Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Henderson council authorizes review of park fees

The Henderson City Council authorized a review of the city’s recreation fees at its Tuesday meeting, though a decision on who — if anyone — would be paying more isn’t expected for another year.

Last year, the Council commissioned PROS Consulting to examine the city’s fee structure for parks and recreation to determine whether an increase would be warranted. The city has not raised it rates in 10 years, according to the study’s findings.

In voting to accept the study, the Council also asked employees within the Parks and Recreation Department to begin a yearlong evaluation of the city’s recreation fees with the study’s suggestions as guiding principles.

At current growth rates, the study said, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department will double in size in the next 10 years. PROS said the city’s current fee structure for recreation programs would not be able to support a department of that size.

Henderson Parks and Recreation spokeswoman Kim Becker said the purpose of the review is not to consider a blanket increase of all fees, but to evaluate the benefits of creating a new fee structure that would vary the charges for a given activity or class based on time, location and popularity.

Any increase would only be used to cover programming costs — maintenance of parks and recreation facilities is paid for out of the city’s tax-supported general fund.

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