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chemgear · 07-25-2019, 09:55 AM

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/co...o-still-be-cut

For instance, under the title Citizen Information and Services, reorganization led to a reduction of $197,000. Appeals and Tribunals “found efficiencies to meet the budget reduction required without an impact to service,” saving $78,000. Corporate Security managed to find a savings of $280,000 through “a rigorous review of an existing service level agreement with one of our vendors. The annual maintenance fees were assessed and lowered based on this review, realizing immediate cost savings.”

Also under Corporate Security, savings of $103,000 of “efficiency was identified during a review of annual maintenance costs for security software,” says the reduction description, adding that, “this reduction will not impact any services provided by Corporate Security.”

In other words, had the crisis of enormous non-residential property tax hikes not happened, that unnecessary waste would have likely continued to happen.

Under the heading of Legal Counsel and Advocacy, $351,000 was saved “through the elimination of one growth position approved in One Calgary . . . There will be no impact on service or staff.”

On and on it goes.

07-25-2019, 09:55 AM	#29
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/co...o-still-be-cut For instance, under the title Citizen Information and Services, reorganization led to a reduction of $197,000. Appeals and Tribunals “found efficiencies to meet the budget reduction required without an impact to service,” saving $78,000. Corporate Security managed to find a savings of $280,000 through “a rigorous review of an existing service level agreement with one of our vendors. The annual maintenance fees were assessed and lowered based on this review, realizing immediate cost savings.” Also under Corporate Security, savings of $103,000 of “efficiency was identified during a review of annual maintenance costs for security software,” says the reduction description, adding that, “this reduction will not impact any services provided by Corporate Security.” In other words, had the crisis of enormous non-residential property tax hikes not happened, that unnecessary waste would have likely continued to happen. Under the heading of Legal Counsel and Advocacy, $351,000 was saved “through the elimination of one growth position approved in One Calgary . . . There will be no impact on service or staff.” On and on it goes.