Introduction

The General Fund is used to account for all departments that are not required to be in another type of Fund. There can be only one General Fund. The Special Revenue Funds are set up to account for specific revenue sources that are legally restricted. Capital Project Funds account for acquisition or construction of major capital projects. Debt Service Funds are created to account for the payment of debt principal and interest.

An Enterprise Fund is set up to emulate a private business with the expectation that costs will be covered by revenues. Internal Service Funds are for those departments which provide services to other government departments.

Fiduciary Funds are for assets held in trust for another governmental agency.

There are two major differences in governmental accounts from those of a private business. First, the budget amounts are included in the accounting records and second, amounts committed for goods or services are encumbered, that is recorded as pending expenditures. These amounts are used as a control on government spending. These differences require a great deal of effort be expended in the creation of the budget.

The detailed department budgets in this document are in order by the type of Fund they represent. The General Fund is listed first and the Enterprise Funds are at the last.

The city has 72 departments, 26 of which are in the General Fund. The departments cover a wide variety of activities. Some are general government departments covering administrative duties and maintenance of city property. Others are concerned with public safety and the legal aspects of the municipal government.

Public works and basic services such as streets, water and sewer services make up a large number of departments. The remaining departments are devoted to the cultural and recreation enjoyment of the citizens. Currently 13 grants are treated as if they were separate departments because of requirements by the granting agency. Other grants are included in the department which receives the benefit of the grant, such as Transit and Airport. In preparing a description of each department, information was requested and received from many department heads.

There are 18 departments in this general area, 6 of which are basically used for internal transactions and debt service. The remaining departments consist of the administration and accounting functions of the city and the maintenance of city property. The following paragraphs describe each of these departments.

Executive and Legislative. This department is comprised of the elected mayor and council of the city as well as the Administrative Secretary to the Mayor. Regular council meetings are held each month on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 in the Council Chambers in City Hall. Each councilor is the chair of one sub-committee of the council and serves as a member of two others. This information is shown on the list of elected officials in the front of this document.

Legal Department. The Office of the City Attorney is designed to support the functions of the City. This office provides legal advice and counsel to the members of the Governing Body, The Administration and all City departments. The City Attorney prosecutes cases in Municipal Court when an attorney is representing the defendant. Additionally, the City Attorney defends the City in all lawsuits in which there is no insurance coverage. This office is active in filing and prosecuting cases against individuals and businesses that owe the City money. The City attorney negotiates, reviews and drafts ordinances, resolutions and contracts.

Financial Administration and Elections. This department is one of the most diversified in the City. Among those included are the City Manager and Staff, City Clerk, City Planner, Public Relations, Property Management, and Accounting staff along with Data Processing and Budgeting.

Over the years municipal clerks have become the direct link between the inhabitants of their community and their government. The clerk is the historian of the community as well as administrator of elections.

In a 1934 textbook William Bennett Munro, an eminent political scientist wrote:

"No other office in municipal service has so many contacts. It serves the mayor, the city council, the city manager and all administrative departments without exception. All of them call upon it, almost daily, for some service or information. Its work is not spectacular, but it demands versatility, alertness, accuracy and no end of patience. The public does not realize how many loose ends of city administration this office pulls together."

The function of the City Planner is to assist the public with private development projects under the guidelines of the City Comprehensive Plan and to assist in administration of Zoning and Subdivision ordinances and related development provisions. He also helps other departments with professional planning, research, technical studies, review, analysis and updating statistical, demographic, economic and related studies. He assists in the preparation of the City's long range capital improvements programs, coordinates recommendations from other departments and agencies into a comprehensive planning document; assists other City officials in preparing financial assistance applications for a variety of developmental services.

The Public Relations Officer is responsible for issuing press releases and setting up press conferences. She also creates radio and TV ads as well as videos, maps, and brochures for the various city programs. In addition, she is the Emergency Services Information Officer, directs the City's United Way campaign and coordinates large City projects, such as public relations for the Main Street Reconstruction, dealing with the public and local businesses.

The Property Manager oversees the operations of the Facility Maintenance, as well as all of the leased property in the city and farms. He is active in any property acquisitions the city may make, including rights-of-way. He also manages several grants including CDBG funds, the State Housing Grant, the Civic Center Project and the Conoco Renovation.

