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Overarching Strategies

Exploring Best Practices and Addressing Employee Needs September 20, 2011 Peter Battani, Administrator/Controller Kalamazoo County . Overarching Strategies. Budget Forecasting/Five Year Budgets Sustainable Budget & Financial Practices Employee Compensation Innovative Practices .

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Overarching Strategies

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  1. Exploring Best Practices and Addressing Employee NeedsSeptember 20, 2011Peter Battani, Administrator/ControllerKalamazoo County

  2. Overarching Strategies • Budget Forecasting/Five Year Budgets • Sustainable Budget & Financial Practices • Employee Compensation • Innovative Practices

  3. Innovative Best Practices Culture 3 Examples: Mandated Service: Revenue Sharing/Jail Internal Function: Wellness Optional Service: Parks/Trails

  4. Jail and Revenue Sharing Problem: • 2 failed jail millage requests • Revenue sharing shift into reserve fund • Solution: • Self-imposed austerity program • Dual goals • self-fund jail solution • reduce reliance on uncertain future funding

  5. Employee Wellness • Problem: Rapidly increasing (double digit) yearly health care costs for employees • Solution: • Implemented data-driven measurable program with successful track record from local private sector one-to-one coaching firm. • Instituted 100% self funded health plan; modified benefits to emphasize personal responsibility and prevention.

  6. Employee Wellness The Results: • Nationally recognized best practice program • 84% participation • No appreciable increase in Health Care Expenses in last 5 years More healthy, productive and satisfied workforce; with positive impact on their families.

  7. Parks, Expo Center &Trails The Problem: Budget difficulties in 2004 questioned ability for ongoing funding of Parks (non-mandated service); talk of closing a park that year. • The Solution: • Goal established: self-sufficiency in 10 years • Concentrated customer-driven focus • Emphasized community partnerships

  8. Parks, Expo Center &Trails The Results: Over the last 5-6 years: • Park Attendance Up 79% • >1 million visitors/year! • Non-tax Park Revenue Up 69% ($439,310) • From 46% General Fund Support to 18% • Nearly $2 million in Endowments • Closer relationships with community partners • Expo Center >300,000 visitors; 12,000 overnights

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