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General Fund Park and Recreation

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

FY2022 FY2023 FY2023 FY2024 Chg from PY Adopted
Final Adopted Adjusted Rec. Amount %
Revenues
Charge for Service $ 2,780,577 $ 2,779,871 $ 2,779,871 $ 2,939,355 $ 159,484 5.7 %
Use of Money & Property 172,402 108,027 108,027 182,830 74,803 69.2 %
Other 58,935 30,972 30,972 45,972 15,000 48.4 %
Transfer In — 314,554 314,554 291,724 (22,830) -7.3 %
Total Revenues 3,011,914 3,233,424 3,233,424 3,459,881 226,457 7.0 %

Expenses
Salaries & Benefits 22,383,808 24,727,565 24,727,565 26,803,024 2,075,459 8.4 %
Gen Operating & Maintenance 28,025,791 32,771,377 32,771,377 39,303,869 6,532,492 19.9 %
Transfer Out & Other 10,585,043 4,371,572 4,621,572 4,742,591 371,019 8.5 %
Expenses 60,994,642 61,870,514 62,120,514 70,849,484 8,978,970 14.5 %
Grand Total $ (57,982,728) $ (58,637,090) $ (58,887,090) $ (67,389,603) $ (8,752,513) 14.9 %

2023 2024 Change
Fund AP FTE AP FTE AP FTE
General Fund 584.00 362.29 596.00 374.89 12.00 12.60
Community Tree Planting — 4.40 — 4.40 — —
Crime Control and Prevention
District 10.00 10.00 15.00 14.50 5.00 4.50
Capital Funds — 10.50 — 10.50 — —
Municipal Golf 78.00 53.03 81.00 56.03 3.00 3.00
Grant Funds 44.00 15.18 44.00 15.18 — —
Total 716.00 455.40 736.00 475.50 20.00 20.10

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,
and the management of various operations-related contracts (excluding construction). These contracts include
instructors for the Park & Recreation and Neighborhood Services Departments, leases, licenses, professional
services, adopt-a-park programs, and grounds maintenance. At present the scope for the ground maintenance
contracts includes city parks, medians, rights-of-way, commercial corridors, tax-foreclosed properties, as well as
some 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 fourteen (14) community centers, the Log Cabin Village, the Fort Worth Nature
Center & Refuge, Forest Park and Marine Park Pools, Sycamore Sprayground, and the management contracts
related to the operation of the Northpark YMCA and McDonald YMCA pools.

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