CPRE - Certified Parks and Recreation
Executive
Intentional Tort - ANS-- Tort committed on purpose or person causing the injury should
have known that by actions an injury would occur
- Agency not usually responsible for employee's intentional tort except in the case of
deliberate indifference
Unintentional tort - ANS-Negligence
Acts that
1) cause an injury but were not intended
2) act was intended but injury not intended
5 elements to establish liability
1) duty existed
2) breach of duty
3) injury occurred
4) cause by the breach
5) damages arose from injury
Levels of negligence - ANS-Ordinary - person makes mistake & does not do what an
ordinary person would do
Gross - person injured by reckless or greater than normal act or failure to act
Willful & wonton - person does not take any care & other gets hurt
Doctrine of respondeat superior - ANS-employer is vicariously liable for employee's
negligent torts committed within the agent's "course and scope of employment."
Elements of a contract - ANS-Offer - specific & made with intent; what, where, when, &
how much
Acceptance
Consideration - something of value flowing to both parties
Mission Statement - ANS-A statement of the organization's purpose - what it wants to
accomplish in the larger environment
Influences philosophy, goals, & objectives
Goals - ANS-Broad aims or intentions that move an organization toward desired state
Articulation of values
Vision Statement - ANS-Expresses what the organization should become, where it
wants to go strategically
Far reaching
intended to be inspirational
paints image of what success is
Values - ANS-standards that members of an organization believe have worth
first level - uncompromising
second level - have room for compromise
Cultural Competence - ANS-Process by which individuals & systems respond to
diversity factors in a manner that recognizes, affirms, fosters, & values the strengths of
individuals, families, & communities
Strategic Planning - ANS-Visionary statement coupled with action plan driven by
environmental scan
Six steps
1) establish or review mission, vision, & goals
2) perform SWOT analysis
3) make recommendations & create alternatives
4) create action plans
5) implement
6) evaluate & revise
Action Plan - ANS-Facilitate implementation of strategic plan
Identify specific results w/in a given time (typically 1 year) & includes specific actions &
resources required to accomplish these results
Key components
1) human & other resources
2) financial requirements
3) risk assessment & mitigation strategy
4) project life span & sustainability
, Comprehensive Plan - ANS-Provides specific short- and long-term strategies for agency
Program Plan - ANS-Covers 3- to 5-year period
Outlines how agency delivers programs & services
Elements
1) Program objectives
2) Program & service statistics
3) Program & service determinants
4) Trends analysis
5) Community inventory
Site Plan - ANS-specific layout of site elements drawn to scale
Fee Simple Absolute - ANS-Owner has complete control of the property
Types/modes of acquisition
- Purchase
- Gift/bequest
- Dedication
- Exchange/transfer
- Eminent domain/condemnation
Less than Fee Simple Absolute - ANS-Use of property not under absolute control
Can be short- or long-term
Modes of Acquisition
- codes, covenants, & restrictions
- joint use/cooperative agreement
- easements
- leases
- use permits
Master Plan (Comprehensive Master Plan) - ANS-Guide agency in system-wide
operations
Focuses on land & facilities as they relate to each other & whole system
Generally 5-year timeframe
Steps
1) define goals
2) select team
3) asset inventory
4) data analysis
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