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Cost Savings Initiatives
Department Initiative Benefit Savings / Result
Library MetrOPAC Integrated Library Money saved by purchasing the Polaris $8,860
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 & Contract Mowing at Sports Contracted portion of mowing services $58,741
Recreation Park at Sports Park which reduces personnel
costs
Volunteers Recreation volunteers contributed 5,339 $50,720
hours of work at our annual programs
and events
Gazebo relocation Replaced a highly-used memorial $4,932
gazebo at Bear Creek Park by relocating
a new gazebo built by volunteers from
another area of the park
The Keller Installed chlorine pump and Cyanuric acid acts like a sunblock to $2,000
Pointe implemented cyanuric acid keep chlorine from burning off too
treatment for outdoor pool quickly; the new pump regulates the
chlorine entering the pool more
efficiently – the two projects combined
have resulted in a 75-100 gallon per
week savings over last season
Performed various Using staff instead of outside contractors $30,046
maintenance tasks in house, for maintenance work reduces labor
including recoating roof air and supply costs
conditioning ducts and
repainting the outdoor pool
play structure, slide stairs and
mushroom
Keller Senior Volunteers KSAC volunteers contributed 4,100 hours $38,950
Activities of work at the center
Center
Police Communications, Animal Participating cities share in annual $2,067,709
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 $944,518
with the Town of Westlake north Keller and a records clerk paid in
part through program revenues
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