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DIVISION PROFILE
STAFFING PLAN
FY 2025-26 BUDGET PRIORITIES
Parks & Recreation Director 1 1 1
Administrative Assistant 1 1 1
Total Positions 2 2 2
PARKS & RECREATION
Administration 801
The Parks & Recreation Department consists of four divisions: the Administration Division, Maintenance
Division, Pool Division, and the Programming Division.
The Administration Division oversees the operations and maintenance of ten city-owned parks consisting of
Regional Park (including the Southeast Tennessee Trade & Conference Center), Heritage Park, Ingleside Park,
Cook Park, Veterans Park, Eco Park, Prof Powers Park, Market Park, Fisher Field, and the 6.6-mile-long Eureka
Trail. The city also owns Knight Park but has outsourced the maintenance and improvements of that park to
Tennessee Wesleyan University through a contract. The Administration Division also supervises many
recreational sports programs including little league baseball, T-ball, youth basketball, beginners’ tennis, youth
sports camps (baseball, basketball, softball, and tennis), and adult co-ed softball. In addition to sports
programming, the division also supervises many annual events including a daddy-daughter dance, mother-son
dance, fishing derby, soapbox derby, Easter egg hunt, seasonal farmers market, Arbor Day program, swim
lessons, and various holiday events. Lastly, this division coordinates with the seven-member Recreation
Advisory Board and oversees the contractor that maintains the downtown landscaping.
Position Title FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26
• Food expenses include $800 for the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meetings.
• Fleet management expenses include $3,500 to transfer funds from this Division to the Fleet Management
Fund for the future acquisition of replacement vehicles and equipment.
• Other contract expenses include $18,000 for the Juneteenth Day event at Cook Park and various
departmental software maintenance agreements.
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