Originally Posted by Black Beauty (Post 2084054)

Pool checkers were more common 4-5 years ago. If you're in the water they cannot card you...

Originally Posted by schwarz (Post 2084065)

I have been at LaHacienda Recreation center for over three years. We are supposed to have a rec assistant staff of 16, currently we have 10 with no new hires in site. Every day in my work emails are requests from multiple other centers listing all their shiffs that need coverage. Our manager has personally had to work shifts due to being short staffed. There recently was a big meeting with all the big wigs trying to figure out how to attract staff, especially at $10 an hour, the current pay rate, and also address employee retention.
Managers work normally Monday-Friday 8-5 and certainly not all hours the centers are open. They have many responsibilities, checking id's at pools are not their priority. Sadly, the staffing issue is likely to continue for awhile, just as it is in most local businesses as you can confirm by the help wanted signs everywhere.
Again, if you see a specific problem at the pool, use the pool phone and call the center listed and we should be able to respond but the days of a full time pool monitor are over for now. Bob

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2084096)

Thanks. But, my post was addressing the comment that every rec center is "short of staff". LaHacienda is a "regional" rec center. But, the majority of the pools are monitored by the "village" rec centers, not the regional rec centers. The village rec centers are operated by one employee, who monitors about 2-3 pools as well as other rec center activities. As I understand it, this has been the staffing level at every village rec center for at least the past 5 years. So, to say that every rec center is short of staff is not accurate, especially with respect to the thread topic of checking the pools for IDs. One employee is responsible to check IDs at about 2-3 pools, and that staff level has not changed.

Originally Posted by bob.betty (Post 2083745)

can anyone tell me why they no longer check i.d.'s in the pools? We saw people smoking, and also commenting that if you see a community watch person come in to jump in the pool so they don't check your id. We've seen numerous people who were obviously under the age of 30 in adult pools, it seems to be out of control.

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2083877)

Do you live in the Villages? If so, you should attend one of the Resident Academy presentations to help you understand how our local Govt. actually works.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2084096)

Thanks. But, my post was addressing the comment that every rec center is "short of staff". LaHacienda is a "regional" rec center. But, the majority of the pools are monitored by the "village" rec centers, not the regional rec centers. The village rec centers are operated by one employee, who monitors about 2-3 pools as well as other rec center activities. As I understand it, this has been the staffing level at every village rec center for at least the past 5 years. So, to say that every rec center is short of staff is not accurate, especially with respect to the thread topic of checking the pools for IDs. One employee is responsible to check IDs at about 2-3 pools, and that staff level has not changed.

Originally Posted by Waltdisney4life (Post 2084131)

And who are you going to fire recreational staff is down 50% from normal if you fire the staff they were closed the pools and the rec centers then what do you do

Originally Posted by dhdallas (Post 2084133)

"...how our local govt. Actually works."? it doesn't!

Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 2083790)

Smoking whilst swimming is very difficult.
I had a Dickens of a job keeping cigarettes dry.
Much easier since I changed over to smoking a pipe!:icon_wink:

Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2083774)

Three times over the winter I saw young people in the sports pools during lap swimming times who appeared way to young to be Village residents. Each time someone called the associated regional recreation center. One time they had rental issued resident ID’s and were allowed to stay. The other two times they had guest ID’s and were told to leave. Apparently, there are homeowners who don’t know the rules and tell their guests it is OK to use the sports pools?

Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2084141)

Create a Roman bath house with a lot of nuked women......:MOJE_whot:

Originally Posted by Cher1119 (Post 2084134)

I have had my ID checked many times. Actually was at our 30 and over pool and got chatting with a young couple who were just hanging out in the corner of the pool...25 years old. They were visiting their grandparents. Beautiful young people. There were a few others in the pool who didn't seem like they thought it was the end of the world that these two people were 5 years younger then the age requirement. After a very nice visit with them they saud they were gonna head back to the house for dinner with grams and gramps. I didn't feel the need to tell them they had to leave. Matter of fact.. they were more pleasant then some of my fellow villagers I have encountered.