Fiscal Year 2019 Budget

Beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019

Last updated: 4/11/18

Parks Operations

The Operations Program provides clean, hazard-free, and physically attractive areas for public use. This includes the Maintenance Division that maintains the grounds and equipment in squares, parks, all City athletic fields and playgrounds and the Park Ranger Unit that patrols parks to ensure public safety and park protection.


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Parks Operations - Appropriations

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title FY16 Expenditure FY17 Expenditure FY18 Appropriation FY19 Adopted Inc/Dec 18 vs 19
Personnel Services 7,460,425 7,718,214 7,951,924 8,425,068 473,144
Contractual Services 2,197,240 2,867,549 3,051,020 3,152,603 101,583
Supplies & Materials 676,917 788,754 750,974 724,557 -26,417
Current Chgs & Oblig 14,057 13,345 11,465 11,465 0
Equipment 482,709 391,257 334,986 499,112 164,126
Other 1,084,756 1,451,832 1,673,005 1,514,937 -158,068
Total 11,916,104 13,230,951 13,773,374 14,327,742 554,368

Parks Operations
Performance Goals

Goal:

Department being a successful steward to the environment. Consistent with Mayor Walsh's Parks First agenda: Access, Equity and Excellence

Measure FY16 Actual FY17 Actual FY18 Target FY19 Target
Estimated tons of recycling removed 2.5 10.1 5
Estimated tons of waste removed 1,917.9 2,330 2,080


Goal:

Developing a consistent measure for the Department's goal of providing a conistent high level of quality across all open spaces . Consistent with Mayor Walsh's Parks First agenda: Access, Equity and Excellence

Measure FY16 Actual FY17 Actual FY18 Target FY19 Target
Park Quality Rating 3.5 3.5 3.5


Goal:

Parks goal of welcoming people of all abilities into our city's open spaces. Consistent with Mayor Walsh's Parks First agenda: Access, Equity and Excellence

Measure FY16 Actual FY17 Actual FY18 Target FY19 Target
% of Parks that have inclusive (ADA) play structures 17% 3% 3%


Goal:

To maintain clean, green, safe, attractive parks and playgrounds

Measure FY16 Actual FY17 Actual FY18 Target FY19 Target
% Park maintenance requests completed on time 68.9% 79.2% 80% 80%
Park maintenance requests completed on time 3,157 3,132 3,000 3,000


Goal:

To manage a street tree maintenance program

Measure FY16 Actual FY17 Actual FY18 Target FY19 Target
% Tree maintenance work orders closed within 365 calendar days 96.9% 95.4% 80% 80%
Average time to complete a tree emergency request (Days) 0.9 0.9 1 1
Tree maintenance requests completed on time 3,883 3,999 3,500 2,500