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Parks budget tracking positive; staff point to carryover and CIP priorities
Summary
Staff reported the parks fund is tracking a roughly $140,000 positive balance and noted a prior-year carryover of about $113,000. The board discussed using carryover for capital outlays, improving work‑order tracking to capture staff in‑kind support, and separating programming lines (e.g., summer camps) in next year's budget.
Staff told the board that current revenue and expense tracking shows the parks fund with about a $140,000 positive balance and that a carryover from the prior fiscal year is roughly $113,000. Staff said that money could be used for capital outlays or to seed a parks capital account, and recommended building a simple five‑year pro forma for the pool to show revenue performance and capital needs.
The board discussed improving internal tracking of in‑kind staff time (for example, maintenance crew hours or finance staff support) through a work‑order system so the full cost of parks operations is visible. Staff said next year’s budget will likely include a clearer programming line for summer camps and recommended the board review a draft '26 budget in the coming weeks.
