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Cost Savings Initiatives

Department Initiative Benefit Savings / Result

Fire Updated Entry level Physical Agility Test was validated $2,000
Firefighter testing process internally and will be conducted by fire (reoccurring with
department personnel. This eliminates every candidate
the need of a third-party vendor to process)
conduct the testing.

Use of shift fire personnel Eliminates the need to hire an additional $134,000
to conduct non-state fire inspector for the Fire Prevention
mandated commercial Division.
fire inspections

Updated specifications for Upgraded safety components of bunker Savings of $458 per
personal protective gear to meet the current industry set of bunker gear
equipment (bunker gear) standards for firefighting operations. purchased.

Human Salary Survey Conducted annual salary survey on $20,000
Resources benchmark cities with the use of existing
Human Resources staff.
Executive Recruitment for Prepared and executed nationwide $15,000
Library Director search for Library Director position.

Goodwill Summer Earn Provided job skills and job experience to $7,000
and Learn Program students with disabilities who in turn
worked at The Keller Pointe providing
services to our citizens.

Voluntary Benefits Carrier Changed carrier for volunteer insurance $10,000
Change products such as critical illness, accident
and hospitalization providing a premiums
savings to employees.

The Keller Recreation Camp Used school buses instead of charter $8,000
Pointe Transportation buses for fieldtrips.

Recreation – Softball Used umpires to keep score – savings in $800
league. payroll.

Aquatics Maintenance Internally repaired equipment and did in- $22,500
house projects instead of outsourcing to
contractor.

Facility printing budget Budget saved by not printing seasonal $1,500
brochure.

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