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Memorandum <br /> <br />To: Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board (PPLAB) <br />From: Dean Johnson, Parks Superintendent <br />Date: 1/22/20 <br />Subject: Discussion on Future Operational Budget Funding Requests <br /> <br />Purpose: <br /> <br />The purpose of this agenda item is to gain feedback from PPLAB on suggested operational <br />budget increases or decreases to occur in years 2021 and 2022. <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />What is an Operational Budget? <br />An operational budget is an annual budget that is utilized to provide resources to support the <br />performance of the operation. More simply stated, the operational budgets in this case fund <br />routine maintenance. Within operational budgets are cost accounts that support routine <br />maintenance such as personnel salaries, supplies, professional services, parts, etc. <br /> <br />Where Can I Find the Operational Budgets for Parks? <br />The Park Division’s operational funding is primarily housed under the following operational <br />budgets listed as sub-programs in the, “2019-2020 Biennial Budget Supplemental Report”. <br /> <br /> Parks Administration & Operations (p. 187) <br /> Cemetery Administration & Operations (p. 193) <br /> Streetscapes (p. 167) <br /> Snow & Ice Removal (p. 185) <br /> Athletic Field Maintenance (p. 205) <br /> <br />This report can be viewed on the City’s website under the Finance and Utility Billing page or by <br />clicking on the following link, http://www.louisvilleco.gov/residents/finance-and-utility-billing- <br />209 . <br /> <br />Feedback from PPLAB <br />Although the review of each operational budget will be informative, for purposes of this <br />discussion it is not necessary. Comments provided by PPLAB could be as big picture as for <br />example, “would like to see an improvement with mowing”. These types of comments are <br />informative enough whereas staff will know which cost account the feedback relates to. <br /> <br />As mentioned, included within the operational budgets are personnel salaries as well as <br />professional services funds or contractual funds. For purposes of this discussion, feedback <br />regarding contractual versus in-house work would be appropriate as well as commenting on full- <br />time position requests. Current full-time position needs from a staff perspective are: arborist, <br />horticulturist, athletic fields maintenance technician, and turf cultural maintenance technician. <br /> <br /> 7