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Director outlines Parks & Recreation draft budget, proposes staff reductions and program cuts
Summary
Parks & Recreation director presented a draft budget that shifts the visitor center into the department, proposes cutting two full‑time administrative positions to save about $107,000, and reduces contracted lawn care and overtime across divisions.
The Parks & Recreation director presented a draft budget that would move the visitor center into Parks & Recreation in October and reduce administration from six full‑time positions to four to save about $107,000. The director said, “we're looking at moving from 6 full time to 4 full time, not filling a computer operator or an executive secretary position positions. That's gonna save about a 107,000.”
Staff also proposed eliminating contracted lawn care at several sites and reallocating related account codes; the director told council the city currently pays roughly $90,000 a year for contracted grass cutting, covering locations such as the causeway, Keesler Federal Park and the visitor center. Council members requested account numbers and line‑item detail to trace where the savings would appear in the draft.
