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ATTACHnnFNT R 8.A. - Page 19 aquatics services at Herkner Pool and include Hoover Pool to reduce General Fund support for these services. The result is an increase in drop in fees to the public as a private organization is providing these services and have to recoup costs. King's Swim Academy provides scholarships/waivers based on income, preserving access for all members of the community. For a number of years, the PRCS Department has supported the after school program at Schaberg Library in partnership with the Library Department. This program addressed the issue of dozens of children coming to the Library without supervision and the need for tutoring support. Staff has begun offering this service in partnership with Generations United and Generations United will fundraise specifically to help ensure continuation of the program. Meanwhile, the America Scores Program was a supplemental service to the Department's after school programs at four sites. Providing soccer, poetry, reading and community service for 100 children each week was a wonderful addition. Staff will still be serving the 100 children, but within the City's after school curriculum. However, America Scores may seek alternate funding to continue the program. Enrollment in adult volleyball and basketball leagues has dwindled over time. To continue the program, staff is considering offering drop-in rates for groups to form their own games, and/or contracting out the program entirely to avoid a City subsidy for adult programs. Shakespeare in the Park, a free -to -the -public program has cost the City over $25,000 a summer. Staff had relied on sponsorships to cover the costs of this program; however, sponsorships for this program have gradually declined. Staff is continuing to seek sponsorships, but SF Shakes, which provides the program, is taking over the fundraising this year with limited support from City staff. SF Shakes has committed to continuing the program even without City funding. Staff took advantage of three vacancies in the Department — the Parks Manager, Park Landscape Maintenance Worker, and an Administrative Clerk III position — to evaluate a reorganization. The Recommended Budget creates a Deputy Director position, responsible for the Parks Division, Special Events, and Management Analysis. This result is one position to oversee a very large new Division in the PRCS Department. Staff will distribute the duties handled by the Administrative Clerk III at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center to existing staff, with support from volunteers as well. Finally, the Department has become much more efficient in its use of water resources over the years. With the installation of synthetic turf fields, improved irrigation systems, water budgeting and monitoring, and improved leak detection and alerts, it is possible to reduce the water budget. POLICE The Recommended Budget reduces the Police Department's budget by $1,230,000. Responding to the economic recession of 2008-2009 required a significant reduction in the Police Department's budget relevant to supplies and services, as well as the total allocation of both sworn and non -sworn personnel. While the Department saw progress with the restoration of Dispatch and Patrol staffing levels to 2009 levels, the same is not true for supplies and services or other non -sworn personnel positions within the Department. Therefore, the only viable approach to reducing the Department's budget is through eliminating vacant sworn positions and the overtime costs associated with these positions.