More service from the Parks Department (0.8 of a full-time post)
A staff review found the Parks Department needed 0.8 of a post and $100,000 a year to meet requests. Council postponed the decision twice in one meeting, then to a future meeting.
- Amount
- $100,000
- Got
- $0
- Where it stands
- Postponed. Dec 2024: a service-level review recommended 0.8 of a post and $100,000 a year from 2025. Council postponed the decision twice at the same meeting.
What it is
The Town commissioned a Service Level Review of the Parks Department, reported to Council on November 20, 2024.
The recommendation was to add 0.8 of a full-time post from 2025 and put $100,000 a year into the 2025–2029 Financial Plan, so that extra service requests could be handled as part of the regular work plan.
At the December 11, 2024 meeting Council first postponed discussion to later in the same meeting, and then, when it came back, postponed the decision itself to a future Council meeting. Both were unanimous.
What happened
- November 20, 2024Staff report the Service Level Review 2024 for the Parks Department to Council.
- December 11, 2024Council postpones discussion of the item to later in the same meeting (unanimous), then postpones the decision to a future Council meeting (Resolution 24-331, unanimous).
Why it matters
- This is the department that maintains the parks, trails and sports fields that several other items on this list depend on.
Sources
- Regular Council minutes, Nov 20, 2024 (opens in a new tab)
- Regular Council minutes, Dec 11, 2024 (2025 strategic planning decisions) (opens in a new tab)
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