ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE 2016 JIM HEALY DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD MEMBER
DUPAGE ACT INITIATIVE DuPage ACT (Accountability, Consolidation and Transparency) ACT is a comprehensive County reform program designed to improve efficiency, reduce duplication and encourage resource sharing In 2011, DuPage County examined its appointed agencies To date, projected more than $100 million in savings Creating a “culture of sharing”
SHARED SERVICES We’ve experienced real savings in several departments: Transportation Public Works Information Technology/GIS
SHARED SERVICES Transportation Road salt contract Signal contracts Century Hill Street Lighting District DuPage Forest Preserve District fuel
SHARED SERVICES Public Works Vactor Station Youth Home DuPage MPI Partnership
SHARED SERVICES Information Technology/GIS Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) Forest Preserve GIS Pictometry Online Cloud Sharing
OTHER SAVINGS Employee benefits reforms ($20 million over 20 years) DuPage Water Commission (quarter-cent sales tax eliminated, saving $36.5 million annually) Election Commission reforms ($3 million) Four consolidated/dissolved units (Timberlake Estates, Fairview Fire, Fair & Exposition Authority, Century Hill) Flat property tax rate since 2008
WHAT’S NEXT? DuPage ACT (Accountability, Consolidation and Transparency) Greater collaboration among government agencies Changing the culture Must challenge the status quo “Is there a better way?”
Thank You!