Accounting personnel are responsible for the daily collection of accounts receivable and cash, the processing of the bi-weekly payroll and the payment of all accounts payable. In addition the monthly and annual financial statements, bank reconciling and filing of all required federal and state reports on monthly, quarterly and annual basis. Answering inquiries by the public and other departments is a big part of daily activities. Accounting standards control the activities of this department and prepare the City for its annual audit.

The Data Processing Director is charged with the management of the City's main frame computer system. Currently the system processes payroll, purchasing, accounts receivable and payable and the daily activities of the Water - Customer Service Department, including the issuance of water and sewer bills.

Human Resources and Employee Insurance. The Human Resources Department provides human resources and employee/retiree insurance services for the City of Roswell.

A major service of our department is to administer the application process for employment with the City of Roswell as well as the transfer/promotion process for our employees. The processes include preparing job postings, maintaining employment applications as well as the processing of the paperwork necessary to hire a new employee or transfer/promote a current employee. In 1996, we processed 2,586 applications which was a 14% increase from 1995. From the applications we received, we hired 66 full and part-time employees and 144 temporary employees.

Another function of the Human Resources Department is to maintain the computerized employment records for over 550 employees which is coordinated with the benefits such as retirement, deferred compensation and employee insurance. We administer the eligibility for the group life, health, dental and vision insurance for our employees as well as for our retirees. In addition, we are responsible for administering the COBRA law for post-employment insurance continuation.

Another function of our department is to act as advisor to our employees, management, retirees and the general public on human resources issues. We assist with the Labor Management Relations Board as well as the administration of three collective bargaining agreements payroll function. As part of the application process, we maintain the computerized applicant tracking for each application we receive. Our department is also responsible for the maintenance of each employee's official personnel file.

Purchasing Department. The purchasing activities of the City represent a public trust as well as a business necessity. The department is responsible for the procurement of services, construction and items of tangible personal property for the City, as well as the management and disposal of surplus. This requires the application and adherence to the Procurement Code of the State of New Mexico in the purchasing policies and practices for the City. The purposes of the Procurement Code are to provide for the fair and equitable treatment of all persons involved in public procurement, to maximize the purchasing value of public funds and to provide safeguards for maintaining a procurement system of quality and integrity. The purchasing department strongly adheres to each of these purposes. The employees handle a variety of functions, including input and creation of purchase orders, advertising for bids and proposals, and storing various inventory items in the warehouse until needed by other departments.

Facility Maintenance. This ten member crew is responsible for repairs, remodeling, upgrading and maintenance to all of the buildings owned by the city, excluding the Air Center. The majority of work includes painting, carpentry, plumbing and electrical work. They also provide janitorial services to City Hall and the Annex.

East and West Garages. There are two garage locations including a staff of eight mechanics. They currently maintain 317 of the City's trucks, cars and heavy equipment.

Safety. This department is responsible for a number of areas. Among these are: Loss control management and prevention, Program analysis and assessment, Hazard abatement and Training program validation and verification. They are also charged with the filing of claims for Worker's Compensation and City Insurance. Along with this they conduct accident investigations and reviews and accident trend analysis.

Lodgers. The lodgers tax collected by the City is the revenue source for this department. Promotional activities in the City as well as a portion of the Civic Center Management are paid from this department. A portion of the funds of this department are dedicated to the repayment of the Civic Center Revenue Bonds.

There are 14 departments which fall into this basic area. The largest of these are the Police, Fire, Civil Emergency Preparedness, Code Enforcement, Animal Control and Corrections departments. There are also six grants treated as departments. These grants are, Cops FAST, EMS (Emergency Medical Services) for Ambulance and Fire, 911 Network, Fire Protection, Law Enforcement and the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. Also included is the Judicial department.

Police. In January of 1995 the Police department embarked on a new beginning with the employment of community based style policing which encourages citizen participation in crime reduction and greater coordination with other service providers to address crime related problems in the City and surrounding communities. Police officers and the staff of the Roswell Police Department are part of the catalyst which brings the necessary resources to bear on community safety needs throughout Roswell.

