Agenda Packets - 1992/05/11 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

i Agenda Section: 8 • 3 0671V1111( , REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Report Number: 92-265C STAFF REPORT Report Date: Council Action: 5/5/92 ,� ❑ Special Order of Business CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE MAY 11, 19 9 2 ❑ Public Hearings NPc Consent Agenda ❑ Council Business Item Description: Consideration of Increasing the Hours of the Parks and Recreation Program Supervisor to Full Time During the Summer Mos. Administrator's Review/Recommendation: - No comments to supplement this report R►" - Comments attached. Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) SUMMARY: In the past the Mounds View Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department has always had additional summer assistance in the office to handle the load of summer program supervision and implementation, handling park reservations, offering telephone and registration assistance and other related customer service tasks. This year is the first year that a Summer Playground Supervisor will not be hired because of lack of budgetary funding. Also, the additional duties of covering Senior Citizen programs and an drastic increase of summer youth athletic registrations will certainly require increased management by the Department. Staff also will be managing the work supervision of JPTA youth workers this summer. All of these added programs and responsibilities take a toll if adequate staff is not available to sufficiently serve the needs of the program and services. • 1 For these reasons I again request, as in the previous three summers, the increase in hours of Mary Johnson, Program Supervisor to 40 hours per week beginning May 18 to September 4, 1992. The additional hours to be funded from the Recreation Activity Fund, thus putting no burden on the General Fund budget. Mary is an outstanding employee who is enmeshed into the daily functions of the Department and who provides greatly appreciated assistance. The additional hours are especially necessary during the summer months when there are greater programming tasks with increased programming,when coverage for vacation times, meetings, out-of-the office supervision and management becomes a greater need. The additional 20 hours per week would come to approximately$4,225.00. With the wages funded from the-Reci cation Activity-Fund-(a fee-subsidized-fund-which-also-pays-for-Marv's-20-hours-per-weep-salary-as currently budgeted) the additional hours do not impact the General Fund budget. `l. -�� / ary Saarion, Director Parks, T;ecreation and Forestry Department To consider the approval of extending the hours of Program Supervisor JlECOMMENDATION; Marvin Johnson Jr. to 8 hours per day for the timespan of May 18 - September 4, 1992 for the purpose of providing necessary office coverage during these busy months in an effort to maintain good customer service with the increase of participant registrations; funding to be paid from the Recreation Activity Fund.