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AC–2015ATM
<br />PPROPRIATIONOMMITTEE
<br />Recreation Enterprise Fund
<br />RecreationFY2014FY2015FY2016Dollar %
<br />Enterprise FundActualApprop.RequestedIncreaseChange
<br />$1,127,630
<br />Compensation$648,607$704,615$423,01560%
<br />$1,374,201
<br />Expenses$963,274$1,036,319$337,88232%
<br />$100,000
<br />Debt Service$100,000$100,000$00%
<br />$2,601,831
<br />Total Requested in Article 5$1,711,881$1,840,934$760,89735%
<br />$238,272
<br />Indirect Expenses$228,600$233,600$4,6722%
<br />(transferto GeneralFund)
<br />Total$1,940,481$2,074,534$2,840,103$765,56937%
<br />Early in 2015, the Recreation Department was reorganized and renamed the Department of Recreation
<br />and Community Programs resulting in increased costs for operations and programs. The Director of Rec-
<br />reation and Community Programs, through the Recreation Committee, will continue to set fees with the
<br />approval of the Board of Selectmen.
<br />This budget represents an increase of $765,569 (36.9%) from last year is driven primarily by the inaugu-
<br />ration of the Lexington Community Center (LCC), see Brown Book pp. VII-9 – VII-10. In FY2016, The
<br />LCC budget includes $383,073 to fund 5.5 full time and seasonal staff who will plan, manage, and deliver
<br />community programs, along with the supplies needed.
<br />The operational costs of all programs offered by the Recreation Department are designed to be revenue
<br />neutral with charges to users matching the program’s operating costs. However, to supplement the overall
<br />increases in cost of operation and programming of the LCC, it is proposed that the in FY2016 the tax levy
<br />contribute an additional $217,000 in funding.
<br />Debt service cost are unchanged at $100,000.
<br />Other factors contributing to the increase:
<br />Management of active recreation construction projects pending approval for FY2016 funding (see
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<br />Brown book pg. VII-10),
<br />Increases in compensation driven by cost of prospective step increases, cost-of-living increases
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<br />and an increases in the minimum wage for seasonal employees,
<br />Increases in compensation for the Department Director to reflect additional responsibility in over-
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<br />seeing the operation of the Community Center,
<br />A $3,000 increase in the annual cost of the contract for the management of the golf course,
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<br />A 2% increase on indirect payments to the General Fund to support costs incurred in the General
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<br />Fund that support the Recreation Department.
<br />Sources of revenue include user fees for fields and registration fees for programs (estimated to total
<br />$1,009,079 in FY2016). The revenue estimate for Pine Meadows Golf Course was reduced in response to
<br />actual usage figures. The estimate was reduced by 2.6% ($16,800) to $800,000.
<br />The Recreation Fund contributes to the debt service on some recreation capital projects (in particular, the
<br />Lincoln Field restoration project). Most recreation capital costs, however, are subsidized by the General
<br />Fund through a combination of within-levy borrowing, Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding, and
<br />excluded debt.
<br />The certified retained earnings for the Recreation Enterprise Fund as of the end of FY2014 were
<br />$998,471. Withdrawals from the Recreation Enterprise Fund retained earnings are proposed for capital
<br />purposes under Article 8 ($193,500 for Lincoln Park Field #3; $68,000, Article 10 for Pine Meadows
<br />Equipment).
<br />The Committee recommends approval of this request (8-0).
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