COST REDUCTION 2
Introduction
The current budget estimate at the public safety office is about $220.1 million while the
current operational budget is 9.36 percent due to the various vacancies at the office. The
executive budget, however, stands at $199.5 million. The office currently employs 1900 troopers
with about 200 jobs, and each trooper earns approximately $100,000 which totals to $190 million
of the operational budget and $210 million of the total budget. There is also ten command staff
making $200,000 with three vacancies; this totals to about $2 million of the operational budget
and $2.6 million of the total budget. The office further employs 150 dispatchers each earning
$50,000 amounting to $7.5 million. To meet governors cost reduction budget, about 88.64
percent of the current budget should be cut. The proposed budget is $25 million, and the
following summarizes the total.
Troopers
The number of troopers to be cut down by 86.7 percent that is from 2100 vacancies to
280 vacancies. Their salaries should also be cut down by 16.6 percent that is from $100,000 to
$83,321.40. Cutting the number of vacancies and reduction in salary lowers the budget from
$210 million to $ 23.3 million.
Command Staff
The number of command staffs should be cut down by 76.9 percent, and their salary
increased by 25 percent due to the nature of their work. The vacancies available will be three in
number instead of the current thirteen, while their wages will increase from $200,000 to
$250,000. The total about therefore will be $750,000 instead of $2.6 million.