The Police department, by strengthening the partnership among citizens, public and private agencies expects a reduction in the fear of and occurrence of criminal activities through proactive resolutions of immediate community safety problems and identification of the root causes of criminal acts and disorder. The citizens of Roswell and the police officers mutually participate in and are responsible for strategy design and problem solving that emphasizes comprehensive responses to criminal incidents. Problem solving is joint empowerment of police officers, businesses and citizens to coordinate public and private resources to resolve and correct community problems. The staff of the Police Department takes a vested interest in and is sensitive to the cultural and ethnic diversity of the area they serve.

The Roswell Police Department is committed to fostering an organizational climate that rewards its employees for initiative, innovation, citizen involvement, consensus building and problem resolution. The Police Department encourages the decentralization of resources to the most appropriate level in the organization and /or the community. The Police members are expected to maintain a sustained and dedicated service orientation with all citizens to ensure the peace and safety of our community and the surrounding communities. The organizational values of service orientation, partnership, empowerment, problem solving and accountability must be the driving force in all our decisions in the everyday operation of the department. Our commitment to the future of all citizens of Roswell is of the utmost importance and must be of the utmost importance to the entire community. The future depends on the success of this philosophy. This is not an easy task. It will take several years for the windfall to appear.

Fire. The Roswell Fire Department delivers public safety services to the residents of Roswell through six (6) stations. These services include: public education, fire safety inspection, arson investigation, fire suppression, emergency medical services, aircraft rescue and fire fighting, and hazardous materials response. Fire and rescue services are initiated through the 911 fire dispatch center located at the Roswell Police Department. The Fire Department maintains an inventory of 25 apparatus including pumpers, airport crash trucks, aerial units, brush trucks, staff vehicles and other specialty equipment.

For calendar year 1996, the department responded to 4032 calls for assistance. Of those calls, approximately 80% were for medical emergencies. The remaining 20% consisted of fires, hazardous materials responses, air craft emergencies and other responses.

The Fire Department reached the fiscal year's goal to acquire two additional full time personnel in the Fire Prevention Bureau to effectively deal with fire code enforcement, fire/arson investigations, public education, prefire planning and plans review.

Additionally, $109,324.77 refurbished Engine #6, and $141,014.02 purchased a new medium duty rescue unit.

The department officers received training on "customer service." The Fire Department's customers include each other as internal customers and external customers which include patients, victims of fire or disasters, business owners dealing with fire code issues, other city departments and the City's administrative staff. Last November, KBIM-TV and Farmer's Insurance Group initiated a fund drive for $25,000 to purchase a Cairns Infra Red Imaging System for the department. In 10 short weeks the community responded overwhelmingly and the Cairns IRIS was received and is now in service.

Civil Emergency Preparedness. This function is an entity that is rarely considered until a disaster strikes. When a disaster does strike, CEP's presence and benefit to the community comes to the forefront. Response to wide-spread disasters is only one facet of this department. The remaining aspects of CEP are mitigation and recovery. Mitigation is the process whereby potential hazards are identified and steps taken in an attempt to minimize their overall negative impact to the community. Recovery is the process of providing a central point of contact for resource identification to the community in the event of a disaster.

CEP is involved in training relating to this unique area. The training consists of designing and implementing various types of exercises (hazardous materials exercises, weather related disasters, and technological related exercises). In addition, this function has set up several weather spotter training courses for city, county, and the general public.

Code Enforcement. This department's primary function is to enforce many sections within the Municipal Code. In addition, they have enforcement responsibility for many sections in the Zoning Ordinance. The most commonly known sections deal with weeds. Code Enforcement also enforces abandoned vehicles on private property, unsanitary premises, abandoned refrigerators, business licenses, landscaping noncompliance, and operating business without licenses to name only a few.

Coupled with Code Enforcement is Building and Plumbing Inspections. These two positions are responsible for conducting inspections (building and plumbing) of new structures, remodels, dilapidated structures, sewer leaks, etc. The two inspectors derive their authority from New Mexico Construction Industries Division through the inspector certification process. Both work closely with the state and provide appropriate assistance. The Building Inspector is in a member of the Americans With Disability Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to educate the community in Americans With Disability Act (ADA) requirements. The US Department of Justice is charged, by federal statute, with the enforcement of ADA.

The goal of both activities is to ensure contractors follow accepted construction codes, improve the quality of life, and make our community a pleasant and attractive place to live. This is accomplished first by attempting to obtain voluntary compliance and if this fails, criminal/civil charges are brought against the violators in a court of competent jurisdiction. Both entities work closely together in the achievement of their mutual and individual goals.

