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COMMUNITY SERVICES

TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$6,036,337

ACTUAL BUDGET BASE REQUESTS BUDGET
DIVISION/FUND
18/19 19/20 20/21 20/21 20/21
Library 1,511,748 1,568,820 1,553,077 59,414 1,612,491

Parks 1,434,856 1,719,618 1,767,283 25,704 1,792,987
Recreation 684,131 691,267 826,550 24,280 850,830
Aquatics 400,243 415,255 214,909 - 214,909
FourthFest (General Fund) - - 136,550 - 136,550

Tourism Administration 279,065 490,670 513,274 103,229 616,503
Old Bedford School 641,037 199,294 158,273 2,794 161,067
BluesFest 524,918 471,000 471,000 - 471,000

Parks Maintenance Fund 41,043 100,000 50,000 - 50,000
Aquatics Maintenance Fund 28,262 10,000 10,000 - 10,000
Library Maintenance Fund - 34,500 - 45,000 45,000
Park Donations Fund 5,003 75,000 50,000 - 50,000
Beautification Fund 12,709 25,000 25,000 - 25,000

TOTAL $5,563,016 $5,800,424 $5,775,916 $ 260,421 $6,036,337

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, antennas, and security gates that should be replaced in FY 2021-2022.
Implementation of the thin client technology has improved the user experience, but the servers will need to be replaced in FY
2021-2022.

Parks - The Parks Division will need new equipment to support growing park demand and attendance. These needs include:
personnel, in-field groom all 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. 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. Staff must keep in mind that OBS and Roy Savage pool will see increased usage that will result
in a possible increase of repairs. Staff will increase pop up events around the parks within the city as the BRAC is closed.

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