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Prepared: 09/16/04 <br />REPORT ON SCHOOL EFFICIENCY MEASURES <br />Efficiency Measures Taken to Date <br />Orange County Schools (OCS) <br />Hired Robert Segal in, CPA, expense reduction and revenue <br />enhance specialist, in 2001 to review several areas of operations. <br />The Segal company's findings for the OCS are summarized as <br />follows. <br />Sales tax refunds were reviewed and analyzed for the <br />potential for additional funds due the school system from the <br />State and other counties. This work resulted in the school <br />system receiving an additional refund of approximately <br />$130,107 which covered a three year period 1998 -2001. <br />The OCS has agreed to allow the Segal company to review <br />additional sales tax information for 2002 and 2003. <br />2. Contracts for copying services were also reviewed and <br />analyzed by the Segal company. The end result was a <br />formal request for proposal for this service which according <br />to the Segal study could potentially save $220,000 over a <br />three year period. <br />The Segal company reviewed other potential areas of <br />additional revenue as well as operating expenditures. <br />Approximately $24,500 in additional revenue was discovered <br />and requested from the Department of Public instruction <br />related to students housed in group homes. <br />4. Other items review by the Segal Company included <br />expenses such as banking services, electricity, gasoline and <br />diesel fuels, maintenance contracts, paging services, <br />telecommunications and waste disposal. Segal noted that <br />these areas appeared to be well managed. <br />