Animal Control. This department is charged with enforcing relevant animal laws contained in the Municipal Code and New Mexico State Statutes. They respond to calls for service relating primarily to dogs and cats. They also handle calls relating to porcupines, skunks, rabbits, and to a lesser degree antelope, deer, and other game animals. In the case of game animals, they work closely with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

Animal Control responds to calls for service for dog bites, possible rabid animals, sick animals, deceased animals, mistreated animals, and inappropriate animals within the city limits. The call are generated from all city departments and the general public. Even though the officers are few in number, they are a highly dedicated group of City employees who care a great deal about our city, animals, their treatment and the adverse impact of stray animals on the community.

Municipal Court. The Municipal Court of the City of Roswell operates with seven full time employees in addition to the appointed judge, Hector Pineda. The Court hears cases involving all types of violations of City Ordinances, ranging from traffic violations to Code Enforcement to issuance of worthless checks. In addition, the Court is responsible for accounting for bail bonds received, as well as receiving payments for fines imposed.

Corrections. The sole purpose for this department is to pay the jailing expenses of prisoners taken to the county. The revenue comes from Municipal Court fees and General Fund.

There are 22 departments in this category. Of the 22 departments, 4 are in the Airport Fund, 9 in the Water Fund and 3 in the Solid Waste Fund. Also included are the Capital Improvements, the Cemetery and 2 street maintenance and improvement departments, as well as the CDBG Grant and the State Housing Grant.

Airport. The Roswell Industrial Air Center (RIAC) is located 5 miles south of the City. Originally developed for military aviation, the former Walker Air Force Base was one of the largest installation operated by the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command. Since the base closure in 1967, the City has converted the extensive airfield complex to civil aviation use. The RIAC is home to a fireworks factory, a plastic manufacturer, a builder of buses, a candy manufacturer, aircraft repair and refurbishing companies, and the Roswell Municipal Airport. All classes of general and commercial aviation activity can presently be accommodated at the RIAC, including training and research operations as well as equipment maintenance and testing programs. With 5,000 acres of industrial sites and buildings available for lease with the RIAC, no tenant should lack for space.

During 1996-1997 rehabilitation of Runway 3/21 was completed, to include cracksealing of asphalt shoulders, rubber removal, and striping of Runway at a cost of $496,731.80 which was mostly provided by Federal Funds. Other projects completed included the Coffee Shop Ventilation System at a cost of $37,422.85, half of which came from the State. The signage for the asphalt cost $327,686.24 90% coming from Federal sources.

City funds paid for the repair of the roof on the south half of building No. 112A, costing $40,000.

Water & Sewer. Included in this Fund are the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) the customer billing, the water system that make up Source of Supply, the maintenance of the water and sewer system and several other departments.

The Waste Water Treatment Plant was completed in 1987 for cost of over $15 million. It was built because the old plant could not keep up with the federal and state regulations. The plant is handling an average of 4.0 M.G.D. now but is capable of handling 7.0 M.G.D. Maintenance is a major factor in keeping a good plant operating. The plant looks as good today as it did when it was built.

The WWTP is also linked to over 225 miles of sewer line which have to be maintained. There is an ongoing cleaning schedule for these lines.

The Source of Supply department (referred to as Central Control) is responsible for taking care of 20 producing wells and the chlorination of all the water coming into the City's system. An average of 6 to 8 M.G.D. is produced in the winter and 16 to 20 M.G.D. in summer.

The maintenance and transmission department maintains the distribution side of the water system. There are approximately 300 miles of line. Among the duties of the department are the placement of water mains as extensions or replacements in sizes from 2 inches to 12 inches, the placement of sewer mains in sizes from 8 inches to 16 inches, the repair of system failures and the placement and maintenance of service lines.

Sanitation. The Sanitation Department picks up residential and commercial garbage. The resident pays $8.30 for up to two 32 gallon cans. This is picked up twice a week. The commercial garbage is picked up from 1-6 time weekly, depending on need and payment. There is a crew that works on Saturdays and holidays for commercial pickup. There are four routes that are currently using the automated system. Two residential routes use conventional trucks and crews and three commercial loaders.

