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Jefferson County
Board of Commissioners
Agenda Request
To: Board of Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
From: Monte Reinders, Public Works Director/County Engineer
Agenda Date: October 24, 2016
Subject: Update on Parks and Recreation
Statement of Issue: Parks and Recreation staff will update the County Commissioners
on the status of Parks Et Rec.'s programs and facilities, with a focus on current and
projected budgets, a dwindling fund balance in Fund 174, and the sustainability of
existing levels of service/ facilities in 2018 and beyond.
Analysis/Strategic Goals/Pro's Et Con's:
Parks and recreation is a strategic solution to support the economic development,
health, well-being, and security of the community. Continuing to provide the current
basic level of parks and recreation service is a low-cost, high -impact way to promote
the goals of Jefferson County.
Parks Et Recreation continues to seek creative funding sources, such as a pending
proposal to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee for $28,140 for 2017. But even if the
LTAC request were to be funded, the combined revenues from the current general
fund transfer target, fees and other sources is less than the cost for maintaining
existing services and maintenance. Consequently, Parks and Recreation continues to
expend fund balance, which will be inadequate to cover the projected revenue to
expenditure shortfall, starting in 2018.
The October 24 update is intended to begin a strategic discussion on how to address
this situation.
Fiscal Impact/Cost Benefit Analysis:
Even if awarded an LTAC grant of $28,140 for 2017, Parks and Recreation will expend
$52,544 in fund balance in 2017. At existing regular funding levels, revenues in
outlying years are approximately $100,000/year less than the cost for maintaining
existing programs and facilities. The Fund 174 fund balance cannot cover the
projected shortfall, starting in 2018.
Recommendation:
Department of Public Works
O C.A. Briefing Workshop
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Discuss the issues, and begin a strategic discussion of what level of service parks and
recreation should provide and how the County can sustainably fund it, in the context
of the County's various budget priorities.
Department Contact:
Matt Tyler. 385-9129
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