Parks commission directs edits to Clear Pond park director posting; recommends assistant position and data duties
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Summary
Commissioners asked that the Clear Pond Park director job posting be clarified to cap the seasonal term at 10 weeks, add duties for database/Excel maintenance, require attendance at monthly Parks Commission meetings, and consider hiring a 10-hour assistant director.
The Lakeville Parks Commission reviewed and recommended edits to the Clear Pond Park director job posting on Oct. 9, directing staff to clarify that the seasonal position is a maximum of 10 weeks, to add explicit duties for maintaining computerized records (Excel/databases), and to require attendance at least one monthly Parks Commission meeting for updates.
Commissioners said the town paid for up to 13 weeks of work this past season and that listing a maximum of 10 weeks in the job posting would set clearer expectations. They also recommended adding language that the director should assist with park improvements and with efforts to increase revenue and/or attendance. Commissioners discussed adding an assistant director position (10 hours per week) to cover shifts that exceed the director’s 40-hour cap; they flagged the need for reliable adult supervision rather than relying on minors during operating hours.
Other details raised included specifying duties such as supervising grounds and safety equipment (grills, mini golf, basketball court, walking trail, raft, AEDs, handicap parking and flotation devices), establishing start-up and closing procedures (including AED storage and checklists), and adding database maintenance/updating to daily record-keeping tasks. Commissioners agreed to refine the posting language and return it for a formal vote at a future meeting.
No formal vote on the posting was recorded; commissioners concluded to draft the clarified posting and vote at a subsequent meeting.