LANDIS — The Landis Board of Aldermen approved establishing two new town personnel positions on Monday.

By unanimous agreement, Landis’ governing body signaled approval to create a parks and recreation facilities manager position as well as an accounting specialist 2 position.

The parks and recreation facilities manager position would be set in pay grade 16, which corresponds with a range of $44,723-$67,085.

“This would be handling the pool during the summer and all the other outside recreation fields other than the park,” Town Clerk and Human Resources Director Madison Stegall said.

According to a memo from Stegall to the board, significant growth to Landis in recent years has prompted the need for the position as the town expands its recreational offerings and seeks to maintain a variety of facilities with enhance the community’s quality of life.

“With the ongoing maintenance and seasonal staffing requirements of the community pool, the management of our recreational park with diverse amenities and the planned development of the DC & Frances Linn Park, the need for a dedicated facilities and maintenance manager has become increasingly evident,” the memo said.

There are currently only two full-time employees that oversee all aspects of the department’s daily operations, including maintenance, repairs, office administration and program coordination.

“Additionally, the parks and recreation director is responsible for planning, coordinating and marketing approximately 18 annual community events and luncheons,” the memo continued. “Given the department’s expanding responsibilities, establishing a facilities and maintenance manager position is essential to ensuring efficient operations, safety and strategic resource management.”

Accounting specialist

The second position that was approved by the Landis aldermen board was the accounting specialist 2.

That position would fall into the pay grade 15 corresponding with a pay range of $42,593-$63,890.

“They would be handling payroll accounts payable, budget preparations, financial reporting and audits,” Stegall said. “They would be making sure that our taxes, our debt services and capital asset management, all those things are being handled including insurance.”

According to a memo from Stegall for the board, the finance department currently operates with limited staff, requiring existing personnel to manage “multiple critical financial” functions.

“By establishing this role, the town will enhance financial oversight, improve operational efficiency and maintain compliance with federal, state and local financial regulations,” the memo said.

Town Manager Micheal Ambrose said that a big part of the role will be grant administration.

“There is a lot of reporting that goes into grant funding,” he said. “Right now, we have about $11.5 million in grants that are funneling through right now, so we are making sure that we are getting those reimbursements and this position would track that and ensure those reimbursements are coming back to the town.”