Scoop et. al., The splash pool is grossly under-utilized, now that the Eastlake Pool has opened. Parents just take their children up to the pool because it has a very shallow section. There is no need for constant monitoring since each child must be accompanied by a parent or escort over 18. Similarly, since the HOA has suspended adult-only swim times at the Eastlake Pool due to one resident complaining about age discrimination, I heard that one attendee at the budget meeting pointed out that restrictions for usage based on age at the splash pool (7 or under) will not stand based on that same age-discrimination test. So, it should be open in the future to all ages.

No one complained about staff shortages at the DCC during last year's rotations. The HOA justified the numbers of lifeguards at the Eastlake Pool by saying that one lifeguard would be rotated to the splash pool several times a day. Hiring 5 PT employees for the splash pool and 8 other employees is just irresponsible management given the current budget shortfall. Kind of smacks of the AIG comparision, doesn't it?

The Program Person position could be combined with the Asst. DCC Director's position at the Asst. Director's salary, seamlessly, without any appreciable reduction in the level of service, and at a distinct savings.