This summer, Austin was able to employ over 750 staff members, which is enough to operate all 32 public pools in the city.
This summer, the city ofAquatics program director Aaron Levine says the city of Austin has been working on attracting more people to work at the pools.
"There are a lot of factors that go into opening these pools," Levine said. "You know, $20 an hour certainly helps to get people in."Travis County firefighters and Pflugerville lifeguards crossed paths at Scott Mentzer Pool in Pflugerville for a drowning-prevention training session. Not only did the city of Austin raise the starting pay from $16 an hour to $20, they are also offering stipends.
"Once you get working and once you've worked 80 hours, you'll get a $400 training stipend for that training class and for your time," said Levine."I think we're still projected to hit about 900 guards by the end of July, which is really awesome," he said. "So, we've had no problems getting our pools open this year.
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