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MEMO TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Mary Searion, Director r Parks, Recreation and Forestry DATE: December 26, 1986 RE: Aquatics Supervisor Joint Powers Agreement Tile City of Mounds View received notification from the City of New Brighton requesting the dissolving of the joint powers agreement tbeteen tie two hew opinio�n of tile tCity ies fOf New Brighton that or the Aquatics rthe ojoint iIt is powers agreement was not meeting their needs. In particular, it was the opinion that Aquatics Supervisor Pete Rechtzigel was not providing adequate services to warrant the position. The contract ends as of December 31, 1986 and it is requested that the joint powers agreement be dissolved. It is my opinion that the joint powers agreement did not work for several reasons. 1. The position calls for the supervision of two beaches and two pool programs. Past practice in the City of Mounds view shows that one full-time summer staff person was hired to operate the functions of Lakeside Park beach and Edgewood Community Center no constructed of ol alone. The dditionalregional prekbeaclhiiltLes facility (LongvLakeg a igiwiew School summer pool program Regional Park beach) and the H is an unrealistic task - Peer Rechtzgel was April nd was 2. bet operatingiall fourhfacilitiesebynMay f24, 19B6198Itao is again an expectationunrealisttc intervieww, hirestaff, organmonth organize instruction curriculum, trainize, staff, orientate staff with facilities, supervise beach preprations,doneaJanuary aApril. Beach vand epool tstaff arec. Most usually f these tasks e usually hired by February. To expect one to accomplish all these tasks in one month is unrealistic. 3. Peter Rechtzigel supervised approximately 50 staff among the two cities, 20 Mounds view staff and 30 New Brighton staff. Each city had particular rules and regulations regarding pay scales, payment practices, school facility requirements, beach facility needs, etc. It is very difficult to supervise 50 staff even when eveything citiess the sme. , tr, due to the he supervisionrequirements and administration duties were difficult. ng 4 activitiesnthatesummer xperienis so busy ce in rand ifast npaced supervising that all energies must be on the activities at hand. It is not the time for administrative research. Unfortunately, it was the expectation that such projects as a pool and beach manual be written, as well as encouraging corporate participation in the pool programs, etc. Needless to say, the summer duties did not lend time for such endeavors. It is my opinion that this was an unrealistic expectation for a summer task.