Todd King

The Schaumburg Park District's Strategic Plan aims to serve the community by providing versatile leisure opportunities through enriching programs, quality facilities, and environmental stewardship, with a vision to make life better through parks and recreation. The plan is structured around four overarching goals: Customer Satisfaction, Financial Sustainability, Operational Excellence, and Employee Growth and Development. These goals are supported by initiatives to provide first-class programs and facilities, optimize financial resources, achieve operational and environmental excellence, and foster a motivated and accountable team culture.

The board meeting agenda includes various reports from the finance and joint advisory committees, along with updates on department events and IAPD/IPRA activities. Action items involve the proclamation of July as Recreation Month, the consideration of issuing $7,000,000 in General Obligation Limited Tax Park Bonds for capital projects, and updates to the safety policy regarding communicable diseases. Additionally, the board will deliberate on an intergovernmental cooperation agreement, bids for shoreline stabilization, playground installation, the executive director contract, and updates to the municipal directory.

The meeting includes an introduction of new full-time staff and a BINA public hearing regarding the issuance of $16,000,000 in General Obligation Park Bonds for land acquisition and facility improvements. Other key topics include reports from the Finance and Joint Advisory Committees, the review of bill lists for general and engineering expenses, and the presentation of department and committee updates. Action items involve organizational charts for 2026, the purchase of playground equipment, and the review of bids for playground construction, safety surfacing, and color coating projects.

The committee conducted a review of the main and engineer bill lists and recommended their approval to the Park Board. Additional agenda items included a financial statement review and a discussion regarding the 2026-2027 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance, for which the committee moved to recommend adoption by the Park Board.

The meeting included a Budget and Appropriation Hearing, the recognition of award recipients, and committee reports from the Finance and Joint Advisory committees. Financial actions involved the approval of various bill lists. Key business items addressed were the adoption of the Combined Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the upcoming fiscal year, approval of educational conference expenses, and authorization for the disposal of surplus property. Additionally, the board approved several cooperative purchases, including playground equipment for Apollo Park, a replacement garbage truck, a replacement Ford F250 plow truck, and a replacement Ford F350 dump truck.