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THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1999 <br />the activities, and then reviewed the work load and activities being carried out by his only full time assistant. <br /> <br />He stated that there was now a waiting list for all the youth programs, and that he was accepting participants <br />from both the City and the County. Council Member Dallas stated that, as a member of the Martinsville <br />Recreation Association for many years he could state that Mr. Rinaldi had created a recreation operation that <br />was a model for the entire State, and although Mr. Rinaldi' s assistant, Ms. Vickie Nester had been there for <br />26 years and was doing a great job, she was tremendously overworked. He noted that the request in question <br />was to create a full time position from an existing half time position, and that he fully supported the request. <br />Council Member Haskell asked how granting of this request would change the staffing of the Leisure <br />Services operation, and Mr. Rinaldi stated that a half time position that was currently being used from Apn'l <br />through August of each year would be converted to a full time, year round position. Council Member <br />Haskell asked if the position was needed year round, and both Mr. Rinaldi and Ms. Nester staxed <br />emphatically that it was. Council Member Dallas asked if increases in revenues from program fees would <br />cover the cost of the conversion of the position to full time, and Mr. Rinaldi stated that they would, adding <br />that there had been strong increase in revenues in the previous fiscal year and they fully expected to do even <br />better in the coming year due to increases in programs offerings and fees. Further discussion then occurred <br />concerning the cost of the current part time position, participation of County residents in City Programs and <br />the larger fees paid by them to participate, and analysis of activities to see if some should be cut or reduced. <br />Mr. Rinaldi stated that one of the largest increases in activity workload in the current year had been the <br />addition of Middle School Athletic competition, and the programs now offered encourage stronger positive <br />ties with County residents and schools. Vice-Mayor Teague asked what would happen if the position were <br />not approved, and Mr. Rinaldi replied that programs would be slowed down and reduced in scope, with less <br />activity overall. Vice-Mayor Teague then asked if there were any hard numbers on enhanced revenue <br />estimates to support the position conversion. Mr. Reynolds stated that the information was provided in the <br />budget, showing that there was an estimate of $15,000 in added revenue and a $5,000 decrease in the part <br />time personnel costs to the department. Vice-Mayor Teague observed that it looked as if there might be a net <br /> <br /> <br />