Implement two week “rolling paydate lag.”

(One week “rolling paydate lag”).                           

$692 million

($360 million)

Offer expanded opportunities for VRWS.

$7 million

Seek volunteers and offer leave without pay for up to six months with health insurance coverage maintained at current shares of premiums.

$20 million

(500 participants)

Offer and manage OMCE Succession Planning Incentive.

$120 million

(2000 plans)

Pilot project linking VRWS and telecommuting for employees with no face to face public contact.

$2 million

Eliminate phone lines that are still “active” in the phone closet but not connected to a phone jack.

$2 million

Eliminate all S.212 waiver employees and create full-time equivalent positions for current employed eligibles.

$3 million

Eliminate duplicative agency operations such as “Communications Office” in agencies that have a Division of Public Affairs and a Press Office.

$3 million

Sunset unused “member items” after 2 years.

$500,000+

Charge motorists from other states for DMV statements that all tickets/fines/penalties owed to NYS are paid.

$1 million ($5 fee)

Charge attorneys for duplicate copies of tickets……ticket issued to client.

$1 million ($5 fee)

Review and eliminate duplicative or superfluous LEXIS accounts.

$500,000

Reduce number and value of consultant contracts.

$100 million

Count savings on attrited positions off payroll in 2008-09.

$110 million

Count savings for funded unfilled positions given up by agencies.

$50 million

Manage equipment, furniture, auto and temporary staff leasing.

$50 million

Reduce political appointee hiring and control salaries.

$25 million

Additional managerial savings and efficiencies.

$50 million

Review and consolidate or eliminate toll free hotlines.

Outside the Executive Branch: scrutinize consultant contracts let by OSC(VendRep, PORTAL), and revamping of Common Retirement System computer systems.

$60 million

Appoint a new Pension Task Force comprised of equal number/representation of workers, retirees and employers to review all pension related issues.

TOTAL

$1.3 billion

Reduce number of public authorities and sub-authorities.

$20 million

Reduce number of commissions and boards.

$5 million

Continue reduction of contracting out.

$10 million

Consider preference for NYS based companies in RFP/contract process where contracts are deemed necessary.

Eliminate Office of National and Community Service (non-profit; voluntary sector does this.

$1 million

Collect cigarette and fuel taxes on Native American reservations from jobbers/wholesalers doing business with Native Americans.

$65 million

Reduce member item funding and equalize allocations.

$100 million

Reduce NYSHIP reserve fund to an actuarial reasonable amount ($500 million).  $250 million savings to be distributed to state and local participating employers; State portion to be used for M/C raises.

$250 million

Consolidate drug purchases for various programs and purchase from overseas/request waiver for such purposes.

$100 million

Pass single payer state legislation and begin to implement.

Freeze any funding for Albany Convention Center.

$10 million

Support moratorium on purchase of recreational lands.

$78 million

Increase background checks/vetting of all companies proposed to get state dollars – for tax liability, pay to play, criminal records.

GRAND TOTAL

1.939 Billion