PARKS PROGRAMS
Function
The 61200 cost center funds the Programs Division of the Parks and Recreation Department. The
division is responsible for planning, conducting, scheduling, and evaluating an array of leisure and
cultural activities for varying interests and age groups. Instructional classes at the Community Center
and Aline Wolfe Adult Recreation Center and Therapy Pool are open to the general public and are
promoted and coordinated by Program Division staff. Youth school break (fall, winter, spring and
summer) camps are planned and coordinated by this division. The programs division also operates the
Smyrna Handmade Market (held every Sunday May - October). The division’s programs and events are
advertised and promoted using a seasonal program guide, the City’s website and social media sites, the
Smyrna Parks and Recreation Facebook site, digital displays located at the Smyrna Community Center,
Aline Wolfe Adult Recreation Center, Brawner Hall and Smyrna City Hall, Brightside Newspaper and
some magazine. Two full-time Coordinators, one full-time Lifeguard, part-time lifeguards, two part-time
Receptionists and a host of Aquatic and Classroom Instructors and Trainers work alongside the
Recreation Services Superintendent to deliver programming to the community.
The parks programs team currently maintains the following certifications: Certified Parks and Recreation
Professional, Certified Festival and Events Associate, Commercial Driver’s License, Aquatic Facility
Operator and Certified Pool Operators.
Division staff serve the senior adult community through the Wolfe Adult Recreation Center and Therapy
Pool. Aquatics, fitness, crafts, art classes, bus trips, special events and socials are developed for this
group. Division staff also plan for and provide community events, including a spring event, fall event,
Coming Home of the Holidays and Tree Lighting event, Daddy-Daughter Dance, Mother-Son Nerf Wars,
and a Movie Series. This division also oversees school break camps (summer, fall, winter and spring).
The Recreation Services Superintendent also oversees a variety of contract labor programs. These
include a gymnastics program, dance program, Tae Kwon do program, adult and youth exercise program
and specialty summer camps.
Major Goals & Objectives
• Continue the use of surveys to determine the following: user satisfaction/dissatisfaction;
programs ideas and needs and wants in order to continue to provide outstanding programs and
recreation opportunities to the clientele at Community Center and Wolfe Center.
• Expand the diversity of our events to meet the different age ranges and demographics.
• Based on the Parks and Recreation Master Plan that was adopted in 2018, we will add programs
and/or events that reflect the results of this master plan with the goal to increase our
programming/events by four in FY2024.
Performance Measures
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