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Parks staff outlines cost-recovery framework; board offers recommendations, no vote
Summary
Staff presented a proposed cost-recovery policy for parks and recreation programming, explaining a shift from direct-cost pricing to a tiered model that includes indirect costs; the board discussed tiers, senior impacts, scholarships and camp pricing but took no formal action.
Angleton Parks & Recreation staff presented a proposed cost-recovery policy to the Parks and Recreation Board that would expand the department's current direct-cost pricing to a tiered model capturing indirect costs and administrative overhead; the board discussed the proposal and offered recommendations but did not vote.
Staff described the policy background: a master-plan recommendation to examine cost recovery (2019), a consultant engagement with Greenplay to identify industry practice, and a City Council workshop in August 2024 that asked staff to explore direct versus indirect costs. The existing approach the department uses recovers primarily direct costs (instructors, supplies). The proposed model would also capture indirect costs…
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