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Cost Savings Initiatives
Department Initiative Benefit Savings / Result
Library MetrOPAC courier service MetrOPAC courier service provides $84,942
deliveries 5 days a week, saving the
Keller Public Library the cost of mailing
interlibrary loans via traditional postal
service
North Texas Libraries on the Keller Public Library users have access to $82,000
Go Consortium - Overdrive content purchased by all 30 members of
the consortium
North Texas Libraries on the Keller Public Library users have access to $13,500
Go Consortium – Zinio content purchased by all 31 members of
the consortium
Volunteers Library volunteers contributed 3,392 $32,224
hours of work at the library
Hudson Foundation Grant The Hudson Foundation funded One $20,000
Book One City Program, books and
dynamic library programs for teens and
children
Friends of the Library Friends of the Library donated funds for $17,472
donations technology, books and programs
Summer Reading Club Value of donated prizes from local $12,000
Contributors businesses for summer reading club
participants
MetrOPAC Integrated Money saved by purchasing the Polaris $8,860
Library System (ILS) ILS as part of the consortium rather than
paying independently
Texas Group Catalog
Interlibrary Loan Service Allows library users to borrow items from $2,098
other Texas libraries, saving the Keller
Public Library the expense of purchasing
these items
Parks & Eliminated two full time Salary savings help achieve Council goal $17,481
Recreation positions by contracting out of keeping increases to staff services at
more mowing and janitorial or below 4% of total personnel cost
services
The Keller Completed multiple Performing tasks in-house reduces costs $13,450
Pointe maintenance and of contracting out
replacement projects,
including cleaning the Rufe
Snow marquee and planter
stonework, concession
stand renovations and
improvements to the indoor
and outdoor pool spaces
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