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Lawson Recreation Facility budget shows modest revenue expectation; golf pro and assistant superintendent turnover flagged
Summary
Norfolk County officials reviewed the FY26 budget for Lawson Recreation Facility (President’s Golf Course), which includes modest increases to temporary payroll and certain operating lines while relying on recent revenue trends to offset much of the change.
Officials for Lawson Recreation Facility, which operates President’s Golf Course, presented the FY26 operating budget to the Norfolk County Commission on Feb. 19. Department representatives said the proposed budget reflects modest increases to several operating lines but that projected income from recent seasons will offset much of the cost increases.
Highlights and figures: The facility requested an increase in temporary salaries of about $15,000 and a $5,000 increase in overtime salaries. Fertilizer, seed and bunker materials were increased by approximately $3,000; employee uniforms rose by $1,000. The department identified equipment lease reductions (a decrease of $10,131.76 in one code) and a planned capital addition (Sandpro and Ventrac layout attachment, $5,388.88) that together produced a net change the presenters described as roughly $19,000 above last year’s appropriation. The presenters described income estimates based on the last two years of software-recorded sales.
Staffing and vacancies: Presenters informed commissioners of personnel turnover that affects operations. The record shows an assistant superintendent has resigned, and the assistant director/golf pro submitted a written resignation effective March 7; the presenters said those vacancies will constrain operations during the spring opening and that the department is actively recruiting candidates. Commissioners asked staff to return with any updated staffing-hour proposals, including a separate question about increasing full-time staff weekly hours from 37.5 to 40 to reduce overtime pay.
Operational questions: Commissioners pressed for details about seasonal staffing levels and whether temporary staffing increases were required to cover seasonal workload. Department representatives said temporary staff are seasonal hires and that the department tries to match staffing to expected use. The board voted to take the budget under advisement pending final spreadsheets and any staffing-hour adjustments.
Ending: Commissioners took the Lawson Recreation Facility budget under advisement and asked staff to supply corrected backup pages and to follow up on staffing-hour changes and candidate recruitment.
