COST SAVING INITIATIVES Prepared for Spartanburg County Council January 26, 2009

Furlough By Functional Area In the General Fund, $16,109 has been saved through 12/31/08; savings of $35,000 were estimated through 12/31/08. Total Savings through 1/2/09 are $17,405.

Furlough By Department Departments without 100% Participation DEPT.Department Number of Employees Number of Days TakenPercentage Cost of Untaken Days 113Legal Services200% $ Registration Election100% $ Auditor300% $ Treasurer3133% $ GIS100% $ Delinquent Tax2150% $ Finance2150% $ Planning5480% $ Communications - Main100% $ Communications - Oper100% $ Clerk of Court200% $ Probate Court400% $ 1, Solicitor Grants200% $ Master In Equity100% $ Public Defender1119% $ 2, Magisterial Court10220% $ 2, Circuit Solicitor17529% $ 2, Pre-trial Intervention100% $ Sheriff2700% $ 5, Coroner100% $ Detention6467% $ Total % $ 18,579.47

Frozen Positions # of Frozen Positions Leadership0 Tax Collection0 Public Safety8 Judicial5 Public Works2 Planning & Land Use2 Operational Support2 Total19 Estimated 12 week savings to the General Fund is $234,911

Fuel Usage Comparison Program Area (General Fund Unless Noted) Gallons Dec 1- Dec 31, 2007 Gallons Dec 1- Dec 31, 2008 Gallons Difference Leadership000 Tax Collection Public Safety32,60435,6163,012 Judicial698 0 Public Works5,9715,879(92) Planning & Land Use707651(56) Operational Support845465(380) Health & Human Services8523(62) All Other County Funds14,97414,696(278) Total, All Depts. & Funds55,96158,1572,196

Fuel Usage Comparison Department Gallons Dec 1- Dec 31, 2007 Gallons Dec 1- Dec 31, 2008 Gallons Difference Sheriff’s Office29,55332,2942,741 Roads & Bridges5,7395,572(163) Env. Enforcement – Animal Control9561,05397 Facilities Maintenance708360(348) Building Codes647633(14) All Other General Fund Depts.3,3833, Solid Waste11,91412, Parks & Recreation1,1791,136(43) All Other Funds1,8821,502(380) Total, All Depts. & Funds55,96158,1572,196

Fuel Usage Comparison

FY09 General Fund 2 nd Quarter Update

FY 09 General Fund Update Projected Revenue Shortfalls: Homestead and FILO Taxes($ 358,000) Local Government Fund 2 nd Cut($ 525,000) Interest Earnings on Investments($ 1,025,000) Fees/Fines/Permits($ 952,000) Other Changes 452,000 Impact of Cost Saving Initiatives on Estimated Spending Total: $ 78,000 Net Additional Impact: ($2,330,000)

ADDITIONAL COST SAVING INITIATIVES 6 Furlough Days All Employees$1,130,000 Voluntary Time-Off Program$1,200,000 Net Additional Savings $2,330,000 (Note: Does not include 2 assigned Management furlough days requiring a total of 8 furlough days by June 30, The estimate is based on 100% participation; at current 45% participation rate the yield is reduced to $516,000.)

Voluntary Time Off (VTO) Program Allows non-Public Safety employees to reduce the number of hours worked per year up to 20% while maintaining benefits. Approval granted based on management review so as to minimize service delivery impact. Allows management to adjust work schedules according to service demand. $2.9 Million estimated annual savings with 10% participation rate. Identify organizational improvement opportunities.

Voluntary Time Off (VTO) Program Examples With management approval employees may: Reduce work hours from 37.5 to 30 per week Reduce work hours from 7.5 to 6 per day Take extended unpaid leave

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