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Request from staff to approve the Parks Guidelines for Closure Policy
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The City of Madison is committed to providing required services to guests at Parks Lakeside Offices, Warner Park Community Recreation Center (WPCRC), Olbrich Botanical Gardens (OBG) and other facilities, regardless of inclement weather conditions or other public emergencies. During extreme weather conditions, it may be appropriate to allow employees to exercise available leave options (or to subsequently make up lost time consistent with City standards) and/or to reassign employees to alternative hours or locations in the interest of the employee and public safety. However, in doing so, the Department/Division head shall assure that required services continue without interruption.
The Parks Management Team will use these guidelines for considering public and program closure, partial area closures, or modified operating hours in cases of extreme cold, hazardous, or inclement weather conditions, or other public emergencies.