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Sacramento parks staff outline cuts to address $66 million structural deficit; commissioners pressed for alternatives
Summary
City parks staff presented baseline strategies to close a $66,000,000 structural budget shortfall that could reduce community center hours, scale back pool operations and eliminate dozens of positions; commissioners urged more public engagement, exploration of grants and long-term funding measures. The item was received and discussed only.
Jackie Beauchamp, director of Youth, Parks and Community Enrichment, told the Parks and Community Enrichment Commission on April 16 that the city faces a $66,000,000 structural budget deficit and staff have developed preliminary baseline strategies to help close the gap.
Beauchamp said the department maintains 243 parks and parkways across roughly 4,000 acres and operates with a workforce described in the presentation as 678 FTE (the transcript also referenced 1,437 individual employees). She said the department’s current operating budget is about $65,900,000.
The baseline strategies presented include targeted staffing reductions and program adjustments. Beauchamp said the package that staff shared with council includes the elimination of 102 FTE (the presentation also described this as “over 86 filled positions” in the transcript) and…
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