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Cost Savings Initiatives

Department Initiative Benefit Savings / Result

Administration Eliminated Customer Provided some salary savings and funds
Service Representative for new communications staff $64,376
position

Initiated self-insurance City can now exert greater control over
program insurance plans and eliminate some $291,270
costs paid to third-party company
beyond basic plan administration

Fire Use of shift fire personnel to Defers the need to hire an additional fire $134,000
conduct annual inspector for the Fire Prevention division
commercial fire inspections to meet annual inspection requirements
and maintain current ISO Fire Protection
rating

Installed LED Door Safety Indicates the position of overhead doors, $12,000
Lights on Fire Stations illuminating when it is safe to pull out of
Apparatus Bay Doors the fire station and preventing the fire
apparatus from striking the door

Call Fire Inc. subscription Web based subscription notification $500.00 (savings is
software for notifying candidates of reoccurring with
testing dates and process information every candidate
process)

Library TexShare Database Consortium of Texas libraries joining $157,866
together to share print and electronic
materials, purchase online resources,
and combine staff expertise

North Texas Libraries on the Keller Public Library users have access to $82,000
Go Consortium 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 – Digital content purchased by all members of
Magazines the consortium

Volunteers The library averages 150 volunteer hours $14,400
per month

Friends of the Library Monetary donations from the Friends of $9,775
donations the Library organization and donated
book sales often fund new technology,
education and entertainment
programming for all ages

Texas Group Catalog Allows library users to borrow items from $8,400
Interlibrary Loan Service other Texas libraries, saving the Keller
Public Library the expense of purchasing
these items

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