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Decatur council establishes petty cash and concession funds, reallocates REV concession revenue and tables parks reorganization for May 5
Summary
The council approved petty cash and cash‑change funds for parks, passed the first reading of an ordinance to split REV Sports Complex concession revenue (50% concessions, 25% parks operating, 25% REV Complex) and tabled parks salary/title changes and the concession ordinance to May 5 for further consideration.
The City of Decatur Common Council on April 21 approved two resolutions to streamline Parks & Recreation cash handling and introduced ordinances to reallocate concessions revenue and amend parks job titles and salaries.
Parks Superintendent Cara Gerber asked the council to authorize a $200 petty cash fund for Parks & Recreation; the council adopted Resolution 2026‑2 establishing the petty cash fund. The council also approved Resolution 2026‑3 to establish $200 cash change funds at each of six parks facilities to support on‑site concessions and operations.
Council then addressed concession revenue at the REV Sports Complex. Ordinance 2026‑7 — introduced and read by City Attorney Anne Razo — would reallocate REV concession proceeds: 50% to the overall concessions account, 25% to the general Parks & Recreation operating budget, and 25% to the REV Complex. The ordinance passed its first reading by roll call vote 5‑0 before council members voted to table further action on the ordinance until the May 5 meeting.
Gerber also presented a proposed Parks department reorganization that would rename three existing positions as Director of Maintenance, Director of Sports and Facilities, and Director of Activities and would increase one director’s wage to match the others. Ordinance 2026‑8, which includes those title and rate changes and a related sanitation‑department pay increase noted by Mayor Rickord, was introduced and passed first reading 5‑0; the council tabled the matter to May 5 for further review.
Council recorded the motions and first‑reading roll calls in the minutes; the reallocation percentages and the establishment of petty cash and change funds were adopted or advanced as noted. Additional details and public hearings are scheduled for May 5, 2026, when the ordinances will be reconsidered.
