HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 08-14 City rec funds for schools OKd DISPATCH C ity rec f unds A;so
for scliools OKd
The Maplewood City Vouncil Education Director George Von
last week approved, 3 to 1, a Drashek said.
$2,500 allocation for supervision See Funds,Page 2
of city recreation activities in the
schools. A North St. Paul-Ma-
plewood School District 622 of-
ficial promised that the money
will not be requested if it is not
needed.
THE ALLOCATION to the
district for 1975-76 represents an
increase of about$1,000 over the
amount Maplewood is now pay-
ing for its own supervision of
recreation programs. According
to city staff members, i t will
mean cutbacks elsewhere in a
tight city budget.
The district requested the
$2,500 as part of a new program
under which District 622 will
handle hiring and assignment of
monitors for community activi-
ties in the schools.
THE AMOUNT represents a
charge of 10 cents per capita.
The North St. Paul City Council
has agreed to pay $1,100, and I
Oakdale is being asked to pay
$I,50�0, District 622 Community
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The increase in Maplewood's said, is the $5,000 per year the
costs, he said, reflects the fact city has been giving the Maple-
that District 622 hires teachers wood Athletic Association.
and other adults over age 21 to The association will be
supervise programs, whereas "knocking at your door this
Maplewood for the most part year," he told the city council,
has hired high school and col- with a budget proposal "double
lege students. from what we've just cut from
THE SCHOOL district pays them.
its supervisors $3.50 to $4.50 an City Manager Michael Miller
hour, while Maplewood pays its said it will be up to the city
supervisors$2 to$2.15 per hour. council to decide whether the
Von Drashek said the supervi- cuts will come from the 1976
sors must handle adults as well community education budget or
as children. Since the older su- elsewhere.
pervisors have been hired, he "It's going to have to. come
said, vandalism and other prob- from somewhere,"he said.
lems have decreased. Councilman Burton Murdock
Another advantage,he said,is also objected to paying an in-
that the supervisors are "part of creased amount for supervision.
our staff" and are familiar with "IF THE SYSTEM is doing
the school and equipment. fine with the people that we're
MAPLEWOOD officials did hiring, why the hell should we
not dispute the desirability of pay another $1,200 for the same
consolidating supervisory ef- services?"he asked.
forts, but did question the in- Miller also noted that District
creased expenditure. 622 has "new financial re-
Maplewood Community Edu- sources" to fund the new pro-
cation Director Eric Blank as- gram. Von Drashek said later
serted that the increase will that about $12,000 in new funds
mean cutbacks in city recreation will be available from the state,
programs. S e v e r a I programs but the district is "holding them
have been cut already this year, closely" for program develop- I
he noted. nient.
"THEIR AGENCY is creating Von Drashek also said district
programs," Blank said, "and officials believe "This is one
we're in a situation where we're program where there should be
cutting back. I feel .we should . a commitment" from all who
retain the programs we have he- sponsor the program.
fore we create new programs." But, he said, "If our budget
1 works out that there is excess .