The Feb. 21 Madison Recreation Commission meeting was called to order by President Ty Gaines, with Dylan Barnard, Jason Albert, Paul Dean, Dallas Thompson, Abby Larkin, Jon Larkin and Brett Dannels present.
During public forum, Dannels requested the board pay for one-third of a volleyball reloading/ spike machine. The balance would be paid by the School District and Hamilton Recreation Board if approved by those entities. The vote upon a motion by Jason Albert, which was seconded by Barnard passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s report: A general discussion regarding the current budget was held. The board consented to have Dean speak with the Madison City Council regarding an increased budget, up to 1.5 mills. Gaines will approach the Madison School Board regarding the same request which must be approved by both bodies prior to being adopted and published by the Rec Board.
No minutes were available for approval from the December 2023 meeting.
Director J. Larkin provided discussion regarding an off-season basketball program. The Director and Board discussed summer baseball/ softball and the process to obtain bathroom keys for the park and practice schedules. The Director presented the costs to purchase basketball goal height adjusters for the main goals in the new gym at $1,200 per goal. The Dean family advised that they would donate the cost to purchase the goal height adjusters, in memory of Ermine Dean.
A 10-minute executive session was held to discuss the performance of nonelected personnel. The motion was made by Barnard and seconded by Dean. The motion passed unanimously. After reconvening in open session, no decisions were announced.
General discussion was held regarding a replacement for the recently resigning Treasurer. Barnard motioned to appoint Thompson, which was seconded by Dean. The motion was approved with Thompson abstaining.
Potential new sites for recreation soccer were discussed.
The meeting was adjourned, following a motion by Albert which was seconded by Barnard. Motion passed unanimously.
