Bringing the marina in-house reduced contract costs and added city positions, staff say

During budget discussion, Commissioner Teuton walked through personnel and contract changes that factored into the budget. He said the marina had previously been run under a contract for about $700,000 but that now the contract line is gone because the city brought marina operations in-house.

"That number has dropped to 0. And city salary has increased to $6.40. So it's roughly a $60,000 savings to bring in 3 full time and 7 part time," Commissioner Teuton said, noting the marina is funded through the enterprise fund rather than general tax dollars.

Ms. Campbell confirmed the shift and explained that other enterprise-funded additions include three full-time stormwater positions and funding for a chief resiliency officer. Commissioners discussed the net effect on general-fund staffing (a net decrease) versus the increase in enterprise staffing.