| # | 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 |
| 26 | Update Federal Marshal Reimbursement | Update federal marshal reimbursement so as to maximize County cost recovery | Corrections | V-106 | Savings | Cost Recovery | $0 | $131,000 | $268,000 | $275,000 | $282,000 | $956,000 | F |
| 27 | Contain Jail Food Costs | Reduce Jail food costs through increased use of best practices: portion control, purchasing agreements, inventory management | Corrections | V-103 | Savings | Process Improvement | $0 | $93,000 | $172,000 | $176,000 | $181,000 | $622,000 | C |
| 28 | Competitively Contract Commissary | Competitively contract commissary to eliminate time-consuming and labor intensive function | Corrections | V-100 | Savings | Managed Competition | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $75,000 | C |
| 29 | Establish Inmate Houseing Fee | Establish housing fee for inmates to generate additional revenues | Corrections | V-102 | Revenue | Cost Recovery | $0 | $0 | $113,000 | $115,000 | $117,000 | $345,000 | S |
| 30 | Establish Inmate Co-pays for Medical Services | Discourage frivolous requests for medical care through the imposition of a medical co-pay for inmates | Corrections | V-103 | Revenue | Cost Recovery | $0 | $0 | $45,000 | $47,000 | $49,000 | $141,000 | S |
| 31 | Reduce Transportation Costs through Video Arraignments | Introduce video arraignments to reduce transportation costs. Pursue state a,emd,emt tp sectopm 182 pf the New York Criminal Law limiting use of video arraignment to consent by defendant with attorney consultation | Corrections | V-97 | Savings | Process Improvement | $0 | $70,000 | $140,000 | $145,000 | $150,000 | $505,000 | S |
| 32 | Pursue Federal Part D Reimbursement for Providing Retiree Prescription Drug Benefit | Under the Medicare Modemization Act, employers may now receive federal reimbursement for providing retiree Rx benefits. Erie County is already pursuing and projects potential $766,500 savings. Longer-term, plan redesign to become an authorized Medicare provider and/or to develop "wrap around" benefits may yield even greater savings | Personnel | IV-22 | Savings | Process Improvement | $0 | $600,000 | $800,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,200,000 | $3,600,000 | C |
| 33 | Improve Attendace Monitoring and Payroll Controls | Create a Countywide position to monitor and enforce leave usage policies. Centralize review of payroll to minimize likelihood of inappropriate and/or inattentive management | Personnel | IV-23 | Savings | Process Improvement | 0 | $50,000 | $57,000 | $63,000 | $64,000 | $234,000 | C |
| 34 | Co-Locate Personnel and Labor Relations to Support Coordinated Approach and Minimize Support Staff Needs | Co-locate Labor Relations and Personnel to support functional coordination and improve each group's capacity to manage support and general staffing pressures while minimizing added personnel | Personnel/Labor Relations | IV-25 | Productivity | Process Improvement | CQ | CQ | CQ | CQ | CQ | CQ | C |
| 35 | Restore One Front-Line Personnel Department Position to Ensure Appropriate Service, Supported by Increased Exam Fees | Increase civil service exam fees consistant with regional and large county norms; Restore civil service staffing | Personnel | IV-25 | Rev/Exp | Cost Recovery | $0 | $28,000 | $5,000 | $31,000 | $36,000 | $100,000 | C |
| 36 | Conduct Training Needs Assessment and Enhance Employee Development | Given Budget cuts, there is current no central emplyee training and development program; needs percieved to exist broadly particularly at middle management levels | Personnel | IV-27 | Productivity | Process Improvement | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $600,000 | C |
| 37 | Achieve Target Savings from Collective Bargaining | Savings targets to be achieved through the collective bargaining process from a "menu" of options: 1) Cost sharing for active healthcare Premiums, 2) Restructuring of medical coverage "opt-out" provisions to eliminate provisions for those still covered under the County plan, 3) Restructuring sick leave benefits while providing safeguards for catastrophic events 4) Restructuring vacation and other leave, 5) Reducing the number of paid holidays and/or conversion to floating days 6) Elimination of summer hours, 7) Reforming contract provisions driving unnecessary overtime, 8) Reducing premium pays, 9) Requiring completion of probation for full benefits, and 10) Restructuring medical benefits for future retirees. Targets to be equivalent to wage, longevity, and step freeze | Labor Relations | IV-7 | Savings | Labor Strategy | $0 | $3,600,000 | $12,330,000 | $19,080,000 | $26,010,000 | $61,020,000 | U |