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June. He noted that they have already lost a majority of the seasonal workers. He stated that having <br />seasonal workers does not reduce the demand for parks or street maintenance workers. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked how many parks seasonal workers there currently are. <br /> <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood shared that they have eight to 12 over the <br />course of the summer season. He noted that in years prior they have struggled to attract this many <br />workers. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson asked if new full-time workers would decrease the need for the seasonal <br />workers. <br /> <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood stated that the requested employees would <br />have very little influence on the need for the seasonal workers. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson asked if it would make sense to keep the bottom of the wage range for <br />seasonal workers closer to where it is and broaden the range. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher stated that they could do this. She noted that a range of <br />$15-$18 an hour would be reasonable. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley asked if the Council was in agreement on these items. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove shared that she was in favor of a smaller wage increase or no wage <br />increase at all. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley shared that he is in favor of the increase. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff stated that he fully supports the wage increase as basic jobs are hiring <br />for the same if not higher wages. He added that it would be nice to see what the total cost increase <br />for the on-call firefighters and the parks workers would look like. He stated that he appreciates the <br />6% increase in firefighter wages. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley added that he would not like to see the seasonal worker hourly wage increase <br />much above $15 an hour. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove stated that she would like to see this average be around $16 an hour. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff noted that if the range is $15-$18 an hour then the average would be <br />the average of what people accept. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove added that even though there is a range Staff will give wages based on <br />qualifications and abilities. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff stated that he would not support an average of $16 an hour as it is too <br />low. <br />City Council Work Session / August 22, 2023 <br />Page 3 of 12 <br /> <br />