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<br />PARKS <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Provides for the overall planning, management, and <br />administrative activities of the park facilities. Included is the <br />preparation and distribution of information regarding the <br />acquisition and development of facilities. <br /> <br />Provides for the maintenance and improvement of park and <br />recreational facilities, including grounds and park buildings. <br />The program includes the maintenance of skating rinks, athletic fields, <br />neighborhood parks, and community parks. <br /> <br />2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET <br /> <br />This departmental budget is: <br /> <br />- Proposed in the amount of $230,150; <br />- A $48,100 increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget; <br />- Approximately 4% of the total general fund expenditures. <br /> <br />The large increase in this parks budget is somewhat offset by an almost <br />$17,000 decrease in the recreation budget. The city is still sorting out where <br />some of the park and recreation expenses should be allocated, but it is <br />becoming clearer as the community recreation program and the city <br />recreation expenses are being isolated into the recreation budget, and all the <br />remaining park expenses are identified in the parks budget. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The personal services expenditure category is proj ected to increase by <br />$32,350 in 2000. As with the other budgets where the city street/park crew <br />time is allocated, only the actual time spent on parks will be logged against <br />this budget. Over the last few years there has been an increase in the part <br />time pay as more seasonal employees are needed for the maintenance and <br />mowing of city park facilities. Also, a new project that began in 1999 and <br />which is scheduled to continue in 2000 is the park patrol program. In this <br />program the city hires part time employees for summer weekends to monitor <br />activities throughout the city park and trail system. <br /> <br />Regarding the other increases in this budget it should be noted that the <br />operating supplies is up by about $5,000, the telephone expense by $2,000, <br />the insurance by $3,000, and the capital outlay by $5,650. The items <br />planned to be purchased in the capital outlay category include an $8,000 <br />mower and a planer for $2,650. Additionally, the equipment certificate <br />budget calls for an expenditure of $26,600 for a utility tractor. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />46 <br />