City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: JAMES SPENGLER, DIRECTOR, RECREATION, PARKS AND
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
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Consideration of the Release of $200,000 from FY 2023 Contingent Reserves to Stabilize RPCA Out of School Time Staffing.
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ISSUE: Consideration of the release of $200,000 from FY 2023 Contingent Reserves to stabilize Out of School Time Staffing for the Department of Recreation, Parks, & Cultural Activities.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council allocate $200,000 held in FY 2023 General Fund contingent reserves to enable the distribution of funding to the Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities (RPCA) budget and approve the addition of six (6) new benefitted part-time Recreation Leaders.
BACKGROUND: During the FY 2023 budget's final Add/Delete session, City Council reallocated $200,000 from the RPCA contingent reserves to the non-departmental contingency budget for the stabilization of City Out of School Time Programs (OSTP). City Council directed staff to present a proposal for use of the funding.
The Out of School Time (OSTP) contingency proposal is to increase permanent part-time staffing at program locations. About 70% of the part-time staff are hourly seasonal/temporary employees who do not receive any benefits or paid leave. This proposal is intended to build a staffing framework for the OSTP that provides consistent quality across all program locations based on a core of best qualified staff. RPCA is requesting more positions that offer employees paid leave and benefits to recruit and retain these staff. Reduced dependency on hourly, temporary employees will sustain a stable staffing framework of part-time permanent, benefitted employees in key OSTP age group leader positions.
The $200,0...
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