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Council debates Parks & Outdoors restructuring, staffing moves and maintenance backlog

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The Council reviewed the Parks & Outdoors proposed FY26 budget, which shows decreased authorized positions tied to moving seasonal and aquatics staff. Council members pressed the administration on deputy positions, department consolidation and how much of the budget is devoted to maintenance

City staff presented a Parks & Outdoors proposed budget of $16,800,000 for FY26, a decrease of about $389,000 from the prior year. Staff said the budget includes 56 authorized positions, a reported net reduction tied largely to moving seasonal positions to staffing agencies and transferring aquatics staff into Community Development.

Council members pressed the administration on new…

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