{"id":63,"date":"2022-08-12T12:58:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T17:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waterlooleisureservices.org\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2024-01-25T14:20:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T20:20:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.waterlooleisureservices.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"63\" class=\"elementor elementor-63\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1656fd0d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1656fd0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44991ded\" data-id=\"44991ded\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cad7aec wlsbannertitle elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-slider\" data-id=\"5cad7aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slider_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:412,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;slider_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:600,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;slider_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-slider jet-elements\">\n<div class=\"jet-slider jet-slider__image-exact\" data-settings='{\"sliderWidth\":{\"unit\":\"%\",\"size\":100,\"sizes\":[]},\"sliderHeight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":600,\"sizes\":[]},\"sliderNavigation\":false,\"sliderNavigationIcon\":\"jet-slider__arrow-icon-5cad7aec\",\"sliderNaviOnHover\":false,\"sliderPagination\":false,\"sliderAutoplay\":true,\"sliderAutoplayDelay\":7000,\"sliderAutoplayOnHover\":\"pause\",\"sliderFullScreen\":true,\"sliderFullscreenIcon\":\"jet-slider__fullscreen-icon-5cad7aec\",\"sliderShuffle\":false,\"sliderLoop\":true,\"sliderFadeMode\":false,\"slideDistance\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":0,\"sizes\":[]},\"slideDuration\":500,\"imageScaleMode\":\"exact\",\"thumbnails\":false,\"thumbnailWidth\":120,\"thumbnailHeight\":80,\"rightToLeft\":false,\"touchswipe\":true,\"fractionPag\":false}'>\n\t\n<div  class=\"slider-pro\"><div class=\"jet-slider__arrow-icon-5cad7aec hidden-html\"><\/div><div class=\"jet-slider__fullscreen-icon-5cad7aec hidden-html\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrows-alt\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"jet-slider__items sp-slides\">\n\n\n<div  class=\"jet-slider__item sp-slide elementor-repeater-item-815d91e\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterlooleisureservices.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Blooming-pic3-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Blooming-pic3-2022\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"jet-slider__content sp-layer \" data-position=\"centerCenter\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"100%\" data-horizontal=\"0%\" data-show-transition=\"up\" data-show-duration=\"400\" data-show-delay=\"400\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-slider__content-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-slider__content-inner\"><div class=\"jet-slider__title\">About<\/div><h2 class=\"jet-slider__subtitle\">City of Waterloo Leisure Services <\/h2><div class=\"jet-slider__desc\">Waterloo, Iowa<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-slider__button-wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19f45aac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19f45aac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9439e37\" data-id=\"9439e37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19aebaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19aebaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>About Waterloo Leisure Services<\/h2><p>Waterloo Leisure Services is comprised of the Parks, Golf, Forestry, Sports and Young Arena departments. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cvsportsplex.org\/\">Cedar Valley SportsPlex website<\/a> contains information about local sports and recreation activities. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngarena.com\">Young Arena<\/a> website has information about ice skating, hockey and other arena events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f97cb15\" data-id=\"f97cb15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f747b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f747b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Mission Statement<\/h2><p>The City of Waterloo <a href=\"https:\/\/codelibrary.amlegal.com\/codes\/waterlooia\/latest\/waterloo_ia\/0-0-0-926\">Leisure Services Commission <\/a>is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all citizens by providing the best possible recreational activities, special events, facilities, and services that encourage lifelong learning, fitness and fun. The Commission strives to provide an enjoyable outdoor environment with top quality parks, preserves, golf courses, recreational trails, and a healthy urban forest resource.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed71da9 elementor-section-stretched whitetext elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed71da9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-684d15a\" data-id=\"684d15a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a5ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78a5ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Board Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d60023c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d60023c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f31c505\" data-id=\"f31c505\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-245d42c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"245d42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Tom Christensen<\/h5><p>Chair 2nd\/ 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-155edfb\" data-id=\"155edfb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed11974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed11974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Bob Bamsey<\/h5><p>2nd\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8870b2\" data-id=\"d8870b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e312c62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e312c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Jessica Rucker<\/h5><p>1st\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6306f54\" data-id=\"6306f54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771f5b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"771f5b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Ellen Vanderloo<\/h5><p>1st\/2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43e0f34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43e0f34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-746e07d\" data-id=\"746e07d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8929c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8929c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Tom Powers<\/h5><p>2nd full\/ 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08af2f4\" data-id=\"08af2f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f18afd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f18afd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u00a0Tim Moses<\/h5><p>2nd partial\/ 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b46825\" data-id=\"4b46825\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffaad80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffaad80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Allison Richter<\/h5><p>1st\/2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-87bab5f\" data-id=\"87bab5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9455b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9455b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Paul Huting<\/h5><p>Leisure Services Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-099ad06\" data-id=\"099ad06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf68ebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf68ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u00a0Dave Boesen<\/h5><p>City Council Liason<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1240c448 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1240c448\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dc4972\" data-id=\"8dc4972\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291ad6ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"291ad6ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Employment<\/h2><p>We are hiring! Apply today for various temporary positions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b142841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b142841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofwaterlooiowa.com\/departments\/human_resources\/open_positions.php\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Current Openings<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b24a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"41b24a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cms6.revize.com\/revize\/waterloo\/Employment\/LS%20TEMP%20APP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Temporary Employment Application<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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