Six years later, in November 1993, his job became full-time. He is active in the community and also a school board member. When Mr. Colt first became the Director of Parks and Recreation, there were fewer than ten programs available to people in the community. Now, eleven years later, there are nearly fifty programs, a number which grows yearly. The Recreation Department runs primarily on its volunteer force.
Volunteers are ideal for making the program a success.
Volunteers range from parents of children participating in the activity, to people who are in favor of seeing the programs be successful. Also, centralization and coordination make all operations possible. A staff must be efficient and must be able to maximize the use of a budget. The director brings people together, whether it be a paid staff or volunteers, who do the specific programming of the activities. Advanced programming is a way to help plan for the following year.