The two grappler trucks pick up extra garbage in the alleys everyday. One of the grappler trucks empties recycling bins on Tuesdays and Fridays. These trucks on routes from north to south, one east of Main Street, the other west. It usually takes about 2 weeks to make to whole route. There is no extra charge for this pick up unless it is a large load. Then the charge is $56.25 plus tax for each truck load.

The mechanic and automotive maintainers service and repair equipment in the department shop and out in the field if there is a break down.

Street Improvements and Highways & Streets. This department performs routine and preventive maintenance on approximately 280 miles of streets and 260 miles of alleys. They also perform heavy construction tasks and related duties for other departments. The list of duties includes the following: street overlay program, pothole and utility trench patching, street sweeping, drainage channel maintenance with mowing and herbicides, crack seal, chip seal, producing aggregate at the crusher, producing street signs and markings and traffic light maintenance. They are also called on to provide services such as building demolition.

Capital Improvements. The Engineering department currently has seven full-time employees and two temporary summer workers. We have had, through a State program, for over a year, an additional part time worker. The department is charged with a multitude of tasks. Most of the work involves the design of various projects for the City. Projects can range in size from designing disabled access curbs to the Main Street Reconstruction Project. Some other projects have been the Sunset Reconstruction, Union Avenue Reconstruction, replacement of the canopy at the Airport Terminal Building and survey work at the old Municipal Airport property. Elevations are also done by the Engineering Department to provide proper drainage when development takes place on City property. The engineering test lab makes sure that the base course, cement and asphalt meet specifications. Traffic counts are also conducted so that recommendations can be made by the City Engineer for traffic signals, or whether a stop sign is warranted on a particular intersection. Plans for bids and specifications are also provided. Maps of polling districts, city council districts, zoning and subdivisions are also kept current and available for the public. Records on city owned easements are also kept by this department.

Since the later part of 1989, the Zoning Department has been merged with this department. This activity consists of two persons who are responsible for the interpretation and enforcement of the City of Roswell's Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances. This involves reviewing building permit applications for compliance with zoning regulations. It is also responsible for reviewing subdivision development requests. This involves meeting with the developer and his engineer and the city planner to ensure that the proposed development meets with City subdivision regulations. Staff review also includes making sure that development is done according to the City's Master Plan. Zoning also provides support to the rest of the department with clerical support and expertise. Flood plain information is also obtained through this office. Zoning provides support to the building inspector with building plan review and makes recommendations to the City Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council on applications for zone changes, subdivisions, variances and special uses. A large amount of time is expended in working with the public on a one to one basis for these requests. Certified mailings to property owners within 100 feet of any zoning request are also made. A legal notice is required to be published each month for the cases that will be heard by the Commission at a public hearing held on the last Tuesday of the month.

South Park Cemetery. The cemetery was founded about 1886, and the first burials were transfers from the local Catholic graveyard. The cemetery is presently composed of about 206 acres; 96 acres are under irrigation. There are 300 - 400 trees on the cemetery premises.

Under present projections, there are spaces in the irrigated portion of the cemetery to last until the year 2020. The undeveloped portion will last for another 100 years.

There are 7 full time employees and 2 or 3 part time employees at the cemetery. The cemetery is maintained and operated at no cost to the taxpayers. It is self-sustaining and has no debts. In calendar year, 1994 there were 361 burials at the cemetery.

The cemetery added a $250,000 sprinkler system in 1977, a repair building in 1985 at a cost of $100,000 and has redone the office building in 1990 at a cost of $75,000.

Most of the cemetery funds are maintained in various CD's with local lending agencies. All funds are administered by the City of Roswell.

There are 18 departments in this area. Six are combined under the Recreation Department. With the exception of 3 grants and Transit, all of these departments receive the majority of their resources from the City's general Fund.

Keep Roswell Beautiful. Keep Roswell Beautiful's goals are litter control and prevention, graffiti removal and prevention, beautification, recycling, household hazardous waste collection, and public education on solid waste issues. Roswell became a Keep America Beautiful affiliated community in August of 1987. Now, 10 years later, the program has made strides to reach its goals and has become a national award winner.

Keep Roswell Beautiful is partially funded by a grant from New Mexico Clean and Beautiful through the New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department.

