Parks & Recreation - Finance

Contents

• Finance Administration and Planning
• Donations and Gift Catalogs
  • Policies on Memorials
• Park Foundations
• Park Policies on Corporate Sponsorship and Naming Rights
• Park Impact Fees
• Volunteer Programs
• Scholarship Programs
• Bonds and Levies
• Related MRSC Pages
  • Creating Volunteer Opportunities
  • Grant Resources for Parks and Recreation
  • Parks Administration

Finance Administration and Planning

• King County Parks and Recreation Business Plan
• Vancouver Office of Innovative Funding and Marketing
• No Walk in the Park, American City and County, April 2003
• More Ways to Play: A Review of Funding Alternatives for Local Park and Recreation Districts ( 70 KB), by Richard P. Burke, Cascade Policy Institute  (Portland, Oregon), 1998.
• Public/Private Partnerships -  Project for Public Spaces (includes general information on roles of nonprofits)
• It All Starts with Citizens - Citizen Involvement in Public Parks Crucial for Their Existence, Parks & Recreation, July, 1998, by Ted Flickinger (addresses “friends” groups and foundations)

Donations and Gift Catalogs

• General Gift Policies
  • Auburn Municipal Code Sec. 3.04.270 - 3.04.280 - Landscaping and Community Beautification and Gift Cumulative Reserve Fund
  • Bellevue Ordinance No. 4177 - Special Purpose Fund for Donations
  • Kirkland - Sharing in Parks and Community Services
  • Olympia Municipal Code Chapter 3.56 - Donations
  • Port Townsend Municipal Code Chapter 3.42 - Acceptance of Donations to the City
  • Puyallup Municipal Code, Ch. 3.64 - Donations to Puyallup Fund 
    • Puyallup Policy and Procedure No. 4.3.5 ( 53 KB)- Acceptance of Donations, 10-02.
  • Sequim Municipal Code, Chapter 3.74 (146 KB)  - Donations, Devises or Bequests
  • SeaTac Municipal Code Ch. 2.85 - Acceptance of Donations Made to the City

• Park Policies and Gifting Opportunities Including Memorials 
  • Bellingham Park Donations and Memorials within the Park System ( 57 KB) City of Bellingham Policy PAR 03.00.02, 5-05
  • Kitsap County Parks & Recreation Gift Catalog -  "Help Make a Dream a Reality!"
  • Mercer Island - Park Improvement, Gift Acceptance and Donor Recognition Policy, 2004 (154 KB)
  • Newcastle Resolution No. 308 ( 231 KB) - Parks Donation and Memorial Policy, 7-05
  • Oak Harbor Park Gifts and Memorials Catalog ( 1000 KB) - Includes policy on accepting gifts
  • Pierce County Park & Recreation Donations
  • Port Angeles Gift Catalog and Memorials (Scroll down page for description)
    • Port Angeles Memorial & Donation Policy  ( 66 KB) and Memorial & Donation Application Form ( 41 KB) 
  • Seattle Parks and Recreation Acceptance of Gifts and Donor Recognition ( 36 KB) -  Department Policy and Procedure Number 060-P 2.13.1, May 2002
  • Sequim Donations and Gifting
  • Sumner - Eastside Park Catalog of Donation Items
  • University Place Tin Cup Program
    • Donations List
  • Vancouver, Washington  Municipal Code, Section 3.12.220 and Section 3.23.330 - Memorial Fund and Use
  • Out of State Examples
    • Boulder, Colorado - Memorial Donation Policy 
    • Fort Collins, Colorado - A living tribute – tree program ( 219 KB)
    • City of Longmont, Colorado - Parks, Recreation & Golf Division, Community Gift Catalog
    • Loveland, Colorado -  Donation Policy and Plaques
    • Manhattan Beach, California - Commemorative Bench and Tree Donation Program, Staff Report ( 219 KB)
    • Monrovia, California - Park Memorial and Old Town Bench Program
    • San Luis Obispo (CA) - Donation Gift Catalog - Lists goals and mission, list of needs, and applications
    • Vancouver, B.C. Board of Parks and Recreation - Gifts for the Park Program

Bonds and Levies

• 3D Approach to Successful Ballot Measures
• Guidelines for Local Government Agencies in Election Campaigns, Public Closure Commission Interpretation No. 04-02, revised May 31, 2006
• Winning Local Ballot Measures: Building a Strategic Campaign Plan, Association of Washington Cities, 2004 (pdf)
• Winning Local Ballot Measures: Building a Strategic Campaign Plan, Association of Washington Cities, 2004 (powerpoint)
• New Ballot Title Legislation, 2000 WSAMA Fall Conference
• It's All About Community, Opportunity, Possibility: The New Football/Soccer Stadium and Exhibition Center
• Cross Tabulated Voter Analysis
• Cross Tabulated Voter Counts, Woodland, WA
• Guidelines for Elected and Appointed Officials' Ballot Proposition Activity, Association of Washington Cities,
• PDC News, Volume 8, No. 1, Public Disclosure Commission, January 24, 2008
• Public Disclosure Commission Information
• Public Disclosure Commission Guidelines - Injunction
• What Works: Management Applications of Performance Measurement in Local Government, ICMA
• Statutory Limits on the Use of Public Funds, Facilities to Assist or Oppose Campaigns, Particularly Campaigns Involving Ballot Measures or Initiatives, AGO Memorandum, September 13, 2001
• 2007 Park Levy (Proposition 1) Percent Yes Vote by Precinct ( 3 MB) August 2007 King County levies for parks and open space
• 2007 Park Levy (Proposition 2) Percent Yes Vote by Precinct ( 3 MB) August 2007 King County levies for parks and open space