2012 Budget Summary - Chicago Park District

Community Recreation - AdministrationCommunity Recreation focuses on the District’s core mission of providing high quality leisureservices to Chicago residents and visitors. The department consists of the Central, North andSouth Regions as well as three divisions Aquatics, Athletics, and Culture, Arts and Nature (CAN).These three divisions help support programs and events in the regions as well as offerspecialized programming within the various athletic and cultural disciplines.Department ExpendituresAccount 2010 Budget 2011 Budget 2012 BudgetPersonnel Services $ 1,014,593 $ 1,186,743 $ 899,201Materials & Supplies $ 17,110 $ 27,363 $ 11,688Small Tools & Equipment $ 216,181 $ 215,950 $ 73,250Contractual Services $ 238,519 $ 268,682 $ 50,000Total $ 1,486,403 $ 1,698,738 $ 1,034,139$1,750,000$1,250,000$750,000$250,00020102 20112 20122011 Accomplishments Developed training curriculum expanded training for additional position titles including AreaManagers, Park Supervisors, Recreation Leaders and Attendants.Started to implement suggestions made from the eleven committees on Community RecreationImprovements. Some of the improvements include a new Partnership form that will enable thePartnership process to be streamlined and easier for the park staff to collect pertinent information.Also new athletic fields permit and room rental form was developed.A new employee orientation plan was developed in order to help recent and future hires of the parkdistrict make a smoother transition into the work force.Re-introduced updated opening and closing procedures to help parks standardize procedures andgive staff a documented level of accountability.The Community Recreation Department has secured funding and prepared twelve locations to takepart in a Community Engagement /Fee study focusing on programs for the fall of 2012.2012 Goals Develop and implement evaluation tool to capture performance measures for after schooland day camp programming.Update day camp and youth manuals to a user friendly electronic version.Continue to implement recommendations from the Eleven Committees.Use information gathered from the Community Engagement/Fee Study Grant to present foradditional funding for programs and training.69