Cost Recovery and Pricing in Action

Monday, September 28 | 2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Chris Nunes

Description:
Parks and Recreation Departments are asked each budget year to be leaner and leaner. Revenues, expenditures, and cost recovery are three elements of the budget process that must be examined to ensure efficiency.  Learn how to develop a budget based on cost center approach which will allow the professional to understand how the inputs translate to the outputs!

Speaker:
Chris Nunes, CPRE is the Director of Parks and Recreation for The Woodlands Township, in The Woodlands, Texas.  In that position, he oversees 80 full-time and 350 part-time staff members, a $16 million operational budget and is accountable for the management of 130 parks, 15 swimming pools and aquatic facilities and 200 miles of trails.  He speaks around the country on topics including: business plans, contracting, creative programming, marketing, external funding, communication, leadership and succession planning In 2012, Chris was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Parks and Recreation Administrators.  Chris holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation Management and a Masters Degree in Sports Management from Springfield College in Massachusetts and a Doctorate in Parks and Recreation Administration from the University of New Mexico.
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