Parks Department Budget Status
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and numbers may be misheard.
- What: The monthly finance report for the parks and recreation department.
- Where it stands: General fund revenue is about 80% of projection (75% would be even pacing) and expenditures about 73%; staff expects to meet the revenue budget but has concerns about personnel costs.
- Next: A budget adjustment for personal services may go to the city council before the end of November.
Details
- Recreation center cost recovery is about 29%, flat from the prior month, with pools and summer camps expected to slip.
- Golf revenues are strong; see Golf Program Finances. Golf unencumbered cash at the end of August was about $1.355 million.
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 - Board of Park Commissioners | 3 |
Log
- 2026-10-12 - Board of Park Commissioners - Monthly finance report; possible personnel budget adjustment flagged.
From the video (2026-10-27)
2026-10-27 - City Council Workshop: Tree backlog down about 30% to 1,923 orders; $400,000 applied toward about $1.2 million needed; consultants put maintenance at about $2,548 per acre against a peer range of $3,500-$6,500.
Sources
- Watch the video (roughly 49:09 to 52:32)