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Recreation & Parks requests $79.6 million for 2025; directors highlight youth outreach and hospital-based violence intervention
Summary
Rec & Parks proposed a $79,635,596 2025 budget, including funds for staffing 455 full‑time positions, operations for the new Fran Ryan Center and citywide youth programs; the department said $335,000 in training and travel was cut and several operating requests remain unapproved.
The Department of Recreation and Parks presented a $79,635,596 proposed operating budget for 2025 that the department said would fund recreation programming, parks maintenance and several violence‑intervention and youth initiatives.
Elaine Hostetler, fiscal manager for Recreation and Parks, told the committee the department’s budget is a 6% increase over 2024 and includes $53,800,000 for personnel expenses to support 455 full‑time and 1,007 part‑time authorized positions. “Of the two sides of Recreation and Parks, 77 percent of our operating budget goes towards recreation programming for the public and 23% is dedicated to the maintenance and preservation of our parks and natural spaces,” Hostetler said.
Hostetler listed notable operating costs: $710,000 for police and private security at facilities and events; approximately $4,900,000 for utilities across dozens of facilities; $630,000 for field and pool chemicals; $158,000…
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