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Comprehensive analysis of the budgets and strategic planning documents of city departments, in addition to tips and accounts from city employees, resulted in the compilation of nine "options reports" and a menu of 219 options for cost savings and performance improvements.

The options presented are not recommendations. They are merely courses of action available to the mayor and council. The options were submitted by city employees, stakeholder groups, and interested citizens. The data to support each option came from the individual offering the option, with a “second opinion” data check coming from the Institute researchers to verify credibility of the option. However, we welcome any data that would help sort through the options to find the most feasible ones with the biggest cost savings potential.

 
Public Safety
Considers the budgets of the Police Department and Fire-Rescue Department in concert to provide an integrated set of options for managing the city's public safety activities. The Plan outlines 59 options that could net between $15 million and $45 million in cost savings.
Public Safety Management Plan (.pdf)
   
City Attorney's Office
The Report outlines 16 options that could net between $12.8 million and $19 million in cost savings.
 Options Report (.pdf)
   
Environmental Services
The Report outlines 21 options that could net between $1.5 million and $3.6 million in cost savings.
 Options Report (.pdf)
   
Library Department
The Report outlines 25 options that could net between $1.3 million and $4.2 million in cost savings.
 Options Report (.pdf)
   
Mayor's Office and City Council
The Report outlines 6 options that could net between $2.1 million and $4.6 million in cost savings.
 Options Report (.pdf)
   
Park & Recreation Department
The Report outlines 42 options that could net between $3.5 million and $12.2 million in cost savings.
 Options Report (.pdf)
   
Neighborhood Code Compliance & Parking Management Division
The Report consolidates the Neighborhood Code Compliance Department and the Department of Transportation's Parking Management Division into the Neighborhood Code Enforcement Department. It outlines 5 options that could net between $450,000 and $825,000 in cost savings.
 Options Report (.pdf)
   
General Services & Real Estate Assets
The Report consolidates and redistributes several City departments and activities. A new Department of Property & Asset Management would house Central Stores, Equipment, and Facilities (from the Department of General Services), the Real Estate Assets Department (previously its own department), as well as the management of Petco Park and Qualcomm Stadium. It outlines 21 options that could net between $1.7 million and $4.6 million in cost savings.
 Options Report (.pdf)
   
Transportation Department/Engineering and Capital Projects
The Report consolidates the Transportation Department and the Engineering and Capital Projects Department into a new Department of Public Infrastructure. It outlines 10 options that could net between $1.8 million and $5.7 million.
 Options Report (.pdf)