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The Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority hired The PFM Group to provide financial suggestions to the County Executive and Legislature. Their completed report was delivered to the Legislature in mid-October 2005. Here's what's referred to as the "Initiative Matrix"; we'll also be linking each initiative to it's relative budget line in the near future.
Initiatives 1-13 Initiatives 14-25 Initiatives 26-37 Initiatives 38-42 Initiatives 43-50
Initiatives 51-57 Initiatives 58-68 Initiatives 69-75 Initiatives 76-86 Initiatives 87-89
Initiatives 90-93 Initiatives 94-98 Initiatives 99-105 Initiatives 106-110 Initiatives 111-115
Initiatives 116-123 Initiatives 124-130 Initiatives 131-134 Initiatives 135-141 Initiatives 142-147
Initiatives 148-152 Initiatives 155-159 Initiatives 160-162 Initiatives 164-167 Summary
# 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
43 Increase Pistol Permits to comparable Rates Adjust Pistol Permits from $5 to $10, consistent with a number of New York continues Clerk V-157 Revenue Cost Recovery $0 $38,000 $38,000 $38,000 $38,000 $152,000 C
44 Restore Registrar's Office 1FTE + 10 Part-Time Employees, net of reduceded overtime costs associated with increased staffing Clerk V-158 Revenue Process Improvement $0 $142,000 $148,000 $154,000 $164,000 $608,000 U
45 Increase of Motor Vehicle Fees The State authorized an increase in the Motor Vehicle fees which will take effect before the start of FY2006 Clerk V-156 Revenue Cost Recovery 0 $800,000 $820,000 $830,000 $840,000 $3,290,000 C
46 Reopen Auto Bureaus Previously Closed: Revenue Enhancement County residents can go to DMV's in other counties. There was a drop in revenues accompanying the closing of regional offices due to people going to other counties. Three options to do this: a) reopen closed spaces: County doesn't own space bust leased it so would still have to pay for space. b)mobil stations in local offices: since in town offices, there is low overhead and the main cost would be salaries. c)A few small satellite offices and a larger satellite in a community college Clerk V-155 Revenue Cost Recovery $0 $1,317,000 $1,719,000 $1,789,000 $1,858,000 $6,683,000 C
47 Establish Work Rules for Satellite Office Staff in Auto Bureau to Schedule Shifts on Saturdays and other Days & Times when Service Demand is Highest Memorandum of Understanding already in place for one facility. Would provide better opportunity to generate revenue through being open on days when demand for service is highest Clerk V-160 Productivity Labor Strategy 0 $50,000 $52,000 $54,000 $56,000 $212,000 U
48 Merge Emergency Services into Central Police Services This initiative would provide for joint, integrated communication with Central Police Services, while maintaining County's commitment to providing critical Homeland Security and other Emergency Services functions, while eliminating one Commissioners position Emergency Services V-162 Savings Organizational Restructuring $0 $115,000 $136,000 $146,000 $128,000 $525,000 C
49 Consolidation & Managed Competition for Radio Maintenance At present, Emergency Services has in-house staff performing radio maintenance, It is reported that Public Works, Senior Services, Sheriff, and Parks use a blend of in-house and outsourced staff to perform this work, In a managed competition process, in-house staff would compete for the County's radio maintenance work with outside providers, with the winning proposal engaging all of the work. Savings of at least 10% can be reasonably expected, given present lack of econimies Emergency Services V-162 Savings Managed Competition $0 $0 $22,000 $23,000 $24,000 $69,000 U
50 Reduce Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) Expenditures Reduce RTF expenditures ($120,000 per child per year) by increasing community-based services MH V-61 Savings Realign Services $0 $1,499,000 $2,366,000 $2,868,000 $3,293,000 $10,026,000 C
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