Parks department funding discussed during budget work session
(Local News ~ 11/18/23)
City Manager Mark Mitchell said it will take $1.2 million to operate the parks department, which after four years, now has a reserve fund. The department has two main sources of revenue: a half-cent park sales tax, which generates from $900,000 to $1 million annually and the cigarette tax, which is budgeted to bring in $60,000. Other revenue comes from fees, events and tournaments...