Amenity Proposals and Recommendations

Based on the information contained in Table 4.1, the County does not meet the recommended recreation service standards for some of the typical recreational facilities for their permanent population. As recreation trends and public needs vary over time, recommended amenities may not be necessary for immediate implementation. The recommendations are intended to meet the anticipated recreation service needs over a ten year period, but implementation of specific projects may depend on available

Staffing Recommendations

This Master Plan covers a planning period of ten years. The facility plans to be implemented during that time as part of the recommendations may require some level of additional staffing and funding for adequate operation and maintenance. Consideration of these budgetary impacts should be made prior to implementation of plans.

Multiple factors may come to influence what the future staffing needs of the Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Department will encompass. Those may include population growth, available tax dollars, capital improvement plans, and development of tourism efforts. Staff compensation should be fair and based on market precedents. Maintaining adequate staffing for parks and recreation facilities and programs will be necessary to foster a good quality of life for County residents and prospective businesses that may seek to locate to Brunswick County.

Brunswick County should continue to strive to provide a higher level of maintenance service to meet the current and future demands anticipated at County-operated recreation facilities. The County’s population is growing, and parks and facilities will continue to see increased use. Brunswick County must provide adequate programming and maintenance to continue providing safe and enjoyable recreation services.

Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Proposed Staffing

Full-Time Positions

Assistant Director 1

Recreation Superintendent 1

Athletic Coordinator 1

Recreation Coordinator 1

Maintenance Technicians 4

Part-Time / Seasonal Positions

As needed to properly staff programming events

Median number of FTE is 8 per 10,000 residents based on the NRPA staffing guidelines for Brunswick County’s current population of 136,693

Please see organizational staffing chart with existing and proposed positions on the following page.