City Council-Approved Recommendations Implemented to Date

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City Department/Function Consolidations

  • City Clerk Office Systems Division - Was transferred to the Information Technology Services Department, including the city e-mail systems and messaging, training personnel and the technical help desk.

  • City Manager Youth and Education Office Activities - The College Depot was transferred to the Library Department, the Education section was absorbed by the Neighborhood Services Department and the KNOW99 cable TV station consolidated with Phoenix Channel 11 in the Public Information Office.

  • Emergency Services - Was transferred to be under the Phoenix Public Safety Manager.

  • Family Advocacy Center - Was transferred to the Human Services Department.

  • Light Rail - Was transferred to the Public Transit Department.

  • New Cultural Affairs Office - Consolidates the City Manager's Office of Arts and Culture, Phoenix Sister Cities and the Office of Protocol into one new department.

  • New Planning and Development Services Department - Consolidates the individual Planning and Development Services departments, City Clerk Property Records section, the Fire Department's fire permitting and inspections section, and the City Manager's Historic Preservation Office.

  • Public Works Department - Absorbed the Engineering and Architectural Services Department and the City Manager's Sustainability Program.

  • Reserve-A-Ride Program - Was transferred from the Human Services Department to the Public Transit Department

Other Initiatives

  • Professional Services Contractors Voluntary Fee Reduction

  Participants - Voluntary 3% Fee Reduction Program

  • Renegotiation of contract for effluent for Palo Verde Nuclear Plant
  • Reduced severance/retirement payouts
  • Insourcing of Aviation Department's Voluntary Land Acquisition Program
  • Implementation of late fee on municipal services bill
  • Reserve-a-Ride - Elimination of demand trips
  • Re-bid life insurance contracts
  • Liability insurance premium savings
  • Additional revenue from increased alarm fees
  • Vehicle towing and impoundment administrative fee
  • Efficiencies in Computer Operations
  • Increase Pawn Shop fees
  • Elimination of paper paychecks
  • Reduce frequency of city newsletter to 6 times annually
  • Reducing the number of contracts printed
  • Reducing number of agenda packets printed for formal agendas