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Cost Savings Initiatives
Department Initiative Benefit Savings / Result
The Keller Elected not to hire seasonal Work load absorbed by existing staff $8,750
Pointe worker for outdoor pool
Began electronic Reduced printing costs $3,000
distribution of program flyers
to KISD parents
Pool chemical bilge pump Usable chemicals are harvested with the $2,300
use of a bilge pump
Re-evaluated best value
vendor for Dectron filters Staff was able to secure a more $2,200
competitive price than last year
Began designing the
“Pointes of Interest” Reduced marketing and advertising $1,400
publication in-house costs
Designed and installed pool
chlorine dispenser system System provides more effective $500
distribution of chlorine to facility pools
Police Communications, Animal Participating cities share in annual $2,005,917
Services and Jail Services personnel and operational costs
Agreement with the Cities
of Southlake and Colleyville
Police Services Agreement Provides an additional patrol sector in $950,048
with the Town of Westlake north Keller and a records clerk paid in
part through program revenues
Partnership with Humane The Humane Society of North Texas $150,000
Society of North Texas provides the employees at the Regional
Adoption Center
School Resource Officer Keller ISD pays half the cost of officer’s $126,000
salary and contributes a lump sum
annually toward equipment and vehicle
expenses
Public Safety Answering Provides funds to purchase necessary $41,606
Point (PSAP) – Assistance equipment, maintenance agreements,
etc. for the Dispatch Center.
PSAP – P25 Provides funds to cover radio $35,894
maintenance cost, upgrades, and new
radios for the City.
Texas Rifle Body Armor Partnership with the State of Texas to $32,500
provide Rifle resistant body armor to
officers and stab vest for detention
officers
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