2012 Budget Summary - Chicago Park District

Community Recreation – Sports IISports IISports 37 WellnessSpecial Recreation AthleticsAthletics – responsible for supplementing through grants and sponsorships both individual andteam sports and specialty camps offered in the field for youth and teens, provides technicalsupport for field staff in regards to their sports programming and is responsi ble for runningregional and citywide in-house sports competitions and organizing culminating sporting events.Sports37 – the District’s main teen initiative, offering apprenticeships in coaching andrefereeing, soccer, lifeguard training, lifeguard aide, shallow water attendant, water safetyinstruction, junior bicycle and lakefront trail bicycle ambassadors, stadium management,cheerleading, tumbling, early childhood movement education, recreation leader and fitness.Special Recreation - this unit oversees the District’s current 17 special recreation sites for peoplewith intellectual disabilities or closely related developmental disabilities, and the two sites forthe deaf/hard-of-hearing population; provides expertise in interviews and training for thespecial recreation field staff, monitors park usage for special populations, oversees externalspecial recreation agency agreements with the District, conducts inclusion aide assessments andsupplies technical support for citywide field staff.Wellness - Focus on citywide wellness opportunities to promote, encourage and motivate thedevelopment of a physically active and healthy lifestyle for people of all ages and abilities. Thisunit provides trainings, educational workshops, and certification opportunities as well astechnical support to field staff. The Wellness Unit oversees fitness and nutrition trainings tocitywide staff, programming at 6 Wellness Centers, 6 youth activity centers, 70 fitness centers,including installation, maintenance, and staff orientations for regional parks’ fitness centers.Wellness also spearheads grant seeking and writing to fund initiatives addressing childhoodobesity.Department ExpendituresUnit 2010 Actual 2011 Budget 2012 BudgetAthletics $ 731,213 $ 785,130 $ 799,447Sports37 $ 1,763,860 $ 2,332,957 $ 2,348,572Special Recreation $ 1,379,289 $ 883,874 $ 1,919,134Wellness $ - $ - $ 461,086Total $ 3,874,362 $ 4,001,961 $ 5,528,239Personnel FTE 93.8 89.4 89.4$6,000,000$5,000,000$4,000,000$3,000,000$2,000,000$1,000,000$02010 2011 201285