Home About Us Events News Park Groups Playground Campaign District Park Planning ParkScan Nature in the City Publications Park Histories Get Involved Links Internships Giving to NPC Contact Us	Calendar | Minutes | Park Groups | RPD Budget Crisis | Seminars | Survey Results | Binders FY2002-2003 | FY2003-2004 | FY2004-2005 Click here to view the final budget decisions. At the Neighborhood Parks Council's (NPC's) November 2002 meeting, park groups and NPC staff began to probe behind the numbers presented by RPD staff. There is definitely a difference of opinion on the community side with the Department's assumption that numbers of staff always equates to better service. While good service is ultimately the goal, how staff is deployed and managed is probably as important, if not more important, than staff numbers alone. The presentation illustrated a few alarming trends: In FY/02-03, the Department faced a 16.7% reduction in general fund support, amounting to a loss of 93 positions. To cover this $9.7 million general fund shortfall, they took from the Open Space Fund, their gift funds, and their "revenue pot." Through this shifting of funds, the department was able to recoup 78 of the 93 positions. 15 positions were permanently cut. Reduction in the general fund allocation will likely be even greater in FY/03-04 and the department has yet to figure out how to cover this year's $9.7 million shortfall and the even larger shortfall expected in 2003. As RPD increasingly dips into the Open Space Fund (their likely strategy), staff will by necessity spend more time on capital projects and less time on basic maintenance. At the same time, the public's intended purposes for the Open Space Fund will continue to be undermined. « Back to District Park Planning    Workshops 2002 Capital Plan Workshops 2002 Click on the links below to review compiled community feedback by district. • District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 View Capital Plan Workshops 2002 Images Download the Capital Plan October 2002 (Acrobat Reader Required)    Budget Hearings 2002 Recreation & Park Budget Hearings 2002. Click on the links below to review compiled budget hearings by district. •Minutes for Districts 8, 9, 10 and 11 •Minutes for Districts 1, 4, 5 and 7 •Minutes for Districts 2, 3 and 6 •View Recreation & Park Budget Hearings 2002 images

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