Outsourcing Sports Programs Allows a Department to Do More with Less

A Florida recreation department outsources its sports programs, learning that it can offer residents more by doing less.

Occ 907 Ab After a 10-day special legislative session, on June 21, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law the first phase of what he called the most significant property tax reform package in state history. Expected to save Florida property owners $15 billion over the next five years, the bill rolls back 2007 residential and commercial property taxes to last year's levels. While providing some well-timed breathing room for property owners in one of the country's fastest-growing states - over the past five years, a real estate boom has helped boost property tax revenue by 82 percent - the tax freeze is getting a much cooler reception among local government officials. Cities and counties have been ordered to trim their collective expenses for this year by more than $2 billion, and will be required to cut costs by another 3 to 9 percent in fiscal year 2008.

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