SUBJECT: Staff Report
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Parks & Recreation Department Intent to Pursue Reaccreditation with the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA)
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DEPARTMENT: Parks & Recreation
PRESENTER: Farrell Buller, Parks & Recreation Director
FISCAL INFORMATION: N/A
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Board of Trustee Support for Parks & Recreation Department to Pursue Reaccreditation with the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA)
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
In 2012 Town of Erie Parks & Recreation Department was granted national accreditation by the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). Accreditation is based on demonstrating compliance with 144 national standards of industry best practices. Being a CAPRA accreditation agency assures policy makers, department staff, the general public and taxpayers that Erie's Parks & Recreation Department has been independently evaluated against established benchmarks and been found to deliver a high level of quality through effective and efficient administration and operations.
Erie was the only third Colorado agency to achieve CAPRA accreditation and did so meeting all 144 standards - the first agency in the nation to achieve a 100%! We feel it is important to maintain this designation as a creditable way to show the public we strive to maintain a high level of service in a cost effective manor and use resources in the most effective and efficient way.
The national standards cover 10 categories:
* Agency Authority, Role and Responsibility
* Planning
* Organization and Administration
* Human Resources
* Financial Management
* Programs and Services Management
* Facility and Land Use Management
* Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Security
* Risk Management
* Evaluation and Research
In order to maintain this hi...
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