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Simsbury parks and recreation director outlines lean FY2027 budget, proposes moving $450,000 in personnel costs to general fund
Summary
Director Tom Tyburski presented a FY2027 operating budget with a 4.97% change to the General Fund and a 2.7% increase in the Revenue Fund, proposed transferring roughly $450,000 in salaries and facility overhead from the Parks and Recreation Revenue Fund to the Town’s General Fund, and previewed CIP/CNR requests including Memorial Pool redesign and Simsbury Farms facility work.
Tom Tyburski, director of Simsbury Culture, Parks & Recreation, presented the department’s FY2027 operating and capital spending proposals and explained several program and fee changes.
Tyburski said the FY2027 General Fund submission represents a 4.97% change and the Parks & Recreation Revenue Fund shows a 2.7% increase. He told the commission he believes roughly $450,000 in salaries, benefits and facility overhead currently in the Revenue Fund should be moved into the Town’s General Fund because those expenses are “like” expenses already carried in the General Fund budget.
He outlined specific maintenance and capital requests (CNR) including pool plaster refurbishments, greenway improvements, replacement of turf and equipment (Kubota tractor, Bobcat skid steer, utility vehicles), paddle court and playscape refurbishments, irrigation replacement, golf-course drainage and clubhouse/restaurant improvements, ice-rink floor and refrigeration tubing replacement, and Simsbury Farms building and lighting improvements. He said the Memorial Pool redesign is a CIP-level item (over $250,000) that may be delayed a year while the town seeks concept approval and grant funding.
On fees and program revenues, Tyburski said the Simsbury Farms Pool family pass will increase by $10; individual prices were adjusted and a child pass was set equal to the senior price. He said summer hiring and program registration will proceed in late January with day-camp registration opening Jan. 26, aquatic programs Jan. 27 and sports and enrichment camps Jan. 28.
Tyburski noted that some machinery and equipment ($95,000) is being funded from the Golf Course Maintenance Equipment Surcharge Fund. He said the next budget step is a tentative Feb. 9 presentation by the Town Manager to the Board of Selectmen. The commission did not vote on the budget at this meeting.
