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DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET NARRATIVE FUND: Recreation Activity DEPARTMENT: Recreation DEPARTMENT OBJECTIVE Recreation Activity is that fund which revolves the revenues from program fees and expenditures of program costs. Fee charges for individual programs are designated to cover the direct activity costs-Including program-materials, instruct-or, leaders and officials wages, transportation costs and admissions. The Recreation Activity Fund also contributes $30, 000 of the Program Supervisor's salary and benefits. DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Recreation and leisure activities are offered throughout the year. Both indoor activities and outdoor activities, active and passive, instructional, competitive and recreational in nature are offered. Approximately 150 people are employed part time or 411 seasonally for the implementation of over 500 programs and activities annually. Programs and activities are offered for all persons of the community from preschoolers to youth, teens, adults and senior citizens. DEPARTMENT GOALS The goal of the Recreation Activities is to provide the opportunity for all persons of the community to participate in leisure recreational activities regardless of skills and abilities, economic status, race, religion, sex or age. Activities are offered in an effort to enhance a_good quality__ of life, by offering opportunities for expanded social interactions, physical activity, and expansion of one' s skills and interests - - all of which offers a wellness of body, spirit and mind. DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURE COMMENTS Success of the Recreation Activity Fund is when everyone in the community has the opportunity to participate in programs and activities and when overall expenditures and revenues equal zero. The Fund is designed to offer leisure recreation programs and activities to all people of the community at low-cost so all . people can afford the benefits of leisure recreation participation as it relates to the good quality of life.