(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council is holding a public hearing tonight on discontinuing the Parks and Recreation Board.
During the discussion regarding the division of essential duties of the Parks Director to the new Parks Coordinator, the necessity of the Parks Board was addressed as it is a duty of the eliminated Parks Director to work with the Board. After reviewing the issue, the Personnel & Finance Committee recommended, with all respect due to the Board and the service of its members, that the Parks Board be dissolved.
Once the public hearing is completed, the Council must wait 30-days before acting on the first reading to repeal Chapter 24 of the Code and discontinue the Park Board.
The Council will also act on the following items: an order to close selected streets for AtlanticFest on Saturday, August 12th beginning at 5:00 a.m., a resolution approving Public Purpose Service by City Expenditures for Economic Development; orders to approve Economic Development Agreements with Cass-Atlantic Development Corporation and the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, a resolution adjusting season 2023 benefits for Sunnyside Pool employees; a resolution Consenting to the Issuance of Solid Waste Facilities Revenue Capital Loan Notes, the second reading of an ordinance pertaining to truck parking permitted from the City of Atlantic’s Code of Ordinances; and an order to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the Iowa Department of Revenue and the City of Atlantic regarding the State Offset Program.
The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. at the City Council Chambers.
