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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. 45