adjustments to the fee for out of town residents who attend pre-season concerts, we introduced 2025 pool If you have any final comments on pool fees, you can make them at the next meeting, or by emailing the [Addendum post original posting] Another important step we voted on were the new "pool rules". , there was a slight reversal on the policy change to increase the age that children can attend the pool If they violate pool rules they will very quickly loose the privilege of being able to go to the pool

Under resolutions, we had a debate on who has the authority to change the pool hours for special events

We introduced a suite of ordinances for the 2026 pool season and passed the 2026 pool rules in our resolutions I know many residents are passionate about the pool and concerned about it's financial future. Over the last few months, the Administration has received lots of feedback on the pool's rate structure Fees associated with the pool are going up varying amounts, with 2% being a minimum increase. Salaries for pool staff are also being set.

media/Finance%20&%20Tax/Budget/2024/2024%20Municipal%20Audit.pdf We also talked extensively about the pool We got an updated financial analysis on the pool rate structure which the public can review under the For 2025, the Administration is proposing a rate increase of 2% across the board and a change to the pool the position that these rate increases and allowing out of town memberships are necessary to get the pool The pool rates and rules will likely be introduced at the next meeting.

We did introduce a capital ordinance to make $100K of improvements to the pool facility for the main building and new pool furniture. We also introduced an ordinance to make some minor changes to pool fees for the 2026 pool season.

Finally we passed an ordinance to increase the money allocated to repair the slide at the pool from $65K Under resolutions, we accepted the DCA grant of $75K for the baby pool zero entry project - a grant that We approved the contract with the vendor to fix the pool slide.

We started by talking about the pool's finances. Our Administration officials gave some updated figures on how the pool season was going. The pool costs about $1 million dollars a season to run. We reassured the public that the pool is not going anywhere. I appreciate everyone's passion for the pool.

The swimming pool utility has a very tight financial situation. In 2022 the pool brought in $611K in revenue (vs $557K budgeted). The pool's fund balance increased in 2022 by $12K. Salaries for the pool are proposed at $350K. Behind the scenes they had multiple meetings on the pool finances.

Moving on, the second big thing we tackled on Monday night was a final discussion on pool rates. There seems to be agreement amongst the Council to raise pool rates by 15%, which will not solve all Some other aspects of the pool were discussed. We had a conversation on staffing efficiency. enter the pool without a parent from 12 to 14 (or incoming high school freshmen). All of these changes should add up to a stronger financial picture for the pool.

department, radios and mobile computers Fire department - They need continued investment for new gear, some tools time staff members, but they also have 15-25 part time staff members and almost 200 seasonal employees Pool

important meeting where we had significant discussions on two issues: water and sewer rates and the pool Moving on, at the end of the meeting we had a discussion on pool rates (2 hrs into the meeting). The chemicals to treat the pool jumped from $1.26 per gallon to $3.24 per gallon. We all know that our pool is much better then other local pools, so it is the Administration's position time, which the Council is reluctant to do based on feedback from the pool membership.

The most significant was for the pool resurfacing project, which went up by almost 13% due to additional