Cost saving examples we must explore
In the past few months both CNBC and Fox News have run stories on how communities are turning to public private partnerships to control costs and provide needed city services. Both stories are available for viewing below.
One thing in the Fox story really caught my attention. A worker for one city completes the job, returns to his truck, pulls the magnetic sign with the city logo off the side, gets in drives away and he is “off the clock”. The expense to the tax payers ends at that moment. Are public private partnerships the ultimate solution to low cost government? I don’t know, but they have a good track record. One thing we do know is that the reorganization committee has not explored this option deeply enough. One of the firms that is in both reports has an office in Indianapolis. I think it is time for them to make the call. All taxes deserve the best deal for their dollar, let’s make sure the plan assures that.
From CNBC
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2 Responses to “Cost saving examples we must explore”
I don’t understand… in one story, the reorganization committee must “STOP” with the detail and in this one they have to dig deeper into public private partnerships so a contract employ can peel off a magnet and go “off the clock” saving a whopping $2.00 in the process?
Which it it? “Enough already” or “not explored this option deeply”???
Comment made on August 25th, 2009 at 4:55 pmThe difference is are they exploring fundamentally new way to organize government and promote efficiencies or simply counting fire hydrants? Are they “merging” Center Grove with Greenwood…meaning just expanding Greenwood to serve more people or are they “reorganizing” and finding ways to deliver services at lower cost for all citizens.
Our concern is that they are simply looking at ways to expand the current structure when the intent of the enabling legislation is to change the way government services are provided.
Dann
Comment made on August 25th, 2009 at 7:29 pmLeave a Comment