• About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Pickem Terms and Conditions
Saturday, July 5, 2025
The Platte County Landmark Newspaper
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Opinion
  • Landmark Pickem!
    • Weekly Pickem Updates
    • Results by Week
    • The Leaderboard
    • Pickem Rules and Help
  • Landmark Live!
  • Looking Backward
  • es_MXSpanish
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Opinion
  • Landmark Pickem!
    • Weekly Pickem Updates
    • Results by Week
    • The Leaderboard
    • Pickem Rules and Help
  • Landmark Live!
  • Looking Backward
  • es_MXSpanish
No Result
View All Result
The Platte County Landmark Newspaper
No Result
View All Result

Platte City working toward hiring new park director

Valerie Verkamp by Valerie Verkamp
January 31, 2019
in Platte City
4
SHARES
97
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Email

P​latte City is planning to hire a new director to oversee the city’s parks, which are a major draw for youth sports, adult volleyball, and outdoor recreation.

Platte City is home to six parks with day use sites that offer a variety of amenities like walking trails, a play area for the kids, basketball courts and nine-hole disk golf course.

RelatedNews

Hwy. 92 bridge repair to require full closure

It will be Paolillo vs. Hoeger for mayor

Former public works director arrested after armed barricade

Thanks to their location, Platte City parks are easily accessible and serve as a treasured stop for many residents.

An adult coed winter volleyball league, fall and winter soccer, 4th of July celebration and annual holiday lighting ceremony, are among the athletic programs and public events hosted by the Platte City Park and Recreation Department.

To ensure park visitors receive the best experience possible, city officials plan to hire a park director that possess the qualities and characteristics they are seeking. In a staff report written by D.J. Gehrt, city administrator, the ideal candidate should possess strong customer service skills, the ability to provide hands on experience with parks and facilities maintenance and have a general knowledge of public finance and budgeting. The director must also provide daily work schedules to park staff and consult with city officials with the development of overall policy.

Qualifying applicants must also have a high school diploma or GED and have five years parks and recreation experience.

The city plans to handle the employee recruitment internally to save money.

The city is also actively recruiting a new police chief to replace Carl Mitchell, who retired after a review of the department’s culture. Lynda Hacker-Bristow is currently serving as the interim police chief.

Gehrt said since the city cannot conduct both internal employee recruitments at the same time, the city may have to slightly delay the recruitment process for the park director position until it completes the internal recruitment process for the police chief vacancy.

The city anticipates spending less than $1,000 on media postings to conduct the broad search.

As applications come in, the park committee will review the qualifications of each candidate and interview eligible applicants, Gehrt said.

The starting salary range for the park director position is $49,289 to $70,853.

The position’s primary responsibilities are providing strong leadership and training to city staff, setting up work procedures for efficient operations, and preparing studies for decision-making purposes.

Dannie Stamper, previous park director, was let go last fall. Stamper had served as director for approximately 15 years.

Tags: platte cityplatte countypolicePublic Safety
Valerie Verkamp

Valerie Verkamp

Valerie decided she wanted to be a newspaper reporter when she was 28 years old and she successfully convinced the editor of the Platte County Landmark to give it 30 days. Now with The Landmark for over a decade, she has written countless stories on local government, education, lawsuits, community news, crime, and the prison system. Valerie hails from Park University with a BA in Elementary Education and a post-baccalaureate degree in paralegal studies from Penn Valley Community College. She has received honorable mention for Best Government News Story and joined her Landmark colleagues as recipient of the General Excellence Award in the Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the Missouri Press Association.

Related Posts

Fireworks

Fireworks show in Platte City

by Ivan Foley
July 4, 2025
0

DISPLAY BEGINS ABOUT 10 P.M. FROM SCHOOL CAMPUS Now that the daytime celebration in Downtown Platte City has ended, it's time to focus on the nighttime show. The City of Platte City is sponsoring a nighttime fireworks display again this...

45 Years Ago–July 4, 1980

by Ivan Foley
July 2, 2025
0

Platte County Fair schedule set: carnival, queen contest and other events are planned. Grandstand show each evening, Pony Express, demolition derby, and more activities are planned at the Platte County Fairgrounds in Tracy. The Platte County Sheriff’s Department has received...

30 Years Ago–July 6, 1995

by Ivan Foley
July 2, 2025
0

Laurie Everett, newscaster for KMBC-TV Channel 9 of Kansas City, served as celebrity emcee of the Zed Martin Day parade on Saturday in Platte City. She was assisted in announcing the entries by Platte City residents Bill Brown and Jim...

15 Years Ago–July 7, 2010

by Ivan Foley
July 2, 2025
0

Interstate 29 travelers in Platte County may notice a slower pace of traffic and increased police patrols around mid-day Thursday. President Barack Obama will be in Platte County on Thursday. The president is scheduled to arrive at KCI aboard Air...

Next Post

Matthew Silber

Popular News

  • Golf course at Creekside

    Nine-hole golf course planned at Creekside

    76 shares
    Share 30 Tweet 19
  • Free food, drink ready for July 4th celebration

    22 shares
    Share 9 Tweet 6
  • Fireworks show in Platte City

    10 shares
    Share 4 Tweet 3
  • Fireworks, fireworks shows, foul tasting water

    5 shares
    Share 2 Tweet 1
  • Chick-fil-A coming to Metro North Crossing

    31 shares
    Share 12 Tweet 8
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Pickem Terms and Conditions
Call us at 816-858-0363

Copyright © 2019-2020 The Platte County Landmark Newspaper - All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Subscribe Online
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Opinion
  • Landmark Pickem
    • Results by Week
    • The Leaderboard
    • Pickem Rules and Help
  • Landmark Live!
  • Looking Backward
  • es_MXSpanish

Copyright © 2019-2020 The Platte County Landmark Newspaper - All Rights Reserved