Keep Roswell Beautiful worked directly with the public on "Quality of Life" issues and received an average of 420 calls from the public per month. That is 5,040 calls per year. These calls dealt with questions about solid waste, recycling and other community issues as well as requests for graffiti removal, litter removal and beautification topics.

Keep Roswell Beautiful plans to continue improving the quality of life in Roswell during the next fiscal year. Yearly projects that will be continued are: Arbor Day, Wipe Out Graffiti Days, Paint Recycling, Teacher Training, Monthly Beautification Awards, Adopt- A-Highway Cleanup, Trek for Trash, Glad Bag-A-Thon, Gov. ???? for Trees, Happy B- day NM, Christmas Tree Recycling, Telephone book Recycling, Doodle Art Contest and the Outdoor Environmental Classroom.

Roswell Public Library. The City library was one of three libraries in the Territory of New Mexico, established in 1906 with funding from Andrew Carnegie. For over 80 years the Library has provided free access to the services and materials offered in order to meet the recreational, educational and cultural needs of the citizens of Roswell and Chaves County.

Pecos Trails Transit. Pecos Trails and Handivan provides service to a 28.2 square mile area, covering all areas of the City of Roswell. The service consist of five fixed routes and a four van on demand response. These routes operate in a circular configuration with buses traveling in opposite directions, one gong clockwise and the other counter clockwise. This allows us to cover a much larger area of the City and serve a greater number of people. This configuration has allowed us to cross Main Street in four places and provides an opportunity for passengers to transfer to a Main Street bus without having to come to the station.

In 1996 Pecos Trails Transit and Handivan made 182,178 passenger trips of which approximately 25% were person with disabilities, 15% were elderly and 60% were full fare passengers.

The system has become a sound alternative form of transportation for the citizens of Roswell. We are in the process of putting in place bus stop signs. The system now just needs some fine tuning, as in adjusting schedules and routes to better fit the customers.

Roswell Museum and Art Center. As an educational institution, the mission of the Roswell Museum and Art Center is to increase public knowledge, appreciation, and enjoyment of art, cultural change, and history with a particular focus on the Southwest and its place within a broader American society. To achieve its purpose, the Museum acquires and preserves material culture focusing on art and history, produces related exhibits, educational programs, and publications which expand knowledge of the region, and serves as a source for intellectual and creative stimulation.

Important items occurring over the past year: 1) A major capital campaign towards building a 10,000 sq. ft. education wing in memory of Patricia Lubben Bassett; 2) Grants from the Healy and O'Shaunnessy Foundations ($50,000) in support of programming; 3) The gifts of two major paintings by Henriette Wyeth, and fifty-four serigraphs by Louie Ewing for the permanent collection.

Recreation. The Recreation Department, which consists of the Recreation Administration, Cahoon Swimming Pool, Roswell Adult Center, Yucca Recreation Center, Youth Basketball and Special Programs Division's play a very important role in the livability and the stability of the community. In general, no other City Department has the impact on the community that a quality Recreation Department can have.

This impact is seen by providing personal benefits that contribute to personal development and growth. Many of our programs allow opportunities for self-confidence, problem solving, and self-actualization. Research shows us that leisure opportunities for youth provide positive lifestyle choices and alternatives to self-destructive behavior. Recreation not only provides an individual satisfaction, but improves that individual's quality of life.

Participation in recreation or leisure service programs help individuals to function better in households, families, neighborhoods and communities of interest by focusing on social benefits. Participants can learn and grow culturally and socially. Recreating together builds strong families, the foundation of a stronger society, and communities. It also helps to reduce delinquency and cultural alienation.

It costs an average of $30,000/year to house one (1) juvenile in jail. It would seem logical to spend that money on programs that might keep not only one (1), but many out of jail.

Leisure services and recreation provide more of an economic impact on the community than many believe. When businesses relocate, leisure services are in the top three or four items that are considered. They want a positive atmosphere for employees. Those that participate in recreation programming are proven to be healthier and have reduced health costs with fewer absentee days from work, which impact the economy. Tourism is encouraged because of programming, special events, and facilities which also provides for a major economic impact on the community. Meaningful leisure services help to reduce the cost of vandalism and criminal activity.

Leisure services provide for environmental benefits because users desire to have a positive, clean atmosphere in which to recreate. Users tend to take care of what they consider to be theirs.

