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Minutes of the 2007 Budget Meeting of The North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission February 19, 2007 Revenue Mr. DiSalvo said that as far as Rink and Tennis revenues go, to use the term “capped out,” meaning, the Commissioner could not see the Rec increasing much more than what was done in ’06. However, with the Pool, on page 3 on CY Actuals, the Rec came at $137,000 last year, even though we were budgeted for $175,000. This year the Rec is looking to go up about $161,000. The Pool Supervisor is on track – she’s got programs going, the lessons are filled, and the biggest target now is to get the Pool’s open time revenues generated. That will be the biggest jump in any Department. There are modest increases expected in team sports. The Commissioner is keeping his fingers crossed with the Rink holding up this year so he can count on that revenue. Mr. Scarl asked about the first page: the Property Tax and Bond Issue… Mr. DiSalvo said that the figure is typically just under one million dollars. Mr. Scarl asked if that figure is coming from all taxpayers. Mr. DiSalvo said it was. Mr. Scarl asked what the City budgeted. Mr. DiSalvo said that program revenues is about one and a half million dollars. Mr. Scarl said that that would be self- revenue at the Rec. Mr. Scarl with the property owners giving money, and the Rec bringing in its own money, what is the City really giving? Mr. DiSalvo said there is no General Fund money being spent at the Rec Department. Mr. Scarl said they can take the property tax and put it back into the General Fund. Mr. Baxter said that the property tax comes from a piece of the levy that is just for Recreation, correct? Mr. DiSalvo said that was correct. Mr. Barker said that the property tax is $870,000 and the personal property tax is about $70,000… for a total of $939,000, budgeted, or just under a million dollars, Mr. Scarl continued, and the rest of the year is $1.2 million in revenues. Mr. Baxter said that the personal property tax will be much lower this year. It’s phasing out. It will only be this year and the next; after that, it’s gone. So that will disappear. The commercial activity tax, which is a state- based tax, has replaced that. Mr. Dailey said that the City feels confident that the increase of the Pool revenues was done in a short period of time last year, even with the shortfalls we had in the turnover of the Aquatics Supervisor position. Mr. DiSalvo pointed out that the pool pass increase was missed for the summer season, so that can be counted on for this year as well. Mr. Baxter said that it would also be helpful to have not only what happened in say, March of this year, have March of last year (figures) next to it, so that there can be a comparison made and there may be reasons for them. That would be helpful to compare apples to apples rather than what is being done: taking one-twelfth of the total and, because the business here is seasonal in some things, it makes a difference. Either that, or break the budget down to a monthly basis that reflects what you think is going to happen in that month as opposed to, again, one twelfth of the total. Mr. Dailey said what Mr. Baxter means is what was presented in the February meeting for January; it’s good information, and he agreed with Mr. Baxter. Mr. DiSalvo said this could be done. Mr. DiSalvo said he could do that with expenses, but the current year will be what’s encumbered, and the prior year Page 4