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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was speaking to an insider tonight and there seem to be three major issues that aren't dependent on more coaches, namely:

There is more management than there used to be when the program was running 2x more rec classes.  The program is now top heavy and those salaries are expensive.

DPR is leaving breaks between sessions when there used to be classes, so full time staff are getting paid for several weeks a year without teaching when there could be classes.

Even when working, full time coaches are being scheduled for fewer classes with lots of breaks.

Really, the person managing the gymnastics program and who was responsible the budget for the past few years just got a cushy new promotion in DPR a few months ago.  There is a strong element of poor management and them saving himself here.  [/quote]

There are definitely more people who are salaried now. Although even ten years before Covid the county always scheduled two week breaks between classes. They were used for makeup classes if any classes had to be cancelled during the session. Since almost everyone was part time/temp, otherwise you just didn’t get paid or only got paid for team, cleaning, etc. That probably wasn’t great for staffing either although there was a lot of staff then that did it as a part time side hustle. [/quote] They haven't been running makeup classes. Instead, they've been refunding fees for those canceled classes. So the gym just sits empty during the breaks. That's a change in how the gym operates and it affects fee recovery.[/quote]
I'll add the DPR offers private and semi-private swim lessons during breaks to make sure instructors are offering services and the pool is being used.  There are options here.[/quote]

Focusing resources on teaching children how to swim vs open gym and ninja classes and cheer and birthday parties.

Hmm.[/quote] child obesity and screen addiction is absolutely a problem. What's your problem with movement classes? Question?[/quote]

No problem.  I think it’s a role of government question.  And a question of priorities with limited resources.  Not a popular line of thinking.  Clearly other governments in our area have determined this type of space isn’t their role to provide.

I wish more people were saying where else the county should cut to save this $1M.  Make suggestions.  Or maybe it’s just pay even more taxes.[/quote]
The proposal isn't to cut other things to offer this. It's to offer this to increase revenue to reduce the program deficit. It's offering more to the county not less.[/quote]

So you’re saying in a couple months parks should get themselves into shape and figure out how to generate a million in revenue starting July 1.   Even if they could make up this deficit with all these ideas and you got rid of all the people you think are sinking the ship somehow  (I don’t think any of this is possible), it’s not happening that fast.

Something else is going to be cut or we are paying more taxes if this program keeps going as is.[/quote]

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