Submitted By: Julie Johnson
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Presentation By: Julie Johnson
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Department: Recreation and Parks
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Budget Resolution 2026-126 to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recreation and Parks Fee Schedule
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Fiscally Sustainable, Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
The Recreation and Parks department operates recreation facilities that provide services associated with facility uses, rentals, special events, and programs. The Recreation and Parks Director recommends fees for City Council approval. Recreation fees are necessary to offset operational costs.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
The adopted Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recreation and Parks Fee Schedule is being amended to better reflect the expenses involved in providing these services, as well as the benefit to the community of athletic programs. The attached Exhibit A contains, in red highlight, the changes to the adopted (current) fee schedule. The athletic field-youth sports annual registration fee per team was originally proposed to be eliminated for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The option to register annually has been reestablished with a proposed fee of $500.00. The proposed athletic field with lights per hour fee will be reduced from $45.00 to $25.00. The proposed field lights only per hour fee will be reduced from $25.00 to $15.00. The proposed athletic field per hour fee will be reduced from $20.00 to $10.00.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Recreation and Parks revenues are applied to the City’s General Fund and other City revenue accounts.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
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LEGAL REVIEW:
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ALTERNATIVE:
• Approve with Changes
• Table
• Deny
BUDGET RESOLUTION 2026-126
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 BUDGET TO AMEND THE ADOPTED RECREATION AND PARKS FEE SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, the Recreation and Parks department operates recreation facilities that provide services associated with facility uses, rentals, special events, and programs; and
WHEREAS, the Recreation and Parks Director recommends fees for City Council approval; and
WHEREAS, recreation fees are to offset operational costs while considering the ability of patrons to pay; and
WHEREAS, Exhibit A titled “Amended Recreation and Parks Fee Schedule” will amend the Recreation and Parks department fee schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OCALA, FLORIDA, duly assembled in regular session, amends the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fee Schedule for the Recreation & Parks department as provided in Exhibit A.
This resolution adopted this ______ day of ______________________, 2026.
ATTEST: CITY OF OCALA
By: By:
Angel B. Jacobs Ire J. Bethea Sr.
City Clerk President, Ocala City Council
Approved as to form and legality:
By: _________________________________
William E. Sexton
City Attorney
Reviewed for accounting accuracy & completeness:
By: _________________________________
Peter A. Lee
City Manager