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the salary must be competitive over time to retain competent people in the position. Also, an employee filling this position will be aware of what other cities pay for this job and pressure will be brought to bear to do the same in Little Canada. *The Committee took no formal action on the status of the assistants' position. However, it appears obvious that some personnel needs will exist. They would arise from when the full -time director would be absent from work such as for vacations or extended sick leave. Another situation would be to address supervision of multiple activities during evening hours. Also, depending on who fills the full -time position, existing personnel may be necessary to assist during the transition. *Costs were a major item of discussion. On page 33 is a comparison sheet showing what the increase to the City's budget would be if we paid various salary levels to the full -time director as well as if we kept on one or two assistants. This schedule indicates that some major cost implications exist depending on how this department is staffed. *User fees were another major topic of consideration. Presently, with the exception of day camp, all fees charged are $8 per program. In comparing these with fees charged by other cities, it became very obvious that this amount could be raised substantially and still be more than competitive with neighboring communities. On page 34 is a schedule showing existing program enrollments and the fees generated. Also shown are four different examples showing a fee increase of $10 per program assuming that the number of participants stays at 100 %, 90 %, 80 %, or 70 %. The bottom line then shows the additional revenue generated by this fee increase. To fund the increased costs associated with this decision, some type of fee increase must be considered, including the possibility of variable fees based upon each individual program cost. *Another item relating to fees dealt with who they should be payable to. Presently, fees are remitted to the Recreation Association and they disburse money to help with program costs. It was discussed that the City should be the entity receiving the fees in order to be accountable to the public for the receipt and disbursement of these funds and also to assist in funding a full -time director. This topic has been briefly discussed with the Recreation Association and further consideration of this matter should take place. *The role of the recreation director with the senior citizens program was another issue that was discussed. On pages 35 and 36 is information from Johanna Meath relating to her desire for the Park and Rec position to take over coordination of senior citizens activites. In our proposed job description, we did not Page 23