be too expansion-minded at this point. Morelan suggested that maintaining the status quo might be acceptable for the short run, but is short-sighted. Morelan pointed out the City's efforts to attract additional senior housing development which will result 13