The Division also utilizes court ordered Community Service workers. A total of 68,318 labor hours were recorded during the fiscal year 1997-98 for corrections and community service. A portion of work in this section is performed by private contractors. Where appropriate, maintenance contracts are bid annually for specific park and landscape maintenance and repair services. In addition to maintenance contracts, the Division is also responsible for cooperative maintenance agreements with a number of city departments and other governmental agencies such as the school district, etc.
Volunteers also make up a portion of our work crews.
A large contribution made by volunteers to the Division is in the area of new projects. The Division facilitates a number of volunteer projects each year utilizing scouts, church youth groups, garden clubs, college students, neighborhood association members, service clubs, and interested individuals. These projects range in size from clearing a picnic area to the major redevelopment of Marion Square Park. Due to budget reductions, the Division has actively recruited interested individuals and groups to form the park partnership program to assist with neighborhood park maintenance. While many volunteers do prefer to work on new projects as opposed to performing routine maintenance tasks, the Division does have a good base of volunteers performing maintenance tasks.