2012 Budget - South Suburban Parks and Recreation

South Suburban Park and Recreation District
General Fund Budget Overview
Other Expenditures
Other Expenditures for the General Fund include; Program Expenses (for South Platte Park
operations), maintenance, small equipment, paying agent fees, contractual, insurance, and
other miscellaneous expenditures.
Service and Materials
Service and Materials include costs to maintain facilities, equipment, trails, roads, parking
lots, playgrounds, and landscaping. The budget amount is generated using historical
information.
Debt Service
Debt Service expense is the payment on the new 2010 Certificates of Participation for the
purchase and improvement of the new maintenance facility. The budget amount will be
generated based on the debt service schedule for the COPs.
Utilities
Utilities for the General Fund include water and sewer, electric, natural gas, trash collection,
and telephone. The water and sewer budget for the General Fund decreased significantly in
2012, due to moving water expenditures for park irrigation (estimated amount $1,119,688) to
the 2010 1 Mill fund. Water and sewer made up 73% of the total utility expenditures in the
2011 General Fund Budget. Due to the change discussed above, water and sewer
expenditures for the 2012 General Fund Budget are only 10% of the total.
Utility Breakdown for the General Fund
10%
6%
10%
38%
36%
Electric - 38% Telephone - 36% Trash Collection - 10%
Water & Sewer - 10% Natural Gas - 6%
(This graph does not include the water expenditures for park irrigation moved to the 2010 1 Mill Fund)
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