HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2003-08-25 Item 3D - Budget - Increase 0.5 FTE Facilities Operation Technician to FTEktty
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CAS Number: 03-113
Agenda Item Title: Aquatics Facilities Operations Technician
Original Sponsor:
I Timeline:
Sponsor's Summary:
Meeting Date 1
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08 -25 -03
Meeting Date Prepared by
08 -25 -03 BF
Council
Initials
1 Mayor's review 1 Council review
Original Agenda Date: 08 -25 -03
Admin. Parks Recreation
The Parks and Recreation Department request that the .5 FTE Facilities Operation Technician
(pool operator) be increased to full time. With the new King County properties (Ft Dent and
Tukwila Pool) and the overwhelming success at the swimming pool, it is necessary for
additional maintenance staff.
Recommendations:
Sponsor: Recommends forwarding to COW for discussion
Committee: Same as sponsor
Administration: Same as sponsor
I Cost Impact (if known): $25,000 Q LL �Mt��
I Fund Source (if known): Swimming pool revenues /200 Bud Y L7•- oill z 34 7. 19ot.I.3.
Action
Memorandum to Mayor Mullet, dated 08 -14 -03
Minutes Finance and Safety Committee 08 -18 -03
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Mullet
Finance and Safety Committee
FROM: Bruce Fletcher, Director of Parks & Recreation
DATE: August 14, 2003
SUBJECT: Aquatics Facilities Operations Technician
The two park transfers from King County (Ft Dent Park & Tukwila pool) have given our
residents and visitors more recreational opportunities in our fine city. The overwhelming success
has our staffworking extremely hard to keep the new property and facility operational.
The department management direction at the pool has been to increase the programs and hours of
operation, which will produce more participation and revenue. The increased offerings have
produced favorable numbers and our revenue projection has increased from $160,000 to
$175,000. To give you an example of the increase, King County averaged $94,000 annually.
With the implementation of the 2004 fee increase, the projected revenue will further increase to
$190,000.
With the successful swimming pool venture, we have a~so experienced some challenges. The
increased demand has kept our Facilities Operations Technician (pool maintenance operator) in
high demand. When we did the initial research for adequate swimming pool staff, the county
provided us with numbers that indicated a need for a ½ time pool operator. The numbers that the
county did not provide were the specialized maintenance hours needed. When the county needed
specialized work, they called in their specialized electricians, plumbers, custodian's, HVAC
technicians, painters and so on. In Tukwila, our technician is doing it all. The problem is that
after 4 hours of work, his day is done.
I would like you to consider increasing the ½ time Facilities Operations Technician to full time.
The increased hours will enable this position to properly take care of the pool needs in a 30-year-
old facility. We have found that many maintenance items have been ignored for many years and
unfortunately a preventative maintenance program has not been in place. The added hours are
needed for the swimming pool, and also provides expertise with the Fort Dent restroom facility,
Tukwila Community Center, and the Parks/Golf Maintenance facility.
The Department of Parks and Recreation recommends approving the full time Facilities
Operations Technician request and forwarding to the Community of the Whole Council meeting
for discussion.
cc: Rhonda Berry, Acting City Administrator
Alan Doerschel, Director of Finance
Kathy Rohlena, Personnel Analyst