The budgets that finance recreation programs would remain fairly static under the proposed Fort Dodge spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

The Recreation Services Department actually has four separate budgets for its operations. Here is a summary of them,

Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex

• Current budget: $510,908

• Proposed budget: $524,727

Aquatics

• Current budget: $405,545

• Proposed budget: $457,351

Lakeside Municipal Golf Course

• Current budget: $754,039

• Proposed budget: $802,148

Community recreation

• Current budget: $200,013

• Proposed budget: $163,788.17

The council also reviewed the proposed spending plan for Visit Fort Dodge, which is the local convention and visitors bureau. That organization gets most of its money from the hotel-motel tax, which is a 7 percent levy added to lodging bills in the city.

Visit Fort Dodge gets 39 percent of the revenue from that tax. The rest of the money is divided between Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex (28.5 percent), parks capital improvement projects (14 percent), police equipment purchases (7 percent), Fire Department equipment purchases ( 7 percent), and city government expenses for special events (3.5 percent).

The proposed budget for Visit Fort Dodge in 2026-2027 is $400,088. That’s up from the current budget of $352,717.

The proposed Karl L. King Municipal Band budget for 2026-2027 is $45,000, up from the current $44,000.