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Our Process/Composition
• Four months to review City processes, City budgets and
other relevant City investments
• A panel of City stakeholders representing the legal,
accounting, business, unions, investment community
All representatives o the Budget Committee volunteered
Olt time
areas
ocused
Our Findings
City is not generating enough cash to honor its obligations
City needs to reduce expenses, including overhead, staff
and salaries and or raise additional revenues
General Fund
83 %
Labor/Pension Benefits
Our Recommendations (Expenses)
Reduce salaries, including reforming overtime (majority of
our members)
Reduce health care cost
Establish im:i7OediatOily:a defined 'contribut,i-oh. plan
Our Recommendations (Expenses)
Study outsourcing opportunities of government
functions and implement where appropriate
• Reform accumulation of sick and vacation time
Reward departments that spend below their budget
Our Recommendations (Expenses)
• Expedite licensing and permit processing to be more user
friendly for customers
Management should insure that approvals by the City
Commission are implemented and timely reports are
furnished to the Commission
Our Recommendations (Revenues)
Examine Off Street Parking for additional revenue and cost
savings opportunities (parity with all City employee
reductions)
e being spent
Our Recommendations (Revenues)
Parking surcharge should be increased, applied and
enforced throughout the City
Better monitoring of parking and commercial garbage
Our Recommendations (Balance Sheet)
A panel vc!u0 e'ef• stakeholders should to stu&
epththe ion
Processes
• Customer centric thinking including elimination of
bureaucratic red tape (permits, occupational licenses)
• Internet and mobile applications to make it more user
friendly for licenses, permits, tickets, etc.
AppendixA (Example)
Limit Longevity Increases to io,15, 20, & 25Years
Establish Policy on City Owned Vehicles
omps, Special Pay and other Fringe benefits should be paid.
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Appendix A (Example)
Reduce Salaries. Lower the FTE Head Count City -Wide.
If the City is unable to reach accommodation with the unions,
the head count in all departments must be reduced. Police
and Fire Departments should not be exempted from any City -
vide reductions in force.
ongevity Increases
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Appendix A (Example)
Eliminate Carry► -over and Accumulation of Vacation Hours
and Sick Leave.
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Appendix A (Example)
Population
8.4 million
3.8 million
2.8 rrillion
15/358
786;36o
In Miami, the average Lieutenant's
gross salary in 2oo9 was $143,537.00,
Eliminating the Lieutenant paramedic
from the 24 Fire Rescue Apparatus
saves $3,444,888 annually.
AppendixA (Example)
Establish Policy on "City Owned Vehicles".
This policy should be outside of the labor contracts. 24 Hour
take-home vehicles should only be approved by the City
anager, Employees residing outside the City limits will be
quired to re
ion.
AppendixA (Example)
Comps, Special Pay and other Fringe benefits should be
paid ONLY to Employees Actually Performing a Particular
Job.
..`there are 5 firefighters currently receiving :additional 14%
aramiedic so-0pl00e t l pa `l ere -are 24 firef fighters
rig ire the e A utl ri e ira edi .positions
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Appendix A (Example)
• Reduce Health Care Costs Through Increased Employee
Contributions or Reduced Benefits
Presently the City contributes 65% of the total plan cost of
the FOP HealthTrust, and 8o% of the theoretical premium o
Appendix A (Example
• Eliminate the elected Officials Retirement Trust (EORT)
Currently, elected officials make no contributions to the
Trust. The city has contributed $3.3 million since its
inception with a $ 12 88.00 contrbution in FY 2.009.
Budget Committee Members
Fausto Alvarez
Michael J. Butler
times Cassel