A city audit of San Diego’s Parks & Recreation Department revealed a funding disparity, which benefited recreation centers and parks in wealthier communities. Those locations also offered double the number of programs for families.
Field was pleased that the audit revealed the funding disparities, and was eager to correct the situation. He attributes the inequities to the way the system was built.
He says individual nonprofit groups used to manage programming and services for the rec centers. Each group got funding based on how much money they requested from the city. So when groups up north asked for more, they got more. The auditor outlined 16 recommendations to parks and rec to improve equity. Field says he’s eager to embrace all of them.
A good chunk of that proposed extra funding is to build up park and rec center staff. Right now, the department is in a desperate hiring search for recreation aids, pool guards, golf operations assistants, and more.to City Council in mid-April. It will go through the approval process, including public comment, over the next few months. Meanwhile, some rec centers are already beefing up programming.
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