| February 21, 2012 |
Seven city employees receive gainsharing award from the first
City gainsharing program. |
| February 7, 2012 |
Mayor hired firm to study workers compensation costs. Worker's
Comp costs from 2008-2010 was $27,432,499 million.
|
| December 20, 2011 |
Mayor creates 911 Public Safety Communication
Department. |
| October 3, 2011 |
Request for Proposal released to engage firm to
conduct a study into the City's workplace safety policies and
procedures and worker's comp costs. |
| September 21, 2011 |
Review of Parks Maintenance functions returning to
the Parks Department starts. |
| September 8, 2011 |
City announces partnership with the Humane Society
of Tulsa for the adoption of pets at the Animal Welfare
facility. |
| September |
First Anniversary of Managing Change Efficiency
work beginning |
| August 2011 |
Request For Information released to gather ideas
on efficiency and effectiveness of Traffic Operations &
Maintenance |
| August 2011 |
Request For Proposal released to engage firm to
audit electricity, natural gas and thermal energy costs |
| August 2011 |
Request For Proposal released to engage firm to
conduct a health care dependent audit |
| August 2011 |
EMSA commits to minimum of $1 million in
efficiencies to benefit City |
| July 2011 |
Efficiencies identified in Equipment Management
Department to generate $5 million in savings over next five
years |
| July 2011 |
City Team signs first-ever gainsharing agreement
to share in savings if they successfully perform work for less than
bid amount |
| July 2011 |
Customer Care Center established through
consolidation of Mayor's Action Center, Utilities Call Center and
Refuse call taking functions |
| July 2011 |
Mayor reorganizes City's largest department and creates three
new departments: Streets & Stormwater, Water & Sewer,
Engineering Services
|
| July 2011 |
City's first Management Review Office funded in
FY12 budget |
| June 2011 |
Request for Information released to gather ideas
on efficiency and effectiveness of Animal Welfare operations |
| June 2011 |
City employees win bid for OTC building
maintenance. Watch the City
Hall Building Maintenance Contract News Conference and read the
Tulsa World Editorial. |
| May 12, 2011 |
Bids for first Managed Competition project - OTC
Facility Maintenance - are received. (Read Press Release) |
| March 16, 2011 |
Kelly Brader, Terry Baxter, Nathan Brown and Mandy
Malloy named to MRO staff. |
| March 1, 2011 |
Vickie Beyer named Director of MRO |
|
In response to KPMG report, TMUA releases RFP for
legal, financial and engineering services to conduct comprehensive
review of governance, operations, finances and strategy |
| February 2011 |
City/County Collaboration Committee
established |
| February 23, 2011 |
Results of Citizen Survey released. More than 65
percent of respondents support the efficiency initiative.
|
| January 31, 2011 |
Department strategic plans due |
| January 26, 2011 |
Preston Doerflinger resigns as City Auditor for
State position as Oklahoma Secretary of Finance and Revenue
|
| January 20, 2011 |
First three "managed competition" projects begins
with.
- Equipment Management Department Maintenance Services
- Public Works Facilities Building Operations/Operations and
Maintenance
- Public Works Street Maintenance
|
| January 18, 2011 |
Two independent consultants announced to manage MRO.
- Michael Brink
- Thomas Olsen
|
| January 11, 2011 |
Initial meeting with AFSCME leadership to discuss
how union employees will be involved in managed competition
initiatives |
| January 6, 2011 |
Mayor announced Vickie Beyer interim director of
the MRO |
| December 2010 |
Steering Committee made up of community leaders
convened to support the efficiency initiative. Members include:
Mayor Dewey Bartlett, Robyn Ewing, Ken Lackey, Ken Levit, Jeff
Stava, Cason Carter, Phil Frohlich |
| October 2010 |
Establishment of Management Review Office |
| September 2010 |
Employee Meetings Begin |
September 2010
|
Preston Doerflinger named as Head of the
Management Review Office |
| September 2010 |
KPMG Report Released |
| January 2010 |
KPMG Study |
