Recreation and Community Programming
This division provides active recreation opportunities to Jacksonville residents and visitors through programming at staffed community centers, youth and adult athletic leagues and seasonal swimming facilities. It operates the Cecil Recreation Complex which includes an indoor year-round aquatic complex, tournament softball facilities, a community center and a gymnasium.
The division also manages private partnerships at non-city staffed community centers and coordinates pavilion and center rentals and special use permits. The division has 88 full-time employees and employs more than 400 seasonal staff in the summer for pools and day camps.
2011 Budget:
The budget for Recreation and Community Programming is $8,329,394.
2010 Budget:
The budget for Recreation and Community Programming was $8,911,142.
Did You Know?
Nearly 550,000 people are expected to take part in activities at the city’s 24 staffed community centers and more than 400,000 are expected to swim for free in the city’s seasonal pools this summer.