Beautification / Parks / Gardens
This account is provided to support the care and enhancement of community ambiance by offering a variety of trees, shrubs, flowers and other plant material in the city's various boulevards, islands and other public areas. Tree maintenance is also a part of the beautification mission.
This special account is available for designated distributions from such sources as the Oakwood Parks and Gardens Fund of the Dayton Foundation. Expenditures from donations to the Mary R. Huffman Park are assigned to this account.
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| Actual | Actual | Actual | Actual | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Expenditures | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) |
| Personnel Services | |||||
| Salaries | 208,601 | 223,884 | 248,427 | 253,996 | 399,100 |
| Retirement | 24,092 | 27,886 | 32,297 | 36,625 | 54,180 |
| Workers Compensation | 2,315 | 3,487 | 3,176 | 3,311 | 4,500 |
| Health Insurance | 32,929 | 32,363 | 33,393 | 72,779 | 82,080 |
| Medicare | 1,658 | 2,727 | 3,053 | 3,284 | 5,787 |
| Other | 7,673 | 7,919 | 8,648 | 12,101 | 12,495 |
| Total Personnel Services | 277,268 | 298,266 | 328,994 | 382,096 | 558,142 |
| Contractual Services | |||||
| Tree Removing, Trimming | 48,086 | 72,314 | 56,713 | 44,027 | 80,000 |
| Irrigation System Maintenance | 11,512 | 11,483 | 8,370 | 7,519 | 20,000 |
| Tree Pruning | 30,742 | 40,005 | 35,871 | 21,807 | 45,000 |
| Stump Removal | 18,000 | 30,000 | 10,000 | 11,996 | 30,000 |
| Fertilizing and Spraying Trees | 34,002 | 34,429 | 33,688 | 35,216 | 44,000 |
| Parks, Blvd. - Weed / Feed | 10,607 | 13,484 | 13,486 | 15,904 | 16,000 |
| Equipment Maintenance & Repair | - | - | - | - | 2,500 |
| Multi-Peril Insurance | 5,641 | 6,285 | 6,745 | 7,419 | 8,170 |
| Other | 18,108 | 74 | - | 123,518 | 66,200 |
| Total Contractual Services | 176,698 | 208,074 | 164,873 | 267,406 | 311,870 |
| Materials and Supplies | |||||
| Fertilizer, Top Soil, Sod, Seed | 6,584 | 10,311 | 10,658 | 7,701 | 12,500 |
| General Equipment / Tools | 1,846 | 4,511 | 5,548 | 7,302 | 7,000 |
| Community Decorations | 26,179 | - | 2,000 | 29,260 | 10,000 |
| Decorative Holiday Lighting | 1,392 | 2,500 | 4,000 | 13,695 | 5,000 |
| Blvd. and Basket Planting | 20,780 | 22,492 | 21,498 | 20,353 | 32,000 |
| Johnny Appleseed Program | 22,164 | 28,204 | 19,907 | - | 25,000 |
| Plant Material | 3,506 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 788 | 7,500 |
| Other | 810 | 6,108 | 2,408 | 1,714 | 7,500 |
| Total Materials and Supplies | 83,261 | 78,126 | 70,019 | 80,813 | 106,500 |
| Miscellaneous | |||||
| Beautification Awards | 2,097 | 19 | - | - | 1,500 |
| Park Maint. - Loy, Houk, Eliz. | 1,828 | 1,751 | 1,800 | 850 | 3,000 |
| Mary R. Huffman Park | 1,500 | 1,800 | 1,845 | 1,599 | 3,000 |
| Other | 7,225 | 449 | 499 | 459 | 2,500 |
| Total Miscellaneous | 12,650 | 4,019 | 4,144 | 2,908 | 10,000 |
| Total Expenditures | 549,877 | 588,485 | 568,030 | 733,223 | 986,512 |
| Other Financing Uses: | |||||
| Beautification Transfers Out | |||||
| To Motor Pool | 12,139 | 15,116 | 14,519 | 15,870 | 16,640 |
| Total Transfers Out | 12,139 | 15,116 | 14,519 | 15,870 | 16,640 |
| Total Expenditures and Transfers | 562,016 | 603,601 | 582,549 | 749,093 | 1,003,152 |