FY2024 Proposed Budget

 Senior Center Choir- The Center for many years has been fortunate to continue a tradition of offering a chorus. Voice of Experience is a fun and dynamic chorus open for all Senior Center members. They provide seasonal choral performances. Boards and Commissions: The Senior Center Commission is comprised of seven members with renewable three-year terms. Six members are appointed by the City Council. The seventh at-large member must be a Johnson County resident living outside of Iowa City. This person is appointed by a majority vote of the six Council appointees. Duties and powers of the Commission include serving in an advisory role to the City Council regarding the needs of the Senior Center. Commission members make recommendations on policies and programs and join staff and other interested persons in seeking adequate financial resources for the operation of The Center. They encourage full participation of older adults in Center programs and activities and work to ensure that The Center is well integrated into the community. Commissioners encourage partnering with other organizations to meet the needs of older adults; serve in an advocacy role regarding to the needs of older adults; and assist the City Manager in the evaluation of personnel. At the end of fiscal year 2022 there were 1,296 members with 123 or 10% on low income scholarships. We are still slowly building our membership number with different marketing deployments such as membership drives, and working towards other methods such as referral options, etc. We continue to see many be cautious about in person activities and we see more new members that are new to the community coming in weekly.  The Senior Center continues to provide virtual and hybrid classes. Membership is not required to participate in the majority of Senior Center programs and services. Membership still has perks such as use of the weight room and discounted parking and some classes that are membership required.  Volunteer support continues to be a cornerstone of the Senior Center’s success. In fiscal year 2022, there were 194 volunteers  Classes and activities provided to the community is reported with a system that lines up with our mission and vision statements and are reported below. Class sizes vary from 5 to 120 participants • Wellness - classes and activities which include nutrition, exercise, functional movement, mental health, safety, spirituality, caregiving, disease prevention - 42 classes and/or activities • Social Connections - classes and activities which includes friendship, shared interests, space to meet, networking, extends beyond the building – 30 classes and/or activities • Community Engagement classes and activities which include support of community groups, cultural center, equity focused, fostering sense of community for all and inclusion - 19 classes and/or activities Recent Accomplishments: 

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