A guide to the Chico Park Department

The Chico Park Department is responsible for the management and maintenance of Bidwell Park. All of the Park Dept's operating expenditures (2002/03 budget of $2.5M) are paid through the Chico General Fund. The Park Department's 2004 Strategic Plan can be viewed at the Chico resource web page. The Park Department is also responsible for the maintenance of 29,000 street trees and more than a hundred landscape maintenance districts, in addition to the facilities listed below.

Facilities currently managed by the Park Dept:

City of Chico
2003-04 Annual Budget
Operating Department Summary
Park

Department summary by Expenditure Catagory
 |---Fiscal Year 2002-03---||---2003-04---|
Expenditure CategoryModified
Adopted		Estimated/
Amended Final		General
Fund		Other
Funds
Salaries and Employee Benefits1,519,1141,446,7051,589,8950
Materials and Supplies206,293199,444200,3820
Purchased Services512,400521,340504,9000
Other Expenses195,748197,808182,4590
Allocations179,110171,368184,0790
Department Total2,612,6652,536,6652,661,7150
Department Summary by Fund-Activity
TitleFY 2003-04
General Fund
Park Administration302,298
Parks and Open Spaces1,414,711
Street Trees/Public Plantings944,706
Department Total2,661,715

Personnel Summary
Funded Allocated Positions:

Park Administration
1Administrative Secretary
1Park Director
2 
Parks and Open Spaces
1Field Supervisor
6Maintenance Worker
1Park Ranger/Volunteer Coordinator
0.81Seasonal Park Ranger
2Senior Maintenance Worker
1Senior Park Ranger
11.81 
Street Trees/Public Plantings
1Field Supervisor
3Maintenance Worker
0.6Seasonal Maintenance Worker
3Tree Maintenance Worker
1Urban Forester
8.6 
22.41Total Funded Permanent Positions

Hourly Positions:

0.08Administrative Secretary
1.15Maintenance Worker
1.15Maintenance Aide
0.64Landscape Inspector
0.42Head Lifeguard
0.36Assistant Head Lifeguard
1.44Lifeguard
5.24Total Hourly Positions
 
27.65Department Total