The Cuba Parks and Recreation Board on April 28 discussed more pool applications to recommend for interview.

Since their meeting on April 20, there have been five more applications submitted.

With an 8-0 vote, Caroline Fancher, Trishelle Damo and Aaleigha Decker were recommended to the Cuba Board of Aldermen to continue on in the lifeguard hiring process.

A motion was approved to recommend Takyrah Horsefield and Izabella Robertson to continue on in the hiring process for working the concession stand with an 8-0 vote.

During their last meeting, the board decided to table hiring an assistant manager because only one applicant, Micah Volner, applied for the position. They were concerned that Volner would have to leave the position before the pool closes for the season because he plays football at an out-of-state college.

Since the board didn’t receive any more applications for the position, they approved a motion to recommend that Volner move further in the hiring process for assistant manager, with an 8-0 vote.

During the discussion of the interview and hiring process, former board member Cyndi Mercer was present to explain how they handled it when she was on the board.

“We would get the name of the applicants, your president and VP, (and) we talk with them on the phone. If they still wanted to progress and come in, we come in, they come here (and) meet with us. We sent the recommendations over to council and then they would, at that time, they would make the recommendations in the hiring,” Mercer said.

Karina Smith, board member, said she believes that at least one of their board members should sit in on the pool interviews, and that some policy, if there isn’t one already, should be made for this situation.

In other business, Cuba Middle School has a fundraiser where the kids have incentives they can choose from, one of which is a pool pass that the school pays for. A total of 17 students chose it this year.

Beth Kight, board member, suggested selling them the passes at a reduced rate.

“I’m thinking like a flat rate of like $600 or something,” Kight said. “You know this is coming out of their profits already.” 

Even though they tabled the discussion on changing the pool prices, based on last year’s prices, an individual pool pass costs $55, which gives the school approximately a $19.71 discount per pass.

Board President Karen Groom thought it was a good way to start a relationship with the school.

“I think it’s smart for us to partner with the school,” Groom said.

The board approved a motion to recommend that the school pay a $600 flat fee for pool passes with an 8-0 vote.

The board discussed adjusting the food prices at the concession stand, and Vice President Faye Howard suggested rounding them to the nearest dollar or half-dollar to reduce mistakes when making change.

No action was taken on the food prices.

Groom suggested that Rice and new board member Ashley Wells look into food pricing and the distributor to determine what the board should recommend changing.

Board members Beth Kight, Chris Kight and Roslind Reiner were chosen to look into the pool daily and pool pass prices, so they can help make recommendations on where to set them.

The next meeting is at 6 p.m. on May 12 at the Cuba City Hall Council Room.