Keeping New Yorkers Afloat in a Drowning Economy Shanita Conley, Jackie Griffin, Neil Law, Emley Paez, Meghan Smith and Casey Wright

Our Mission and Values Promote a strong professional and efficient state government Team InFocus values include; equity, efficiency, accountability and focus on revenue.

Initiatives to Implement our Vision Minimize job loss Reduce costs to healthcare, Medicaid and social services. Spread the cuts evenly to ensure our value of equity Present options for generating revenue to close the budget deficit.

Reducing Costs in Healthcare and Medicaid Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Prevention $300 million Generated Savings:

Reducing Costs in Social Services Collect Past Due Local Costs for the State Juvenile Justice System $27 million$9 million Generated Savings:

Cost-Savings Initiatives: K-12 Education Authorize the State Comptroller to Audit School Districts and BOCES Savings over the next 5 years $44.7 million Generated Savings:

Cost-Savings Initiatives: State Workforce Enact the Consultant Reduction Plan $93.25 million $187.5 million

Spreading the Cuts: Higher Education Reduce Support for SUNY Statutory Colleges at Cornell and Alfred Universities $14.9 million$18.5 million

Generating Revenue Impose an excise tax on syrups or simple syrups, bottled soft drinks, or powders or base products $465 million$1 billion

Total Savings for Group Budget Options

Conclusion Team InFocus has concentrated on dedicating extensive time and effort in fulfilling our value and vision. By clearly representing equity, efficiency, accountability, and a focus on revenue, the issues of Higher Education, Education K-12, Health, Social Services, Economic Development and State Operations are addressed in a way that fully represent New York State’s government in a strong, professional, and efficient way.