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Update on lifeguard recruitment and staffing
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Council Member Brewer inquires about the status of lifeguard recruitment and staffing for the upcoming season. Commissioner Donoghue provides updates on recruitment efforts, staffing numbers, and changes in leadership.
- The Parks Department reports a 45% increase in new recruits last year and expects to exceed that this year
- The goal is to have 1,000 lifeguards for full operations; last year they had 930 and expect to reach or exceed 1,000 this year
- Mr. Stein, previously involved in lifeguard management, has fully retired
- The Commissioner lacks information on the timing of lifeguard union elections but promises to follow up
Gale A. Brewer
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to Okay.
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And then just finally, lifeguards.
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Thank you, Iris, for the lifeguards.
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What's the status?
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I I got some numbers.
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When are the elections taking place?
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And what's the status of mister Stein?
Susan Donoghue
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Thank you.
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And I wanna second that thank you to, first, Deputy Commissioner Iris Rodriguez Rosso.
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She's been doing yeoman's work on lifeguard and recruitment, and it's making a difference.
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And as I said in my testimony, 45% more new recruits last year, and we expect to exceed that this year.
Gale A. Brewer
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How many do you need total to have everything open?
Susan Donoghue
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1,000.
Gale A. Brewer
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Okay.
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And how many you had 800 last year or so?
Susan Donoghue
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Last year, we got to 930.
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We expect to be at 1,000 or over this year, and so we need a thousand to be fully open.
Gale A. Brewer
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When are the elections that lifeguards have?
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When do they take place?
Susan Donoghue
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I do not have the answer to that question, but we can get back to you on that.
Gale A. Brewer
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They used to be in the winter when nobody was there.
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That was the reason that they didn't move.
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Mr.
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Stein, is he retired?
Susan Donoghue
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He has fully retired, yes.
Gale A. Brewer
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Thank you.
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Yep.