Description:

This measure calculates the actual donations that are received in the Quality of Life areas/departments.

 
Analysis:

FY	Total Donations	Budgets for Libraries and Parks & Rec	Total Percentage of donations to Expenses
FY24	$650,673	$5,751,757	11.3%
FY25	$96,910	$6,623,552	1.5%

 

 
Impact:
Any donations collected or grants received offset the cost of equipment and/or services provided. This allows the City to allocate funds to other high priority areas. FY24 is significantly higher due to the Parks & Recreation department receiving a $500,000 grant for the Municipal Playground.

Description:

The City utilizes volunteers for its 26 Commissions and Boards where our City staff implements the application process and the BMA selects and approves the members.  We also utilize Volunteer Odyssey to recruit and place volunteers for all city events that require the use of volunteers. Police and Fire have volunteer reserves that serve in those events as well.

 
Analysis:

Volunteer Germantown continues to be a successful tool for recruiting and managing volunteers. 

In FY24, 80.1% of volunteers needed were filled

In FY25, 76.8% of volunteers needed were filled

 

 
Impact:
These numbers reflect the success of volunteer recruitment through Volunteer Germantown but does not account for those who apply for and receive Board and Commission appointments or fire and police reserves. The City has a moderate impact on the data provided here as stakeholders outside of City departments are using the platform in different ways and not all volunteers are logged and confirmed through the system, making it difficult to verify data.