Recreational opportunities, facilities, and the quality of the local environment are the funding of community pride. We provide the opportunity to lead balanced lives, achieve potential, and gain life satisfaction.

The Recreation Department had a pretty good year with 25,875 different individuals being served throughout the year. These individuals participated 234,000 times in our programs during 1996. We provided services at Cahoon Swimming Pool for $15.95/person or $1.85/participation for 3,500 different individuals. We provided services at Yucca Recreation Center for $35.76/person or $2.41/participation for 6,500 different individuals. We provided services at the Roswell Adult Center for $32.50/person or $1.88/participation for 4,000 different individuals. We provided services with out Special Programs Division for $1.76/person or $.85/participation for 18,525 different individuals. Overall, we provided services to the general public for $21.22/person or $2.35/participation.

Parks, Golf and Zoo. Providing quality Parks and Recreation Facilities for the community. The Parks section of the Parks Department is responsible for the maintenance of all parks, sports fields, recreation trails belonging to the City of Roswell except for Jaycee Loveless Parks and Spring River Parks & Zoo. The Parks section also maintains the grounds at City Hall, Water Plant, old and new Police Stations, Yucca Recreation Center, Roswell Adult Center, Sanitation Department Office, 4th and Richardson Street parking lot, Cahoon Flower Gardens, Outdoor Environmental Classrooms, plus two (2) tree farms, new trees along Main Street, Alameda Medians, Delaware & Linda Vista Circles and maintenance of Cahoon Swimming Pool Facilities. We also provide manpower and equipment support for the following events: Earth Day, Party on the Pecos, Gus Macker Tournament, Soccer & Softball Tournaments, Recreation Department Special Events, Arbor Day and School Picnics in parks areas.

A new Unitized Handicap Accessible Play Unit was installed at Cahoon Park. New irrigation system installed at Del Norte Park. A total of 105 trees were transplanted in the parks system. Electronic scoreboard installed Church League Softball Field. New soccer fields construction under way. Restrooms and concession at both men's and women's softball fields remodeled for handicap access. Sidewalks and paving installed around Coke Field concession and bleacher areas for handicap access. Cahoon Pool concession dressing room floors coated with nonskid surface. Renovation of ballfield lights at Stiles Dixie League Major field.

The Spring River Park & Zoo is one of only six zoos in New Mexico and the only one offering free admission to the public. Over 100,000 visitors annually enjoy this unique City park with over 100 animals of 40 species. In addition to the animal exhibits, the park consists of 35 acres of turf and trees, paved walk ways throughout, picnic areas, a youth fishing lake, a state of the art handicapped accessible play unit, miniature train and an antique carousel. The Zoo Crew, consisting of the superintendent, a part time clerical aide and 5 full time maintainers take care of the animals, grounds and facilities of Spring River as well as 12 more acres across Atkinson Street in Loveless Park.

Zoos offer universal appeal to people of all ages, social and economic backgrounds. They serve to entertain and educate, often presenting the only link to Nature for our urban population. Zoos and parks are critical factors in the recruitment of business and industry and impact heavily on the tourist dollar.

At the heart of the park, a 1947 ranch house is currently being renovated as the zoo Administration & Education Building with the new entrance opening to the public area for better access and communication. Other recently completed exhibits include the very modern, naturalistic Mountain Lion/Bears Exhibit (built with State grants and private donation) and the Longhorn Ranch depicting the ranching heritage of the area. Last year saw the completion of such mundane, but necessary, projects as back flow prevention valves to prevent contamination of our City water supply and updating the electrical wiring in the Zoo Offices.

The purpose of the Spring River Golf Course is to provide the citizens of Roswell the best possible conditions to play golf at an affordable rate. The employees of this facility strive to produce a product the citizens of Roswell can be proud of.

This was the first year on the 14 new greens complexes and hopefully due to the generosity of the golfers' fund raiser we can complete the practice putting area. We also received the funds to replace one (1) of the four utility vehicles.

These are the major departments of the City of Roswell. They perform a wide variety of services that affect every citizen. There are always new services and additional projects that are requested by each department to improve their service to the public. There are limited resources and many of these requests can not be met. The following budget is the allocation of those limited funds for the coming fiscal year. It is hoped that this provides the most needed and wanted services to the most citizens at the least expense.