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City of Tallahassee Elizabeth Gardner
Interview
I interviewed the Director of Parks and Recreation
Ashley Edwards
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
The mission of the city of Tallahassee is to provide excellent services and facilities to support a high quality of life for our community.
Vision Statement
Tallahassee, Florida, a city which remembers its past while focusing on the future – a vibrant capital city: fostering a strong sense of community, cherishing our beautiful, natural environment, and ensuring economic opportunities for all our citizens.
Organization Values
Customer Service is our Business
Demonstrate Leadership & Personal Responsibility
Promote & Support Employee Excellence
Practice Teamwork
The New Park
Type of Provider
The City of Tallahassee is a government agency
Programs Services & Facilities
The City of Tallahassee was named “Best in America” by
the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)n
2004.
The City operates and maintains 3,540 acres of parkland,
ranging from neighborhood playgrounds to regional parks.
They have “active” recreational complexes, athletic facilities,
and “passive” parks, where visitors are able to go and just be
with nature.
Programs Services & Facilities
Contd.
The City has 8 multi-purpose community centers, a teen center, senior
center, and a gymnastics facility
28 different playgrounds
86 athletic fields
55 tennis courts
They also have 7 aquatic facilities and 2 golf courses
The park system has 70 miles of trails, 2 dog parks, state park, and 2 disc
golf courses and a Miracle League Baseball field for people with
disabilities.
Miracle Field
Staff and Training
Full time employees
173
Part time/seasonal
About 800-1000
Training
There is individual training for each specific job within the city
Funding
The City of Tallahassee has a total budget of $142.8 million
The City of Tallahassee Parks and Recreation department
has an annual budget of $20.8 million.
Opportunities
With the passage of the local sales tax extension, our
Department will be receiving funding for new facility
construction as well as maintenance of sales tax funded
projects.
Challenges
Budget funding continues to be an issue for our agency and
others that are funded through General Government funds as
the State continues to recover from the recession. Sales tax
and property tax revenues remain at lower levels which
impacts the level of funding available.
Personal Observations
Some of my personal observations is that I feel that the city
is really about the community. They do so much to help and
be involved with the community.
The mayors back to school jam
The opening of Cascades Park
Mayors farewell party
Benefits
Individual
Community/Social
Economic
Environment
Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/COTNews
https://www.youtube.com/user/WCOT
https://twitter.com/COTNews
http://www.talgov.com/main/digitally.aspx
References
http://www.talgov.com/main/home.aspx
http://www.talgov.com/Uploads/Public/Documents/dma/
pdf/fy15/fy15-fundproformas.pdf
http://www.fdoa.org/miracle-sports