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Wasatch County Parks and Recreation board sets preliminary budget, schedules Dec. 10 public hearing
Summary
The Wasatch County Parks and Recreation SSD No. 21 board approved a preliminary budget and scheduled a public hearing for Dec. 10 at 6:00 p.m., citing payroll increases tied to a new hire, COLA and rising IT costs; revenue from expanded events is expected to offset some expenses.
The Wasatch County Parks and Recreation Special Service District No. 21 board on Nov. 12 approved a preliminary budget and set a public hearing for Dec. 10 at 6:00 p.m.
The budget presented to the board listed total revenues of $6,839,172 and presented expenditures in the same figure as distributed to board members. Staff asked the board to adopt that budget as preliminary so it could be posted on the county and SSD websites and at the recreation and senior centers for public review.
Staff told the board that much of the budget increase is driven by payroll: "A lot of it was payroll. We are adding 1 employee," the presenter said, and noted 2.5% cost-of-living adjustments and merit increases. Staff also cited higher information-technology costs, including increased licensing and security software, which the board said are being handled through county IT services.
The presenter said some program-driven costs have grown as events and concessions expanded. "The demolition derby going to 3 days" increased expenses, the presenter said, but added that there is revenue to offset that change.
Board members discussed the choice to remain with county IT services rather than outsourcing, citing centralized security, equipment rotation and relative cost-efficiency. One board member said staying with county IT helps protect participant data such as sign-up information.
The board voted to set the preliminary budget and schedule the public hearing for Dec. 10 at 6:00 p.m.; the motion carried following a second. The meeting packet had been distributed to board members a month earlier and will be posted publicly prior to the hearing.
Next steps: the preliminary budget will be posted for public review and consideration at the Dec. 10 public hearing, where residents can comment before the board considers final adoption.
