Hey Everybody-
Guess what? Our coaches positions have been eliminated by the City of Walnut Creek. This is not a joke. Of the Aquatics programs in the city, ours is the only one that operates in the black, and yet they are going to cut it.
If you could, would you shoot a brief e-mail, to the city council and let them know what a successful program this is across the country and in the world. All few hundred of us are doing what we can, but I think it's time to bring in the big guns- you.
Kerry has spent 30 years of his life building this program into what it is today, and helping many of you in the process, please help him and the program that he lives for.
The address is: mayor@walnut-creek.org
and ask them to respond to your e-mail.
Thanks,
Karen Duggan
If I were the mayor I'd definitely be asking why the city is paying the salary and benefits for the coach of a private organization. Shouldn't that organization being paying the coach's salary? Anyway, putting myself in the mayor's shoes that's what I'd be asking.
Logical point - except that if she's been a long time employee the position has morphed into its current form - how much is she a city employee and how much is the WCM coach - is the city's payment for her services commensurate with her city work at the pool (maybe the WCW $$ are a supplement to her city paid work). However, maybe if she retires from the city, she can collect her pension and still be the WCM coach - as a retiree she can still get health benefits through the city (generally a higher premium amount). The city doesn't fund her position, the WCM continues to pay her as their coach and the pool fees (now she's not on the city clock) - maybe WCW pays the difference between her pension and her current pay, or the net cost of the health care cost. The City saves, maybe they can still pay to keep the assistant coaches around.
If I were the mayor I'd definitely be asking why the city is paying the salary and benefits for the coach of a private organization. Shouldn't that organization being paying the coach's salary? Anyway, putting myself in the mayor's shoes that's what I'd be asking.
Logical point - except that if she's been a long time employee the position has morphed into its current form - how much is she a city employee and how much is the WCM coach - is the city's payment for her services commensurate with her city work at the pool (maybe the WCW $$ are a supplement to her city paid work). However, maybe if she retires from the city, she can collect her pension and still be the WCM coach - as a retiree she can still get health benefits through the city (generally a higher premium amount). The city doesn't fund her position, the WCM continues to pay her as their coach and the pool fees (now she's not on the city clock) - maybe WCW pays the difference between her pension and her current pay, or the net cost of the health care cost. The City saves, maybe they can still pay to keep the assistant coaches around.
