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MEMO TO: Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Staff DATE: February 25 , 1986 RE: Aquatics Director Position Attached is a copy of a proposed joint powers agreement, job des- cription and salary breakdown for the hiring of a full-time aqua- tics position on a 50 percent basis in conjunction with the City of New Brighton. Staff has been working on the joint powers agreement with the City of New Brighton for the past year . The funding for the position is budgeted in 1986 under three separate accounts; 50 percent from general fund 100-350 , 40 per- cent from Lakeside Park account, and the remaining 10 percent from aquatic program fees. I have included a copy of the 1984 yearend report which high- lights the improvements that were made to the program under Ms. Thielen direction. At this time, the City' s aquatics program is 1111 being coordinated by Ms. Laurie Sorensen on a temporary basis, as Maureen Thielen has taken a "leave of absence" to teach school in Grand Rapids. It is staff ' s position that the hiring of a full-time aquatics position will allow us to stabilize the aquatics programs by reducing turnover that occurs with part-time positions. In addi- tion to providing stability, the increased coordination and cooperation between the two cities under a joint powers agreement has proven successful in the past by reducing program duplica- tion, equipment sharing and consolidation of programing resour- ces. Staff has included a job description that outlines the specific responsibilities the position would be responsible for , with the two major work areas being the Edgewood Community Center pool , and the beach at Lakeside Park . At this time, the Edgewood Community Center pool should be avail- able on a full-time basis in 1986-87 , as Edgewood is being pro- 4111 posed as an elementary school . I spoke with Barb Bochien, Prin- cipal at Turtle Lake Elementary School regarding Turtle Lake Elementary School ' s usage of the facility and she has indicated that they would be willing to work with the City once a final decision is made regarding Edgewood .