Comments on: City Recreation Director Terminated for Viloation of Child Labor Laws http://am1050.com/2011/city-fires-recreation-director-for-viloation-of-child-labor-laws/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:12:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: AnnF http://am1050.com/2011/city-fires-recreation-director-for-viloation-of-child-labor-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-431 AnnF Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:09:36 +0000 http://am1050.com/?p=19321#comment-431 I have been very pleased with the new opportunities the Parks Department presented the last few years. I marveled at how more diverse age groups as opposed to just the children which had been the primary focus were being offered different services. As for the child labor laws, I think everyone will agree with me, this has been one crazy Summer. My husband is paid a full shift if the company closes due to snowstorms; was this a factor in the overage of consecutive days? Child labor laws are very important. I believe we all cringe at that dark piece of American history. Ink for cash register receipts? Wouldn't the pool's manager be responsible for maintaining inventory? Is there a pool manager? There has to be some type of supervisor in that department. If not, I believe that, perhaps, a reshuffling of job descriptions would be in order. I'm not looking at the parties involved here. I am narrowing my view to the Personnel Manual and how future discrepancies could be avoided. I have been very pleased with the new opportunities the Parks Department presented the last few years. I marveled at how more diverse age groups as opposed to just the children which had been the primary focus were being offered different services.

As for the child labor laws, I think everyone will agree with me, this has been one crazy Summer. My husband is paid a full shift if the company closes due to snowstorms; was this a factor in the overage of consecutive days? Child labor laws are very important. I believe we all cringe at that dark piece of American history.

Ink for cash register receipts? Wouldn’t the pool’s manager be responsible for maintaining inventory? Is there a pool manager? There has to be some type of supervisor in that department. If not, I believe that, perhaps, a reshuffling of job descriptions would be in order.

I’m not looking at the parties involved here. I am narrowing my view to the Personnel Manual and how future discrepancies could be avoided.

]]> By: plymouth resident http://am1050.com/2011/city-fires-recreation-director-for-viloation-of-child-labor-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-429 plymouth resident Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:46:46 +0000 http://am1050.com/?p=19321#comment-429 Gina Young did a great job at the park. She brought in more people over the last few years than ever before. She handled the big red 3 which brought the park department a large some of money. So those who believe she wasn't extremly committed to her job are very disinformed. It's also interresting the park department waited until the end of summer to let her go. Seems no one there wanted to do the job she had to do. Just saying "Marge" don't be so quick to judge, that's why we have God. Gina Young did a great job at the park. She brought in more people over the last few years than ever before. She handled the big red 3 which brought the park department a large some of money. So those who believe she wasn’t extremly committed to her job are very disinformed. It’s also interresting the park department waited until the end of summer to let her go. Seems no one there wanted to do the job she had to do. Just saying “Marge” don’t be so quick to judge, that’s why we have God.

]]> By: winged_citizen_avenger http://am1050.com/2011/city-fires-recreation-director-for-viloation-of-child-labor-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-425 winged_citizen_avenger Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:46:11 +0000 http://am1050.com/?p=19321#comment-425 It's still unlcear to me. Was the park board involved? It’s still unlcear to me. Was the park board involved?

]]> By: jeffhouin http://am1050.com/2011/city-fires-recreation-director-for-viloation-of-child-labor-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-424 jeffhouin Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:24:20 +0000 http://am1050.com/?p=19321#comment-424 Ryan - I don't think the question is whether the Park Board is legally implicated in the decision. Rather, were the board members consulted prior to the decision, or were they simply informed after the fact? -Jeff Houin Ryan -

I don’t think the question is whether the Park Board is legally implicated in the decision. Rather, were the board members consulted prior to the decision, or were they simply informed after the fact?

