2009 Countywide Cost Savings Ideas Submitted by
Employee Organizations

• Countywide cost saving ideas form
• Master list of non-department specific cost ideas
  (as submitted by February 18, 2009)
• Non-department specific reduction options – Work in progress
  (as submitted by May 26, 2009)
• Copies of Specific Ideas
1. Electronic payroll information/direct deposits
2. Timesaver/leave slips
3. Electronic transmission of documents
4. Mandatory HR supervisor/manager training
5. Various energy and cost efficient ideas
6. Office closure (MTO)
7. Redirection of DERP funds
8. Various
9. 32 hour work week
10. Office Closure
11. Early Retirement Incentives
12. County printing
13. MTO at Christmas
14. Install water filters, split the cost
15. Go paperless/other cost savings ideas
16. Mandatory time off/electronic pay stubs
17. Modified work schedules
18. Textbook and tuition funds
19. Additional telecommuting
20. Reduce lighting
21. Discontinue Environmental Strategic Plan
22. Reduce number of days offices are cleaned
23. Turn lights off in rooms when not in use
24. Turn off computers when leaving office
25. Turn off copy machines
26. Lengthen the life of the use of county computers
27. Use surplus items longer – Recycle to other offices
28. Keep county vehicles longer
29. Have a public sale of all county surplus items
30. Employee textbook & tuition fund and management benefit allowance
31. Mandatory/voluntary time off
32. Re-evaluate lighting
33. Discontinue Press Democrat subscription
34. Countywide department heads 5% salary cut
35. Department of Child Support Services list
36. Regional Parks list
37. Reduced Workweek/Pay Letter
38. Use of sick time and overtime
39. Department of Health Services cost savings ideas

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