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Cost Savings Initiatives

Department Initiative Benefit Savings / Result

Library Friends of the Library Friends of the Library donated funds for $46,900
donations technology, books and programs and
secured the Hudson Foundation Grant,
which funded the One Book One City!
Program, books and dynamic library
programs for teens and children

Money saved by purchasing the Polaris $8,860
MetrOPAC Integrated ILS as part of the consortium rather than
Library System (ILS) paying independently

Allows library users to borrow items from $2,098
Texas Group Catalog other Texas libraries, saving the Keller
Interlibrary Loan Service Public Library the expense of purchasing
these items

The Keller Performed various Using staff instead of outside contractors $12,080
Pointe maintenance tasks in for maintenance work reduces labor
house and supply costs

Police $2,121,614
Communications, Animal Participating cities share in annual
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 $987,694
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 $223,281
salary and contributes a lump sum
annually toward equipment and vehicle
expenses

Public Safety Answering Provides funds to purchase necessary $41,711
Point (PSAP) – Assistance equipment, maintenance agreements,
etc. for the Dispatch Center.

PSAP – P25 Provides funds to cover radio $40,792
maintenance cost, upgrades, and new
radios for the City

Jail and Animal Service Contract with Roanoke to house Class C $20,000
with the City of Roanoke arrestees and shelter stray dogs and cats
for a per arrestee/per animal fee

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