-Jeff Houin

]]> By: Marge http://am1050.com/2011/city-fires-recreation-director-for-viloation-of-child-labor-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Marge Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:17:58 +0000 http://am1050.com/?p=19321#comment-422 I was raised that cleaning up the trash in the parks was a good thing! Now, come on, we all know that this was not the real reason for firing Mrs. Young.( She still goes by Mrs. Young, doesn't she? ) It was just the legal way to get rid of her. How many problems have we had over there since she took office? Morally... quite a few. Will this help check that small town ego syndrome she so loudly has? No way... she is like the many cock roaches we all see in life that will survive no matter what.. at least long enough to hop on someone elses coat tails in order to get what she wants! Wonder what she will get her hands on next...literally I was raised that cleaning up the trash in the parks was a good thing! Now, come on, we all know that this was not the real reason for firing Mrs. Young.( She still goes by Mrs. Young, doesn’t she? ) It was just the legal way to get rid of her. How many problems have we had over there since she took office? Morally… quite a few. Will this help check that small town ego syndrome she so loudly has? No way… she is like the many cock roaches we all see in life that will survive no matter what.. at least long enough to hop on someone elses coat tails in order to get what she wants! Wonder what she will get her hands on next…literally

]]> By: plymouthinrocks http://am1050.com/2011/city-fires-recreation-director-for-viloation-of-child-labor-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-421 plymouthinrocks Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:06:48 +0000 http://am1050.com/?p=19321#comment-421 Can you investigate why the park superintendent was suspended for 30 days and why the recreation director was let go? Something doesn't seem right here...... Can you investigate why the park superintendent was suspended for 30 days and why the recreation director was let go? Something doesn’t seem right here……

]]> By: ryanripley http://am1050.com/2011/city-fires-recreation-director-for-viloation-of-child-labor-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-420 ryanripley Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:09:50 +0000 http://am1050.com/?p=19321#comment-420 Indiana Code 36-10-3 states that the PARK BOARD has the following powers: IC 36-10-3-10 Board of park and recreation; duties Sec. 10. (a) The board shall: (1) exercise general supervision of and make rules for the department; (2) establish rules governing the use of the park and recreation facilities by the public; (3) provide police protection for its property and activities, either by requesting assistance from state, municipal, or county police authorities, or by having specified employees deputized as police officers; the deputized employees, however, are not eligible for police pension benefits or other emoluments of police officers; (4) appoint the necessary administrative officers of the department and fix their duties; (5) establish standards and qualifications for the appointment of all personnel and approve their appointments without regard to politics; (6) make recommendations and an annual report to the executive and fiscal body of the unit concerning the operation of the board and the status of park and recreation programs in the district; (7) prepare and submit an annual budget in the same manner as other executive departments of the unit; and (8) appoint a member of the board to serve on another kind of board or commission, whenever a statute allows a park or recreation board to do this. With that said, how can it be unclear whether or not the Park Board was involved with the situation? They are involved by statute! Link to the statute: http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/2010/title36/ar10/ch3.html --Ryan Ripley Indiana Code 36-10-3 states that the PARK BOARD has the following powers:

IC 36-10-3-10
Board of park and recreation; duties
Sec. 10. (a) The board shall:

(1) exercise general supervision of and make rules for the department;
(2) establish rules governing the use of the park and recreation facilities by the public;
(3) provide police protection for its property and activities, either by requesting assistance from state, municipal, or county police authorities, or by having specified employees deputized as police officers; the deputized employees, however, are not eligible for police pension benefits or other emoluments of police officers;
(4) appoint the necessary administrative officers of the department and fix their duties;
(5) establish standards and qualifications for the appointment of all personnel and approve their appointments without regard to politics;
(6) make recommendations and an annual report to the executive and fiscal body of the unit concerning the operation of the board and the status of park and recreation programs in the district;
(7) prepare and submit an annual budget in the same manner as other executive departments of the unit; and
(8) appoint a member of the board to serve on another kind of board or commission, whenever a statute allows a park or recreation board to do this.

With that said, how can it be unclear whether or not the Park Board was involved with the situation? They are involved by statute!

Link to the statute:
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/2010/title36/ar10/ch3.html

–Ryan Ripley

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