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Parks board recommends termination of employee

August 11, 2009|By Keith Taylor

The Winchester-Clark County Parks and Recreation Board could be looking for a new recreation specialist.

During its monthly meeting Monday night at College Park Gym, board members recommended that Jim Snapp be terminated. The board's recommendation will be presented to the Clark County Fiscal Court during its meeting Wednesday.

The board adjourned into closed session and returned, voting to recommend that Snapp be terminated as an employee of the Parks and Recreation Department.

Board chairman Charlie Eury said the reason for the action was a job "performance issue."

Snapp is responsible for organizing and helping plan various parks events under the jurisdiction of the parks and recreation director.

Also at the meeting, board members heard an update on the pool project at College Park. Kenny Davis of Codell Construction, who is overseeing the project, said work on the pool is "15 percent" complete.

Davis told board members that outside work on the project is a month ahead of schedule, but "about a month behind" on the interior portion of the existing structure because of a moisture issue that was beneath an existing slab.

"Our intent was to have the interior finished first, so (the contract workers) could have access," Davis said.

"We've progressed outside (the existing structure), but not inside."

In order to help speed up the progress, the board voted to allow the board's pool committee to review and take action on change orders on issues relating to the project.

In other business the board:

— approved a request from Calvary Chapel for the use of Melbourne Park on Aug. 13-14 for a youth event.

— gave permission for Eury and Parks Director Geri Remley to obtain two commercial credit cards from BB&T Bank for local transactions. Eury will review the transactions on a monthly basis.

— approved requests from Remley to set up an online account with the USTA and gave Remley approval to attend a playground safety and certification conference Sept. 22-24 at Fort Thomas and become certified in playground inspection.

— hired Siobahn Carter as an "emergency fill-in" for office worker Betty Curry.

— approved a request for the completion of an access trail to Lykins Park.

— heard from board member Bob Jackson, who is starting a health and wellness foundation to help generate additional funding for the pool project.

— the playground will be closed to replace some playground equipment and stain playground equipment.

Contact Keith Taylor at ktaylor@winchestersun.com.

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