(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City Council in Atlantic, Wednesday evening, passed a couple of resolutions affecting the City’s Parks and Recreation Department policies. The Council first passed a resolution “Adopting a Policy for the Parks and Recreation Department Regarding Donations, Relocations and Removals.” Councilman Mike McDermott is a Council liaison on the Parks Advisory Commission.

For many decades, the Parks and Rec Department has had mainly verbal agreements with donors and those who wish to place, move or remove a memorial – such as a park bench. Any paper documents regarding those donations/memorials have long since been lost, according to City Administrator John Lund.

The Council passed also, a resolution pertaining to the adoption of a “Policy for the Rental of Park Shelters.” Councilpersons Emily Kennedy and Mike McDermott, explained why the Commission wanted to change the policy.

The policy increases the shelter fee to $50. Again, that allows a shelter to be used for a whole day instead of just a few hours. In other business, the Council discussed the merits of a City-Wide Cleanup Day, and associated costs. Having been unable to come to a viable solution Wednesday night, the Council opted to send the matter to the City’s Beautification Committee, who, along with input from the City’s Attorney, will hash-out the details and make a recommendation to the full Council at a later meeting.