Tuesday, February 2, 2021
The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission is moving forward with its 2021 budget.
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, interim director Scott Miskiel presented the budget. With the help of the finance committee, Miskiel said, he has made some changes to the accounting that will make it easier to understand the budget in the future. Miskiel said the revenue from the 0.125 percent tax will now be placed in a separate account.
That way, it will make it very easy to track what is being paid and how that is being used, Miskiel said. Also since its restricted funds, I just dont like having them commingled.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission is moving forward with its 2021 budget.
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, interim director Scott Miskiel presented the budget. With the help of the finance committee, Miskiel said, he has made some changes to the accounting that will make it easier to understand the budget in the future. Miskiel said the revenue from the 0.125 percent tax will now be placed in a separate account.
That way, it will make it very easy to track what is being paid and how that is being used, Miskiel said. Also since its restricted funds, I just dont like having them commingled.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission met for a special called meeting on Jan. 11 to change the list of authorized check signers.
Chairwoman Ruth Hager said the commission would need to remove former director Justin Huss, as well as a few former commissioners including Christian Super who resigned earlier this month. The commission would need to add interim director Scott Miskiel and new commissioners to the list, Hager said.
Hager didnt state the names of the commissioners, but parks office employee Nicky Boyette confirmed later that the commissioners added to the list are Kevin Ruehle and Dave Hartmann.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission has seen many changes over the past year. Pictured from left to right are employees Michael Simar, Vince Peschka, Denise Petmiller, Scott Miskiel, Herman Owens, Nicky Boyette and Dave Renko.
Samantha Jones / Lovely County Citizen
The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission has a lot of work to do in 2021, and interim director Scott Miskiel said his team is ready for that challenge.
Miskiel, who was named interim director last October after the firing of former director Justin Huss, said hes working on getting parks finances in order. Miskiel said the commission voted last year to take financial reports out of the previous directors hands and hire an accountant. The third-quarter financials for 2020 are still being processed, Miskiel said, and the fourth0quarter financials will come after that.
The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission has hired a new employee.
At the commissions Dec. 15 meeting, interim director Scott Miskiel said hed like the commission to consider creating a new position for the grounds and natural resources manager. Miskiel addressed the issue during the directors comments, saying the position would include various responsibilities that will enable us to better coordinate the things like trails, maintenance and road maintenance.
It will supervise some of the gardening issues in town and so much more, and I know well go into executive session about the specifics of that position but Im really excited about the prospect of this because of the things that this position will bring to the table, Miskiel said. I look forward to going into executive session and hopefully coming out of it with the commission having approved this position.