Reduced plat costs of Western Fire Station

Obtained waiver of Broward County bond  requirement

$64,282.00

Reduced Monthly Concert and Comedian Series operation costs

Sponsorship

$13,500

Reduced Farmer’s Market operation costs

Sponsorship

$7,500

Reduced Storytime operation costs

Received games from State Library and Archives of Florida

$180

Reduced maintenance cost of trees along State Road 7

Utilized existing Sabal Pass irrigation system instead of building a new one

$32,000

Reduce cellular phone costs

Revised service plan

$1,000

Reduce engineering inspection costs

Field inspections being done by staff rather than contract workers

$47,000

Reduced Movies in the Park operation costs

Sponsorship

$1,900

Purchased tables and chairs

Eliminated costs of renting items for events

$1,000

Switched vendor for Easter Egg Hunt

Went out for new proposals

$2,000

Use of Volunteers

Reduced costs by utilizing volunteers in camp programs rather than paid workers

$1,350

Reduced sound vendors and performer’s costs

Renegotiated service contracts

$5,000

Parkland Pipeline

Reduced From 3 Copies A Year To 2 Copies Per Year

$5,000

Used in-house sound system for Summer Camp

Eliminated cost of brining in DJ

$1,500.

Reduced mailing costs for Summer Camp receipts

Emailed all receipts through use of RecTrac software

$265

Bus transportation for Summer Camp

Reduced summer field trips outing by one day a week

$52,835

Reduced Building Dept personnel costs

Used independent contractor rather than the County to perform inspections and plans review

$4,320

Library controls expenditures

Watch when making routine purchases to use coupons

$3,000

Use of adult volunteers at Library

To work at circulation desk instead of paid staff

$3,000

Ordering books from web site

Rather than typing, printing and faxing

$5,000

Employee Rules and Regulations

Drafted rules and regulations by staff instead of hired consultant

$50,000

TOTAL SAVINGS

$301,632