ITEM 3.5 Hiring Recreation Assistantsot
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DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Request for
City Council Action
ORGINATING DEPARTMENT: REQUESTOR: I MEETING DATE:
Parks and Recreation I Ross Demant, Parks and Recreation Manager I March 91h, 2015
PRESENTER(s):
Consent Agenda
AGENDA ITEM DETAILS
RECOMMENDATION:
REVIEWED BY:
Kathy Grover, Human Resources
ITEM #:
3.5
Recommend the hiring of the following employees as Recreation Program Assistants:
Kaytlin Krivich $7.25
Syndey Lofgren $7.25
Lindsey Pratt $7.25
Recommend the promotion of the following employees from Recreation Program Assistants to
Recreation Program Leads:
Cassie Launderville $10.00
Hailey Loff $10.00
ARE YOU SEEKING APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT? IS A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED?
No I No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
As the recreation program grows so does the need for staffing at all levels. We have hired
Recreation Program Lead positions to run such programs as Tiny Tot Time, Parks & Recreation
Days at the Holiday Inn Water Park, Soccer Clinics, and special events.
The Recreation Program Assistant position would be used to help the Recreation Program Lead
run the class when the class level reaches a certain point. Staff monitors these levels, and when
the levels reach a certain point that adding a program assistant would be paid for through
registration fees City staff would then hire a program assistant to help with the program.
Recreation Assistants will also be used when large programs like Entertainment in the Park
reaches levels where additional staff is needed.
The difference between a program assistant and a program lead is their responsibility and
experience. Our Recreation Program Lead staffs are paid between $10.00-$14.00 per hour and
are hired to run programs and are also responsible for helping with program content and
overall supervision of that program. Recreation Program Assistant staff are paid between
$7.25-$9.00 per hour and are hired to assist the program lead with program implementation.
We also currently have two employees who started as Recreation Program Assistants in June of
2013. And now with their age, experience, and responsibilities they qualify as Recreation
Program Lead staff. This will allow them to lead programs, activities, and assistant with
program content.
All summer seasonal staff's schedules revolve around programs and events that have factored
in their hourly wage.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: ❑ ATTACHED X NONE
MOTION: (Please word motion as you would like it to appear in the minutes.)
Motion to hire Kaytlin Krivich, Sydney Lofgren, and Lindsey Pratt as Recreation Program
Assistants. And to promote Hailey Loff and Cassie Launderville to Recreation Program Leads.
BUDGET INFORMATION
FUNDING:
BUDGETED: X YES
Fund #101-45250-440; 101-45250-445 10 NO
ACTION TAKEN
❑ APPROVED AS REQUESTED ❑ DENIED ❑ TABLED ❑ OTHER (List changes)
COMMENTS: