2009 Financial Reports
The Johnson County Park & Recreation District, through its commitment to public accountability, presents this annual report to inform the citizens of Johnson County of revenue receipts and expenditure disbursements, as well as the District’s bonded indebtedness status. During 2009, the District maintained its tradition of sound financial stability within its operational budget and policy of tax support for the General Fund. The General Fund includes administration, parks, park safety, planning and development, and special services for senior adults, disabled persons, and theatre programming.

No level or agency of government can provide facilities or services without adequate financing for these elements. The District takes pride in the fact that a large portion of its annual budget is financed by sources of revenue other than tax dollars.

Recreational, educational, and interpretive programs are operated within the Enterprise Fund. The Enterprise Fund maintains a fee-support philosophy in which direct program costs are absorbed by user fees paid by the participants who benefit from the program quality and value, rather than by the general taxpayer. Participant fees have also served to expand recreational facilities, providing the funding source needed to retire revenue bond financing.

The Johnson County Park and Recreation District receives less than two percent of the property taxes paid
by Johnson County homeowners each year.

Virtually all of the District's recreational programs and classes are funded exclusively through user fees and other
non-tax sources. Each year less than one half of the District's operating budget is funded by tax dollars.

The limited amount of tax support the District does receive must be stretched to cover land acquisition, development
and maintenance costs, as well as District administration and safety expenses. It also must help fund the
Theatre in the Park, Special Populations and 50 Plus programming.

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