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General Fund

Park and Recreation

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

Change from FY2022
FY2021 FY2022 FY2022 FY2023
Adopted
Final Adopted Adjusted Adopted Amount %
Charge for Service 2,084,485 2,425,209 2,425,209 2,779,871 354,662 14.62%
Use of Money & Property 182,267 145,717 145,717 108,027 (37,690) -25.87%
Other 12,586 30,655 30,655 30,972 317 1.03%
Transfer In - 299,950 299,950 314,554 14,604 4.87%
Use of Fund Balance - - 5,054,400 - - 0.00%
Revenue $ 2,279,338 $ 2,901,531 $ 7,955,931 $ 3,233,424 $ 331,893 11.44%

Salaries & Benefits 21,510,848 22,403,006 22,572,118 24,727,565 2,324,559 10.38%
Gen Operating & Maintenance 26,632,974 27,826,965 28,140,184 32,771,377 4,944,412 17.77%
Transfer Out & Other 5,057,372 5,492,974 10,585,043 4,371,572 (1,121,402) -20.42%
Expenses $ 53,201,194 $ 55,722,945 $ 61,297,345 $ 61,870,514 $ 6,147,569 11.03%

2022 2023 Change
Fund AP FTE AP FTE AP FTE
General Fund 573.00 344.43 584.00 362.29 11.00 17.86
Community Tree Planting - 4.40 - 4.40 - -
Crime Control and Prevention District 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 2.00 2.00
Capital Funds - 10.50 - 10.50 - -
Municipal Golf 81.00 53.03 78.00 53.03 (3.00) -
Grant Funds 13.00 6.24 44.00 15.18 31.00 8.94
Total 675.00 426.60 716.00 455.40 41.00 28.80

DEPARTMENT PURPOSE AND GOALS

The Park & Recreation Department is responsible for planning, designing, developing, and maintaining the City's
network of parks, as well as the planning and administration of the City's recreational programs. The Department
is organized into five divisions.
The Administration Division provides overall administrative support to the department, including the coordination
of volunteer activities, equipment/vehicles, safety management, fiscal and human resources, purchasing,
management of the Fort Worth Zoo contract, and staff support for the Park & Recreation Advisory Board.
The Park Operations Division manages the General Fund operations for the Water Gardens; park reservations;
contract management (except construction), including contract instructors for the Park & Recreation and
Neighborhood Services Departments, leases/licenses, professional services, purchasing agreements and adopt-a-
park programs; and grounds maintenance for the city parks, medians, rights-of-way, commercial corridors, tax-
foreclosed properties and some of the other departments’ city-owned properties. This division also manages the
Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) contract and the Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD)-funded Graffiti
Abatement Program.
The Recreation Division manages thirteen (13) community centers, the Log Cabin Village, the Fort Worth Nature
Center & Refuge, Forest Park and Marine Park Pools, Sycamore Sprayground, and the management contracts

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