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Murfreesboro commissioners review budget snapshot and discuss green-fee increases to close shortfall
Summary
Staff presented a high-level budget overview showing operating expenses driven largely by payroll and cart/green fees as primary revenue; commissioners discussed incremental rate increases, resident vs. nonresident pricing and timing for any fee changes.
Murfreesboro Golf Commission members reviewed a high-level budget overview and discussed options to recover revenue lost during course closure and rising operating costs, including modest and phased increases in green fees.
Staff presented fiscal data showing nearly 35% of operating expenses are full-time salaries (rising to roughly 45% when part-time is included) and that cart fees and greens fees make up the largest share of revenue. The presentation compared a full fiscal year before renovation (FY23) with lower figures in FY24–FY25 due to partial closure; the last full open fiscal year (FY23) recorded about 49,000 rounds, staff said, while year-to-date rounds in the current fiscal year were near 20,000.
Commissioners discussed how much fee increases would be required to be revenue neutral. Staff said to close an anticipated shortfall the course would likely need a revenue increase on the order of the low hundreds of thousands (approximate) and that modest, incremental increases would be the preferred route. Commissioners considered several tactical options: raising resident weekend rates closer to nonresident levels, redefining weekend designations (for example treating Friday as a weekend day), and implementing small, incremental increases rather than a single large hike.
Members asked staff to analyze specific scenarios and market comparisons and return with recommended fees in time to meet the city’s budget schedule; staff said a more detailed discussion and possible decision would come at a June budget meeting with a goal of implementing any new rates by July 1 if approved by city council.
