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Published April 29, 2008 12:30 am - The city staff is proposing a partial reorganization of the parks and recreation staff, and the addition of staff members to manage and maintain the new athletic complex. City Council eyes plan for new complex By Debby Woodin dwoodin@joplinglobe.com The city staff is proposing a partial reorganization of the parks and recreation staff, and the addition of staff members to manage and maintain the new athletic complex. City Manager Mark Rohr told the City Council at a meeting Monday night that he and Jerry Calvin, the parks director who last week tendered his resignation effective at the end of May, recommend the addition of one full-time employee, three part-time workers and an increased level of supervisory authority for one position. The staffing additions would cost an estimated $62,000 in annual payroll to start. Because of recent rains, the completion of the new complex has been knocked back from June 1 to the middle or end of June, Calvin told the council. The $6 million complex, at First Street and Tri-State Road near Schifferdecker Park, has a baseball field suitable for high-school or college-level play, tennis courts suitable for tournament play as well as individual and team use, and soccer fields convertible for both adult and youth play. Rohr and Calvin said they arrived at their staffing recommendation by reviewing all operations of the parks department, putting together a time study of how long it takes to perform all the department’s tasks, and looking at current staffing and duties. Rohr said the table of organization within the department would be changed to have two working supervisors instead of one. One of the supervisors would be in charge of parks. The other, a position added to the table, would be in charge of operations within the parks, such as the sports complex, Joe Becker Stadium and Schifferdecker Municipal Golf Course. A table of proposed rates for use of the new fields and courts was proposed. The table sets rates for tennis play at $10 per hour, with annual passes available to youths at $50, adults at $100 and families at $200, which would include after-hours access to the courts. Soccer rates would be $10 per player for youth leagues and $15 for adults, with additional fees for league and tournament play. Baseball field use would be $175 per game and $50 for a practice. Estimates place a year’s revenue at $162,525, with expenditures, including salaries of the new workers, at $202,200. That would give the complex a loss of about $40,000. Councilman Bill Scearce asked why the fees, particularly for baseball, aren’t set to cover the actual cost of operations. Rohr said the estimates are rough and conservative, that actual use and expenses could vary, and that the tables could be adjusted to fit market demands. He also said it is up to the council to set policy on what sports are subsidized and by how much. Most city athletic venues and programs, including pools and the golf course, are subsidized. 
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