1. parks & Recreation

2. Organizational Chart Department of Parks & Recreation
Assistant Director
Sean O’Grady
RA, CPO
Recreation Program Manager
Chris Zimmerman RA
Kelly Kellaway &
Ruth Cucinell
Administrative
Assistants
Pool & Golf Staff
Instructors
Seasonal Employees
Director
Jennifer Gander
RA, CPRP, CPSI, CPO
Recreation, Parks & Pathways Advisory Committee
Golf Advisory Committee
Pool Commission
Charter Day Committee

3. Services Offered – Recreation
Youth Programs
Summer Concerts,
Sports & Summer Programs
Movies & Plays in the Park
Adult Programs
Family Fun Night
Fitness & Sports Programs
Labor Day Bicycle Races
Senior Programs (55+)
Pumpkins in the Park
Art, Transportation, Trips
Field of Honor
Community Art Show
Holiday Workshop
Mayor’s Arts Awards
Seasonal
Youth Week
Contests
Charter Day
Broadway
Photography Competition
Bus Trips
Youth– Hockey, Basketball, Field Hockey, Tennis
2015: 2,218 participants enrolled in youth programs to date.
2015: 719 participants enrolled in adult programs to date.
639 enrolled in senior programs.

4. Services Offered – Pool & Golf
Pleasant Valley Pool
Four pools/play areas; including an interactive water play area, spiral slide and diving tank.
Programs & Special Events
Coakley-Russo Memorial Golf Course
Robert Trent Jones, Sr. design featuring nine holes in excess of 3,000 yards.
Tournaments, Mayor’s Cup
Both Are Self Sustaining
Not tax funded! Operating surplus funds our capital improvements.
Membership Based
Promotional “Try the…” Programs
Pleasant Valley Pool
Dedicated to the memory of all NJ golfers who gave their lives in World War II. named in honor of the two NJ Professional Golfers, Lt. Francis X. Coakley and Sgt. Nick Russo, killed while in the service of their country.

5. Services Offered Facility Use Permits/Reservations
Discounted Attraction Tickets
Online Services
Picnic Shelters, Athletic Fields, Indoor Facilities, Courts
Program & Trip Registration
Facility Calendars
Complimentary Facility Use Program for Non-Profit Community Service Groups
Membership Payments
Mobile Version – ID Barcode
Equipment Rentals
Lost & Found
Facility Maintenance Requests
Seasonal Employment
Special Event Assistance
Memorial Trees & Benches
Rec Rundown E-Newsletter
In individual reservations for indoor facilities and picnic shelters.
Mobile Web Version – Access your membership ID bar code for the pool or golf course
73% of all activity registrations are completed online.
56% of all pass registrations are completed online.
$897, in fees have been paid for online.

6. Key Challenges Marketing Maintaining Aging Infrastructure
Overload
Postcard Mailers
Maintaining Aging
Infrastructure
Fee-Free Facilities
Customer Volume
Changing Community Needs
Maintaining/Increasing Pool & Golf Membership

7. Key Accomplishments Providing High Quality Recreation Programs
Providing Well Attended Special Events
Successful Charter Day
Maintaining the Pool & Golf Course as Taxpayer- Neutral Operations
Generating the Anticipated Revenue for the Future Maintenance of the Turf Fields
Providing Excellent
Customer Service

8. parks & Recreation
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