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Parks department outlines budget pressures and targeted fee and staffing proposals to sustain services
Summary
City staff told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board rising costs and flat subsidies have left the Recreation Activity Fund structurally challenged in later out years, and they proposed targeted staffing and fee measures to sustain services.
City of Boulder Parks and Recreation staff told the advisory board their operating funds face growing long-term pressure and outlined targeted revenue and staffing proposals intended to sustain current service levels.
Jackson Knight, business services manager, and Stacy Hopkins, presenting budget strategy, walked through three fund financials: the 0.25¢ sales tax fund, the permanent parks and recreation fund and the Recreation Activity Fund (RAF). Staff said the RAF is more enterprise-like and must increasingly rely on fee revenue. Hopkins summarized typical budget mechanics and reserves, noting the city requires an operating reserve at about 16.7 percent and that the department is…
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