athens tn annual budget fy2026 2027

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DIVISION PROFILE
STAFFING PLAN
Position Title FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
Park Maintenance Foreman 1 1 1
Park Maintenance Technician 1 1 1
Park Assistant 3 3 3
Custodian (Part-Time) 1 1 2
Total Positions 6 6 7
FY 2026-27 BUDGET PRIORITIES
Maintenance 802
PARKS & RECREATION
The Parks & Recreation Department consists of four divisions: the Administration Division, Maintenance Division, Pool
Division, and the Programming Division.
The Maintenance Division maintains ten city-owned parks and their amenities consisting of the 165 acre Regional Park
(including the Southeast Tennessee Trade & Conference Center and splash pad), 7.3 acre Heritage Park, 1.5 acre Ingleside 
Park, 2.3 acre Cook Park, 11 acre Veterans Park, 11.5 acre Eco Park, 20 acre Prof Powers Park, 3.3 acre Market Park, 4.7
acre Fisher Field, and the 6.6-mile-long Eureka Trail. This division also prepares ball fields for games and tournaments,
sets up/cleans up the Conference Center when rented, and assists with events and tournaments.
• Seasonal/part-time employee expenses have increased $20,500 to hire one additional part-time custodial worker to
better maintain the parks especially during the tournament season. Overtime expenses were reduced.
• Fleet management expenses include $45,000 to transfer funds from this Division to the Fleet Management Fund for
the future acquisition of replacement vehicles and equipment.
• Other contract expenses include $220,500 for contractors to mow all parks and other city-owned properties, fertilize
various city-owned properties, maintain the ponds at Regional Park and Prof Powers Park, provide portlets at the
Eureka Trail and Veterans Park, and other contracts to cover remote lighting, lightning detection system, and
various software.
• Maintenance project expenses include $10,000 to improve the gravel road to the maintenance hut.
• Downtown beautification expenses include $10,000 for a contractor to trim trees and maintain the landscape in the
downtown areas.
• Fixed assets expenses include $32,000 to purchase automatic door locks for all park restrooms, replacement
splashpad tables, additional Cook Drive benches, replacement push mower, new aerator, and improvements to the
dog park.
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