Overview of
Additional Reductions to FY2009 Budget -- Savings
Reduction of library hours/days: Effective
January 2, 2009 all county operated libraries will be closed
on Sundays, and will close at 5:00 p.m. on Thursdays --
$218,000.
Reductions in Adult Activity Centers:
Beginning January 2, 2009, the Activity Centers at Garfield
Park and Hockessin will close on Fridays and overall hours
will decrease -- $26,000.
Salary cuts through unpaid furlough days for
County Executive, CAO, Deputy CAO, Chief of Staff, and
Department General Managers (1.5 days per month, equal to a
7% pay cut) -- $54,000.
Reduce executive contingency --
$50,000.
Discontinue single home sanitary sewer
lateral connections for new construction -- $200,000.
Reducing athletic field maintenance --
$200,000.
Reduction of library book purchases --
$443,000.
Contractual library reduction (Reduce FY2009
allocation to 92% of current funding) -- $218,000.
Conversion to carry in/carry out for trash
at 73 county parks -- $10,000.
Discontinue mowing of 8 county parks
totaling 76.5 acres -- $13,000.
Reducing Special Services part time and
seasonal staffing by 18 positions -- $80,000.
Elimination of specialized paramedic
programs
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CPR training, the Vial of Life program, and car seat
installation program -- $10,000.
Mounted Patrol Unit cost reductions --
$100,000.
Operating reductions in maintenance and
engineering contracts -- $500,000.
Eliminate reprinting of UDC and tax/zoning
maps -- $26,000.
Eliminate 19 take home vehicles (Special
Services) -- $15,000.
Discontinue Showmobile -- $20,000.
Public Safety budget reductions – uniforms,
car washes, material supplies -- $20,000.
Discontinue Delcastle Tennis contract --
$15,000.
Reduce Emergency Services Corps --
$5,000.
Information Systems reduction --
$100,000.
Healthcare cost shift between employer and
employees (Effective January 1, 2009) -- $200,000.