Wallingford Recreation Committee
Minutes*
March 25, 2009
*These are
unofficial until approved at the next meeting
Attendance: Keith
Shelvey, Tony Petrossi, Jim Osmer, Tom Phillips, Lisa Marchinkoski
Guests: Bill
Brooks, Cheryl Maniery, Ben Morgan
Meeting called to order at 6:40.
Minutes: Approval
of minutes for last meeting: the
minutes were not available at this time, as the person who took the minutes is
not in attendance at this meeting. Minutes
are tabled until next meeting.
New Member: Tom
made a motion to recommend to the select board that Paul DiIonno be appointed to
the open seat on the recreation committee. Tony
seconded the motion. Motion passed
unanimously (5-0).
Reorganization: Tom
made a motion for Keith Shelvey as chair of the recreation committee.
Tony seconded the motion. Motion
passed unanimously (5-0). Tom made a
motion to nominate Tony Petrossi for vice chair.
Jim seconded the motion. Motional
passed unanimously (5-0). Tom made a
motion to nominate Lisa Marchinkoski as secretary.
Keith seconded the motion. Motion
passed unanimously (5-0).
Tom brought up that recreation committee members should be
involved in the reclamation of the pit to create some walking trails through
this area. Cheryl shared that Carrie
Becker is a grant writer who can help raise money.
This will be discussed at the next select board meeting.
Tom will be attending along with Dr. Upton from the conservation
committee.
Keith shared a quote for the cost of filling the cracks on
the tennis and basketball courts. The
cost for the tennis courts was $813 and basketball courts would cost $460.
This quote was received from Bendig Paving.
In order to resurface the tennis and basketball courts completely, the
cost would be $12,617. These courts
are in very poor condition, and if they are not attended to, they will certainly
be completely lost. The recreation
committee will ask the select board to help the recreation committee to find the
money to fund the filling of the cracks at a cost of $1,273.
Summer Recreation Program:
Cheryl shared the history of how she became involved in the
program and how the program ran last year. She
is unsure as to where the program is going this year.
There was discussion regarding the hiring process.
Ben Morgan felt that you get what you pay for.
He feels that if a person is qualified, then they should be paid for what
they are worth. Keith shared the
concerns brought by the select board discussion which included the fact that the
counselors were not Wallingford
residents. One of the previous
counselors was from Wallingford. One also had a bachelor’s degree
in sports recreation and management. The
other concern was the number of Wallingford
children that took advantage of this program.
When looking over the previous numbers, there were thirty
Wallingford
children, 9 children from Clarendon, 3 from Shrewsbury, and 4 from Danby that attended the program in the 2008 program.
The point was raised that in previous years the recreation
program salaries were completely paid for by the town with no revenue returned
to the town for the program. This
year the amount that actually came from the town money was about half of the
cost of what was paid in previous years.
Bill Brooks indicated that he recognized our frustration as
a board. The committee has been
discussing the program since at least January.
In the recreation committee meeting of January 13, 2009, the recreation
committee invited those who had issue with pay to attend our meetings.
Hours of planning have already gone into the program to establish how it
will be run. Discussion revolved
around the pay rate, and options were discussed.
Bill indicated that he would be supportive of a reduced pay rate for
those who the recreation board has already hired.
Tom made a motion to rehire the previous three employees of the summer
recreation program who have expressed interest in returning at a rate of $17.00
for the director and $15.00 $12.00 for the other positions.
They would have federal and state taxes taken out and would be paid
directly through the town. Keith
seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously (5-0). Bill again
shared that he thought this was a good program.
We will still take applications for the fourth position if it is needed.
The committee discussed having background checks completed
for employees who are working with children.
This includes the recreation program employees and lifeguards.
Elfin
Lake
:
Discussed the cost for family passes.
Resident passes would by $50 before May 29, $65 after May 29.
Nonresidents would be $60 before May 29 and $75 after May 29.
Tony share examples of family passes that can be used and a
daily report to possibly use at the lake. We
reviewed and discussed positions and responsibilities for lake director and
lifeguards. There was discussion
about the rate of pay for directors and lifeguards. Tom
made a motion to hire a director at a rate of $14 per hour and the lifeguards at
a rate of $10 per hour. Between the
hours of 11-1 and 6-7, there will only be one person on duty with a ‘no
lifeguard on duty’ sign. Jim
seconded the motion. Motion passed
unanimously (5-0). We will be
accepting applications for these positions.
Next select board meeting is April 20.
The recreation committee members will attend this meeting to submit our
recommendation to fill the vacancy and to discuss the pay and hiring process.
Next meeting: April
21, 2009 at 6:30. |