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General Fund Park and Recreation

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

FY2023 FY2024 FY2024 FY2025 Chg from PY Adopted
Final Adopted Adjusted Rec. Amount %
Revenues
Charge for Service $ 2,819,071 $ 2,939,355 $ 2,939,355 $ 3,234,323 $ 294,968 10.0 %
Use of Money & Property 177,122 182,830 182,830 245,677 62,847 34.4 %
Other 49,176 45,972 45,972 50,500 4,528 9.8 %
Transfer In 42,104 291,724 291,724 229,700 (62,024) -21.3 %
Use of Fund Balance — — 360,000 — — 0.0 %
Total Revenues 3,087,473 3,459,881 3,819,881 3,760,200 300,319 8.7 %

Expenses
Salaries & Benefits 23,785,701 26,803,024 26,803,024 31,167,438 4,364,414 16.3 %
Gen Operating & Maintenance 32,656,095 39,303,869 39,363,869 41,094,673 1,790,804 4.6 %
Transfer Out & Other 6,580,064 4,742,591 5,042,591 4,266,591 (476,000) -10.0 %
Expenses 63,021,860 70,849,484 71,209,484 76,528,702 5,679,218 8.0 %
Grand Total $ (59,934,387) $ (67,389,603) $ (67,389,603) $ (72,768,502) $ (5,378,899) 8.0 %

2024 2025 Change
Fund AP FTE AP FTE AP FTE
General Fund 598.00 374.85 672.00 421.41 74.00 46.56
Community Tree Planting — 4.40 — 4.40 — —
Crime Control and Prevention
District 15.00 14.50 23.00 22.50 8.00 8.00
Capital Funds — 10.50 — 11.50 — 1.00
Municipal Golf 81.00 56.03 94.00 64.04 13.00 3.00
Grant Funds 44.00 15.18 62.00 20.10 18.00 4.92
Total 738.00 475.46 851.00 543.95 113.00 63.48

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, public information & communications, 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 mowing, litter removal, select herbicide application, planting bed maintenance and irrigation
repair in 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.

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