Parks, Facilities, Staffing & Budjjeting Benchmarking Report for ORPA <br /> Section 6: Operatinj' Budjiets <br /> This section contains the following information. <br /> Annual operating budgets, revenues from fees and taxes — The information below indicated <br /> the minimum and maximum allocations for total operating budgets, annual revenue from fees <br /> and charges and annual revenues from taxes for the 39 participating communities, as well as <br /> percent of budgets allocated to staffing. The information also shows the mean (average) budgets <br /> for each of these purposes as well as the median (midway point). As the information shows: <br /> ♦ Operating Budget - The highest annual operating budget was $55,536,024 and the lowest <br /> annual operating budget was $3,500. The average operating budget was $5,477,474 and the <br /> median was $1,550,000. <br /> • Staffing Costs - The highest annual staffing budget was $32,887,720 and the lowest annual <br /> staffing budget was $42,000. The average staffing budget was $3,110,113 and the median <br /> was $759,656. <br /> • Materials Costs - The highest annual materials and services budget was $22,456,486 and the <br /> lowest annual materials and services budget was $3,700. The average materials and services <br /> budget was $1,679,015 and the median was $472,326. <br /> • Annual revenues from fees and charges The highest annual amount from fees and charges <br /> was $9,926,726 and the lowest annual amount was $500. The average revenues generated <br /> from fees and charges was $1,126,634 and the median was $406,055. <br /> • Annual revenues from taxes The highest annual amount from taxes was $33,856,864 and <br /> the lowest annual amount was $0. The average annual revenues generated from taxes was <br /> $3,509,816 and the median was $959,500. <br /> Leisure Vision 33 <br />