2009 Performance Accountability Report Vol. 2 - Maryland Higher ...

Section 5: Funding Issues
Significant Cost Containment and/or Reallocation Actions Adopted
Six Positions will not be filled - $190,830
Six vacant positions will not be filled in FY10, and these include: an office associate, a program
administrator, a reference assistant, a maintenance mechanic, a floor care specialist, and a
personal counselor.
New Energy contract - $14,500 annually
The college negotiated (as part of the Baltimore Regional Cooperative Purchasing Council) a
new energy contract with PEPCO Energy Services effective July 1, 2006, reducing the cost per
KWH by $.005. This is a reduction of $72,500 over five years, so the college can expect to
realize approximately $14,500 in savings per year.
Benefit cost savings - $83,546 annually
The Office of Human Resources negotiated a savings to the term life insurance and Accidental
Death & Dismemberment insurance programs by utilizing a broker and combining two policies.
This reduced the number of insurance companies from two firms to one firm and generated a
savings of $250,638 over a three-year period. The savings for this third and final year is $83,546.
Phased retirement options granted to staff - $20,000
Through the college’s phased retirement option, one staff person reduced her workload to allow
the college to free up funds for other projects.
Recycling Increase - $5,850
College employees were encouraged to recycle more items versus using regular trash since
Howard County has single stream recycling. The county’s recycling hauling charges are minimal
for the college, but trash charges are more expensive. By increasing recycling and reducing
regular trash, the college was able to reduce trash hauling charges for a net savings of $5,850.
Converting to green cleaning supplies - $3,100
The college changed its cleaning supplies to more environmentally friendly materials and saved
money in the process. Previous supplies were costing $15,000 a year, but the new supplies cost
only $11,900 a year.
Changing the mowing schedule - $2,000
By changing the mowing schedule on college athletic fields and allowing the grass to grow
longer, the college saved cutting fees from an outside contractor.
Paper and Supply Usage - $1,310
By recycling paper in one office and changing the use of divider tabs to self adhesive tabs, a
savings in paper and supply usage was generated. The college’s long-term plan is to incorporate
these changes in procedures college-wide.
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