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• /Y 3 • MEMO To: Chuck Whiting From: Mary Saarion Subject: Replacement position Date: January 16, 1997 As per your request, I will further explain the rationale for seeking a college graduate for the position of Recreation Program Supervisor. As you know, the comp worth system establishes salaries based on the work that is to be performed. If a person does engineering work, that person is paid as an engineer. If a person does secretarial work, that person is paid as a secretary. If a person does planning, the person is paid as a Planner . . . . and so on and so on and so on. The person is paid for what they do, not for the amount of degrees that they have. Whether a high school student or a PHD, the person is paid for the work that is performed. So, . if a person was hired as a Recreation Program Supervisor, no matter if a person was a high school student or a PHD in Physics, either would be paid equally for the work of a recreation program supervisor. However, it is assumed that the person with a college degree would be more capable, having more experience and more maturity than the high school student. Therefore, it is better to seek a more qualified person to fill a position vacancy. The pay is determined by the work being 411) performed. Therefore, it is to the city's greatest benefit to attract the best possible person for the work being perfomed in that position. That person, in my estimation is a college graduate in the field of Parks and Recreation Administration. The job of this person includes recruiting, hiring, training, supervising and evaluation part time employees and volunteers in recreation leadership positions including lifeguards, water safety instructors, specialty interest instructors, coaches, referees and officials, youth activity leaders, chaperones, and others. The job entails administering personnel as well as time sheets, work schedules, purchasing equipment and supplies and completing work agreements. The job entails planning programs and activities, making arrangements for facilities and transportation. The job entails budgeting, marketing, customer service, and evaluating each program as to it's success or failure. The job entails working with other entities including schools, churches, community organizations, Ramsey County, and neighboring communities to get the best opportunities for the community as possible at a reasonable cost. The job requires creativity to find ways of finding activities and events. The work of recreation programming and supervision has been given a point determination which correlates to a salary range through the Comparable Worth Program. This law states that salary must reflect work being performed. It is the Comparable Worth requirement that the City must abide by in establishment of salaries - salaries comparable to the work that is done. Recreation Program Supervisor position has been given a score on a point scale that is relative to a certain . salary. So, while the salary is pre-determined with the work that is performed, the city gains more in hiring the most qualified person, because whether or not the person is highly or lowly qualified