14 | 2023 National Recreation and Park Association RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARK AND RECREATION AGENCIES At its core, parks and recreation is responsible for just that: parks and recreation. But park and recreation professionals oversee myriad services and facilities in their communities beyond their “traditional” roles of operating parks and related facilities (98 percent) and providing recreation programming and services (94 percent). In addition to those two core functions, the top responsibilities for park and recreation professionals are to: • Operate and maintain indoor facilities (91 percent of agencies) • Have budgetary responsibility for their administrative staff (88 percent) • Operate, maintain or manage trails, greenways and/or blueways (84 percent) • Conduct major jurisdiction-wide special events (80 percent) • Operate, maintain or manage special-purpose parks and open spaces (75 percent) • Operate, maintain or contract racquet sport activities/courts/facilities (69 percent) • Operate and maintain non-park sites (68 percent) • Operate, maintain or contract outdoor swim facilities/water parks (66 percent) • Administer or manage tournament/event-quality outdoor sports complexes (57 percent) • Administer community gardens (47 percent) FIGURE 8: KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARK AND RECREATION AGENCIES (PERCENT OF AGENCIES) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Operate and maintain park sites Provide recreation programming and services Operate and maintain indoor facilities Have budgetary responsibility for its administrative staff Operate, maintain or manage trails, greenways and/or blueways Conduct jurisdiction-wide special events Operate, maintain or manage special purpose parks and open spaces Include in its operating budget the funding for planning and development functions Operate, maintain or contract racquet sport activities/courts/facilities Operate and maintain non-park sites Operate, maintain or contract outdoor swim facilities/water parks Administer or manage tournament/event quality outdoor sports complexes Administer community gardens 98% 94% 91% 88% 84% 80% 75% 73% 69% 68% 66% 57% 47%
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