Mary Dennison Park Staffing Appropriation

At a glance

What: Addition of four Parks and Recreation positions for Mary Dennison Park, funded by a $183,000 supplemental budget appropriation.
Where it stands: Supplemental budget Order 2026-089-001 was approved 11-0 on September 15, 2026; companion compensation/classification Order 2026-089 was discussed without a vote because the positions were already on the classification schedule. (as of the minutes read; later meetings may have updated this)

Built from the official minutes; check the linked source for the authoritative record.

2026-09-03 - City Council - Staffing of two crew leaders and two laborers on staggered shifts was explained; park opens end of October; mayor open to returning for more staff; procedural dispute over first-reading votes, with the final vote set for the September 15 hearing. (from auto-captions)

Sources

Log

2026-09-15 - City Council

Ottaviani moved and Leombruno seconded approval of the supplemental budget; Bryant questioned whether four employees were enough and asked about monitoring; the motion passed 11-0.

2026-09-03 - City Council

Finance Subcommittee Chair Ottaviani reported a unanimous recommendation for four positions and $183,000; the item was held as a first reading and placed on the next agenda as a public hearing.

2026-09-15 - City Council — Hearing: a councilor asked whether four positions are enough; the subcommittee said it would revisit if staff report a need.
2026-08-31 - City Council Finance Subcommittee — Subcommittee recommended four positions at $183,000 to the full council on a 5-0 vote, after the administration first proposed six and a councilor moved to start with four (from auto-captions).
2026-07-28 - City Council Finance Subcommittee — The chief financial officer proposed 10 employees (four working supervisors, six laborers) at about $863,600 a year; councilors objected to the jump from six positions and nothing was voted. Staff will return with two, four and six position options on August 11 (from auto-captions).