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Rec and Parks warns of 192 position cuts, seeks offsets and asks council to exempt department from prioritized hiring
Summary
The Department of Recreation and Parks said the mayor’s proposed FY 2025–26 budget would eliminate 192 full‑time positions and cut roughly $5.8 million in expenses, and proposed a $9.2 million reduction in part‑time spending to restore critical staffing while asking the council to exempt RAP from the PCH hiring restrictions.
Jimmy Kim, general manager of the Department of Recreation and Parks, told the Budget and Finance Committee the mayor’s proposed fiscal plan would eliminate 192 full‑time positions (about $14.7 million in salary authority) and cut about $5.8 million in expense funding (overtime, hiring hall, supplies), totaling a roughly $20 million reduction to RAP’s budget as transmitted.
Kim and senior staff said the deletion affects core services—park maintenance, aquatics, recreation center operations, park rangers and construction— and that 11 of the deleted positions are currently filled and could trigger layoffs if not restored. Kim proposed offsets the department believes can be achieved without drawing on the general fund: a proposed $9.2 million reduction to as‑needed and…
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