Joint board to revisit Parks and Recreation cost split, governance timeline
Town and county electeds will get a two-hour Parks and Recreation Joint Powers Agreement review Sept. 14, with staff expected to walk through funding-split options and the interim 60/40 arrangement now in effect.
Teton County commissioners and the Jackson Town Council are set to spend up to two hours Monday reviewing the Parks and Recreation Joint Powers Agreement, the contract that governs how the joint department is funded and overseen, according to the Regular Joint Meeting Agenda.
The discussion comes as the town and county operate under a one year interim agreement that kept the prior deal’s structure but reset the cost split to 60 percent county and 40 percent town starting July 1, 2026, staff wrote in a July briefing. That staff analysis put the department’s net operating cost at about $4.7 million in FY 2026 and compared the current cost share to alternatives like a population split (54/46 county/town) and a jurisdictional cost of service model (44/56 county/town). Staff also flagged a proposed FY27 to FY31 capital program of roughly $19.9 million, where who pays can swing depending on which projects land in which jurisdiction, as laid out in the Parks and Recreation Joint Powers Agreement Review Packet.
Background
In September 2026, the Parks & Recreation JPA operates under a one-year interim agreement with a 60/40 funding split (County/Town), while staff review long-term governance and funding options.
Latest: 2031-01-01 — If no new governance agreement, funding split reverts to population-based method per Wyoming Statute.
curated as of 2026-09-10
The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board will review an interim Joint Powers Agreement for continued joint management and funding of parks and recreation by Teton County and the Town of Jackson, with a new 60/40 cost split and plans for future governance changes.
Latest: 2027-07 — Target date for negotiating and implementing a new, longer-term Joint Powers Agreement or alternative governance structure.
curated as of 2026-11-04
Town and County will discuss alternative Parks & Rec funding, including a 56% Town/44% County split, at a joint meeting on July 6, 2026.
Latest: 2026-07-06 — Town and County scheduled to discuss alternative funding scenarios, including the 56% Town/44% County split, at a joint meeting.
curated as of 2026-07-05
Source Documents
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2026 | Regular Joint Meeting Agenda | agenda |
| July 6, 2026 | Parks and Recreation Joint Powers Agreement Review Packet | packet |