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Audit Savings

Performance and financial audits have identified savings of $80.8 million dollars. Actual real dollar savings to date are $17.4 million with a return on investment (ROI) of 6 to 1. The largest savings have been in a recent settlement which returned $10 million to the Metro employee pension fund and paid all of our legal costs-another $300,000. Metro will realize savings from our most recent audit of state sales taxes which will capture for Nashville $2.4 million for this year's operating budget and $1.5 million every year hereafter

Total Identified	$80.8
Savings Achieved to Date	$17.4
Cost of Audits	$2.5
Return on Investment 6 to 1

While the financial benefits realized from these audits are clearly outstanding, improvements to public safety, enhanced internal controls and more effective operations across several departments as directed by audit recommendations are strengthening Metro's capacity to more effectively manage our operations.

Waste Management - Direct Costs

	FY02	FY03
Administration	$ 560,900	$ 523,100
Thermal	19,661,700	14,218,100
Collection	11,108,700	12,364,100
Recycling	5,295,600	5,892,200
Total	$ 36,626,900	$ 32,997,500

The benefits of focused leadership, planning and execution are beginning to show in the Waste Management program in Metro's Public Works Department. The cost of doing business is going down while productivity and efficiency are on the rise. Chipper service in Nashville has increased collection by 60% while cutting the cost per ton of the same service by one third.

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Investing in Nashville's Future
Staying the Course