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Recreation reports record enrollments and lifeguard certifications; budget‑cut options noted for 2027
Summary
Recreation staff certified new lifeguards, reported more than 1,300 summer enrollments on the first day and 1,041 K–8 participants currently enrolled; staff also said proposed 2027 budget options presented to the commission included closing the indoor aquatic center for summer and eliminating positions, but those were only options for discussion.
The recreation director told the advisory board April membership numbers are delayed and will be posted to the city commission agenda next week, but highlighted program successes: 23 lifeguards were recently certified with another class enrolling 10 more, and the department saw over 1,300 people enroll on the first day of summer program registration. "We had over 1,300 people enroll on Tuesday on the first day," the director said, and reported 1,041 kindergarten through eighth‑grade participants currently enrolled across 97 teams.
Board members raised questions about a proposed budget option that had appeared in department materials for fiscal 2027, including a suggestion to close the indoor aquatic center for the summer and a potential elimination of two full‑time positions. The director emphasized those items had been submitted as proposed options to the commission for discussion, not as finalized actions. The board was advised the commission had previously asked departments for potential reductions after a prior $1.8 million cut and that staff will follow up when the commission schedules budget deliberations in June.
Members requested notice when the budget item will appear on the commission agenda so they can attend. The advisory board did not take any formal vote on budget decisions during this meeting.
