The Rock Port Park Board met Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Rock Port Elementary School. Members present were Jennifer Geib, Sheena Roup, Andrea Cook, Jill Lager, and Tawni Ellis. Mayor Amy Thomas was a visitor.

Jennifer Geib called the meeting to order.

The meeting agenda was approved.

The park board members voted to approve the September 13, 2023, meeting minutes, the amended June and July financials, and the August and September financials.

Pool Update

ACCO came last Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Stan stated in a text that the winterization went well.

Park Update

There is a work order for winterization of the park bathrooms and the concession stand to be completed after October 12.

Mayor Thomas is working with the superintendent on the status of the green shed restrooms. They are looking for solutions for the toilet.

Jennifer is going to look into mower bids, a trailer, fuel tanks, and weed eaters.

Old Business

Security cameras need to be hung. Amy made a recommendation for the park board to look for volunteers to hang the cameras.

New Business

The park board has not received an amount of estimated taxes and was unable to complete the 2024 budget.

There was discussion of the “New Park Board Financial Procedures.” The park board feels the new procedures, created and presented by the city clerk in the October meeting packet, would create further delinquencies and create poor credit ratings for the city. They feel that the most productive way to solve this problem would be to resume the process of having one city employee and one park board officer sign all checks to show park board approval. They ask that all deposits be deposited as received and all bills are paid in a timely manner.

Other Business

The next meeting is scheduled on November 8, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at city hall.

The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.