Tunica County approves summer hires for Parks and Recreation

The Tunica County Board of Supervisors on May 29 approved personnel actions for the Parks and Recreation Department, including hiring lifeguards and several program assistants and college students for the summer season.

Parks and Recreation requested permission to hire staff effective June 3, 2024 (as recorded in the agenda item). The hires listed in the presentation included Stephanie Calhoun, Tabitha Carlisle and Beverly Clark as program assistants at $15 per hour, Samantha Davis as a program assistant at $15 per hour, and two college students (Shambre Jackson and Kayla Horton) to replace earlier-approved students who would not participate. The board approved the hires by motion and voice vote.

Earlier in the meeting the board had also approved Parks and Recreation to hire lifeguards for the season. The transcript records the departmental request and the board's approval but does not list shift schedules or total seasonal payroll costs in the excerpt provided.