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No assessment increase
By Robyn Lydick
Breathe deep. One bill will not rise if the community association board of directors accepts the draft budget.
Under the 2010 draft budget, assessments for recreation and administration will stay the same at a total of $500 annually, a level set in 2009.
HRCA will tighten its belt in anticipation of increasing utility costs. Staff salaries will be limited to a 2 percent increase.
On the programming side, day camp offerings will decrease to encourage maximum participation per session. Doing so squeezes $75,900 from the expenses for the program.
More options for sports will open up with an HRCA -run synthetic ice rink at Town Center North and indoor turf at Westridge recreation center.
Therapeutic recreation will suffer no cuts, as an additional $2,100 in supplies and $3,000 in staff expenses will be allocated to the program. Grants for the program were better than budgeted for 2009 with an additional $19,470 awarded. The grant budget for 2010 is $19,740.
Snow removal expenses were slashed 22 percent to 28 percent at the recreation centers.
Overall, the budget shows a few percentage points up or down for most programs and facilities.
The recreation advisory board will vote on recommending the budget to the board of directors Nov. 17.
To contact your RAC representative, see hrcaonline.org and select leadership under the “about us” tab. Selecting district delegates will take you to a map with the districts.
The directors are under the directors tab with links to e-mail them.
Under the 2010 draft budget, assessments for recreation and administration will stay the same at a total of $500 annually, a level set in 2009.
HRCA will tighten its belt in anticipation of increasing utility costs. Staff salaries will be limited to a 2 percent increase.
On the programming side, day camp offerings will decrease to encourage maximum participation per session. Doing so squeezes $75,900 from the expenses for the program.
More options for sports will open up with an HRCA -run synthetic ice rink at Town Center North and indoor turf at Westridge recreation center.
Therapeutic recreation will suffer no cuts, as an additional $2,100 in supplies and $3,000 in staff expenses will be allocated to the program. Grants for the program were better than budgeted for 2009 with an additional $19,470 awarded. The grant budget for 2010 is $19,740.
Snow removal expenses were slashed 22 percent to 28 percent at the recreation centers.
Overall, the budget shows a few percentage points up or down for most programs and facilities.
The recreation advisory board will vote on recommending the budget to the board of directors Nov. 17.
To contact your RAC representative, see hrcaonline.org and select leadership under the “about us” tab. Selecting district delegates will take you to a map with the districts.
The directors are under the directors tab with links to e-mail them.
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