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Mayor Hanson and Members of the City Council November 21, 1991 Page 2 * At a salary of $38,000 for a full -time director, we do not generate enough revenue to fund an assistant's position based on present hours worked and cost (See Jim Morelan's letter dated November 20, 1991). * When utilizing the fees associated with the 90% calculation, it is required that fees be fine -tuned by new staff in order that they make sense pursuant to the City's needs. * No program fees should be less than $18 based upon the averages we reviewed of other cities. * A buy -down of the increase in fees through a charitable gambling donation needs to be a policy decision of the City Council. The purpose of this buy -down would be to allow the phase -in of an increase in fees to program participants. * Increased programming revenues should address increased administration as well as maintenance costs for future years. * If the position is filled by someone new to the City, transitional needs must be addressed. One alternative would be to retain Jim Morelan in a consulting capacity to assist with the transition. Another alternative is to utilize one or two of the present assistants to help with this process. It must be understood that these alternatives assume a willingness to do so on the part of existing personnel. * Salary scales for Park and Recreation maintenance positions must be comparable to similar positions within Public Works. * The position of full -time recreation director must be advertised to be consistant with City policy. * Field maintenance fees for adult softball leagues should be increased from $50 to $250. (Note: This still leaves our fees less than neighboring communities.) Also, existing programming of fields should not be compromised by adult league expansion. It is estimated that the increase in field maintenance fees will generate $6,400 in new money per year. (32 adult teams x $200) Page 76