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COMMUNITY SERVICES

TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$6,198,248

ACTUAL BUDGET BASE REQUESTS BUDGET
DIVISION/FUND
17/18 18/19 19/20 19/20 19/20
Library 1,555,168 1,533,869 1,548,469 20,351 1,568,820

Parks 1,441,564 1,480,915 1,543,403 176,215 1,719,618
Recreation 584,398 653,514 690,607 660 691,267
Aquatics 370,824 420,184 415,255 - 415,255
Senior Center 268,202 289,636 259,730 1,544 261,274

Tourism Administration 358,960 398,151 484,430 - 484,430
Old Bedford School 356,108 297,879 199,784 - 199,784
BluesFest 469,395 475,500 475,500 - 475,500

FourthFest 123,283 137,800 137,800 - 137,800
Park Donation Fund 7,669 10,000 75,000 - 75,000
Beautification Fund 8,677 40,000 25,000 - 25,000
Park Maintenance Fund - 100,000 100,000 - 100,000
Aquatics Maintenance Fund - 37,000 10,000 - 10,000

Library Maintenance Fund 29,723 - 34,500 - 34,500
TOTAL $5,573,972 $5,874,448 $5,999,478 $ 198,770 $6,198,248

Future Budget Considerations

Library - The Library moved into the renovated Food Lion in 2011. Aging technology will continue to be a challenge in maintaining a
state-of-the-art library. The Library has 10 RFID readers and antennas and security gates that should be replaced by FY 2020-2021.
Implementation of the thin client technology has improved the user experience, but servers will need to be replaced in FY
2020-2021.

Parks - The Parks Division will need new equipment to support growing park demand and attendance. These needs include:
personnel, in-field groomer for ball field preparation, and a top dresser for field maintenance. Additionally, enhancing all other
satellite parks to meet the higher standard soon to be achieved by Phase Next for the Boys Ranch will be necessary.

Recreation, Aquatics, Senior Center - The Phase Next project continues. The passing of the Phase Next Bond for new recreational
facilities in the future will have a significant budget impact. Staff will be working with consultants to put together a plan for future
funding requests. For now it is business as usual, and staff continues to be faced with aging facilities and working to balance repairs
that need to be made.

Tourism - Old Bedford School is open for business and looking towards the future. Adding a parking lot over the geothermal field
and sidewalk between OBS and Library will provide safer pedestrian access between the facilities and increase parking for both.
Event staff is working with aging infrastructure (tent, signage, banners) and will request quality-branded items to increase the overall
aesthetics of events. During Phase Next, budget considerations should include permanent event infrastructure (electrical, water
hookups, event parking). If new events are desired, additional funding would need to be allocated.

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