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Parks and Recreation DepartmentRebecca O. Richardson, DirectorMajor Functions <strong>of</strong> the Parks and Recreation Department♦ Provide safe, affordable, and innovativeleisure activities for adults and children♦ Develop and maintain recreation facilities♦ Maintain the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Auburn</strong> cemeteries to besafe and attractive♦ Promote recreation events as an economicdevelopment activity♦ Provide athletic programs for all levels <strong>of</strong>ability and competition for youth and adultsMajor Accomplishments in FY 02♦ Hosted 3 ASA and 1 ISA national s<strong>of</strong>tballtournaments, receiving an award from ASA forthose tournaments being among the highestrated in the country.♦ <strong>Complete</strong>d construction <strong>of</strong> a skate park withcomponents that can be used by skateboards,inline skates, and bikes.♦ <strong>Complete</strong>d construction <strong>of</strong> an addition toBoykin Community Center for use by area nonpr<strong>of</strong>itagencies.♦ Successfully hosted the 2002 Dixie YouthState Baseball Tournament at Duck SamfordPark.♦ Successfully implemented a day campprogram for the mentally and physicallychallenged that was partially funded by a grant.♦ In cooperation with the Cemetery Trust,completed two cemetery improvement projectsin <strong>City</strong>-owned cemeteries.♦ Successfully bid to host the 2002 ISA NationalS<strong>of</strong>tball Convention.♦ Increased programming at Jan DempseyCommunity Arts Center by 15% andsuccessfully completed “A Day at the ArtsCenter” program for all elementary schools.♦ Developed and implemented the “DowntownMonster Merchants” program to provide a safetrick-or-treat environment and to promote theDowntown Merchants.♦ Developed an online newsletter to promoteParks and Recreation activities.Benchmarks Achieved in FY 02♦ <strong>Auburn</strong> has 890 acres <strong>of</strong> recreation areas andgreen space, which is 20.7 acres per 1,000population.♦ Percentage <strong>of</strong> registrants signing up for anathletic activity by the registration deadline thatare placed on a team or in a league: 100%.♦ Parks and Recreation Department and itsprograms rated excellent, good or fair by76.4% <strong>of</strong> respondents to the annual CitizensSurvey.♦ All athletic fields maintained daily.♦ All parks mowed and trimmed to a specificstandard on a ten-day schedule (once in eachten-day period).210

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