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| # |
Name of Initiative |
Summary Description |
Department |
Page |
Revenue Savings or Productivity |
Strategy |
FY2005 Impact |
FY2006 Impact |
FY2007 Impact |
FY2008 Impact |
FY2009 Impact |
Total Impact |
Approval Authority |
| 1 |
Increase Green Fees for County Golf Courses |
Increase County green fees toward matching fees of comparable muni golf courses in region |
Parks |
V-137 |
Revenue |
Cost Recovery |
$0 |
$329,000 |
$336,000 |
$343,000 |
$350,000 |
$1,358,000 |
C |
| 2 |
Secure Wendt Mansion Concessionaire |
Continue Parks initiative to contract operation of Wendt Mansion for use as a catering facitility |
Parks |
V-143 |
Revenue |
Cost Recovery |
$0 |
$0 |
$20,000 |
$40,000 |
$60,000 |
$120,000 |
C |
| 3 |
Pursue Competitive Practises for Golf Course Operation |
Pursue Competitive Practises for golf course operation, potentially to include private management |
Parks |
V-140 |
Savings |
Productivity |
$0 |
$0 |
$233,000 |
$281,000 |
$288,000 |
$802,000 |
U |
| 4 |
Institute Active Forest Management Program |
Develop forest management program similar to statewide program. |
Parks |
V-150 |
Revenue |
Cost Recovery |
$0 |
$120,000 |
$239,000 |
$244,000 |
$250,000 |
$853,000 |
C |
| 5 |
Increase Camping Fees |
Raise camping fees towards matching comparable sites in region. |
Parks |
V-148 |
Revenue |
Cost Recovery |
$0 |
$13,000 |
$13,000 |
$13,000 |
$14,000 |
$53,000 |
C |
| 6 |
Institute Boat Launch Fee |
Establish boat launch fee to match $6 fee of neighboring Tonawanda. |
Parks |
V-146 |
Revenue |
Cost Recovery |
$0 |
$25,000 |
$26,000 |
$26,000 |
$27,000 |
$104,000 |
C |
| 7 |
Support Creation of Regional Parks Conservacy to, in Time Assume Responsibility for Managing the County's Park System |
There is already precedent for an non-profit organization, the Olmstead Conservacy, to manage on a day-to-day basis a component of the County park system. Beginning in FY2006. The County will undertake a process to support the development of a Regional Parks Conservacy, to take on increasing levels of responsibility for managing the County's parks by 2008 |
Parks |
V-134 |
Revenue |
Cost Recovery |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$550,000 |
$825,000 |
$1.375,000 |
C |
| 8 |
Restore Park Staffing to Sustainable Levels until Transferred to Regional Parks Conservancy |
Partially reinvest into current park staffing, with consolidated district management to provide a moderate but sustainable levels of parks services |
Parks |
V-136 |
Savings |
Realign Services Levels |
$0 |
$269,000 |
$280,000 |
$294,000 |
$309,000 |
$1,152,000 |
C |
| 9 |
Establish Parks and Recreation Management Information System |
Implement park management information system to improve revenue management, asset management and inventory, and customer activity measurement |
Parks |
V-149 |
Productivity |
Process Improvement |
$0 |
$0 |
($48,000) |
($60,000) |
($60,000) |
($168,000) |
C |
| 10 |
Review City of Buffalo Parks Fees for Potential Adjustments |
Monitor City fees and concessions agreements to assure they are keeping with regional norms in order to maximize revenues received by county |
Parks |
V-148 |
Productivity |
Cost Recovery |
0 |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
$8,000 |
$9,000 |
$29,000 |
C |
| 11 |
Review Probation Caseloads and Adjust Staffing to Meet Supervision/Investigation responsibilities and Reduce Unnecessary and Costly Incarceration |
Review backlog of court cases pending pre-sentence Investigation and evaluation of alternatives to Incarveration-determine wheather resultant Incarveration costs exceed savings achieved from staff reductions (Savings a[[ears om Cprrections initiatives, 16 Probation Officers (previously 14), 2 Probation Supervisors, 1RPT Investigative Aide and 2 part-time Investigative Aides are included in this initiative |
Probation/Youth Detention |
V-78 |
Savings |
Realign Services |
$0 |
$1,275,000 |
$1,320,000 |
$1,389,000 |
$1,454,000 |
$5,438,000 |
C |
| 12 |
Establish Supervision Fee for Probationers |
Establish supervision fees to match comparable counties |
Probation/Youth Detention |
V-80 |
Revenue |
Cost Recovery |
$0 |
$252,000 |
$257,000 |
$262,000 |
$268,000 |
$1,039,000 |
S |
| 13 |
Institute Fee for Probationer Testing |
Establish fees for drug offenders/ testing in keeping with regional comparables |
Probation/Youth Detention |
V-81 |
Revenue |
Cost Recovery |
$0 |
$31,000 |
$32,000 |
$32,000 |
$33,000 |
$128,000 |
S |
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