FY26 Proposed Budget

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Strategic Plan Value:

Promote community well-being through facilities, programs and services that instill a sense of belonging, inclusion and are accessible to all. Connect residents to the community and expand program choice for those who otherwise have limited opportunities for recreation. Deliver recreation experiences that are accessible to various neighborhoods throughout Iowa City and help to reduce the need for transportation.

Department Goal:

Department Objective:

FY 2025 Projected

FY2026 Estimate

FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024

Performance Measures:

Number of unique Iowa City parks utilized for program and special events

25

24

23

25

25

Partnerships & Engagement

Strategic Plan Value:

Engage with the community through programming, activities and events that are intentionally designed to best align with their needs. Broad goal is to teach learn-to-swim skills to every child in Iowa City.

Department Goal:

Grow participation in and access to learn-to-swim opportunities.

Department Objective:

FY 2025 Projected

FY2026 Estimate

FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024

Performance Measures: Number of swim lesson participants on roster

1,524

2,353

2,385

2,433

2,482

Targeting 2% year-over-year increase in swim lesson participants.

*FY23 reflects a full year of shifting private lessons towards group swim only, with the exception of adaptive lessons. This has enabled additional capacity for swim lesson participants. Finding efficiencies such as combining lower enrolled higher level classes to make way for higher demand lower level classes is one way to increase enrollment moving forward. For consistency purposes, FY24 (as an example) consists of three seasons (Fall 2023, Winter/Spring 2024, Summer 2024)

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