Requested Agenda Date:
5/24/2022
Requested Agenda Title:
Title
June Pay Adjustment for Aquatic Employees
Body
Requested Agenda Item Description:
Salt Lake County Parks & Recreation Lifeguard Wage Overview
2022
• P&R has an estimated $600,000 annual personnel under expend because of inability to fill the majority of PT and FT vacancies
• Requesting additional $230,606 to cover increased wages for aquatic professionals (lifeguards and swim instructors)
• Combined total of $830,606 will cover the hourly increase of $3 more per hour, to allow the following:
o $11-14/hour during lifeguard training
o $14-18/hour once certified as a lifeguard depending on experience; starting wage of $15.55 once trained if no previous experience
o $16-19/hour for trained/certified swim instructors
2023
• This will result in a request of $964,964 in ongoing funds to cover lifeguard and swim instructor wages implemented in 2022
Requested Action: Discussion - Vote Needed
Presenter(s) (with titles): Martin Jensen, Division Director of Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation; Darrin Casper, Deputy Mayor of Finance and Administration, CFO
Time Needed: 10 MINS
Is this Item Time-Sensitive and/or Requesting a Time-Certain? No
Requesting Staff Member: Abby Evans, Senior Policy Advisor
Are Supporting Documents Needed for this Agenda Item Request? Yes