In 2007, Governor Strickland introduced, and the bipartisan Legislature passed, the lowest growth budget in 
42 years, with targeted investments in primary and secondary and higher education, health care, school construction and property tax relief.
In addition, the Administration is using a multi-faceted approach to achieve more savings, avoid future costs and accelerate the recovery of monies owed to the state, including:
- Government-wide efficiency initiatives;
- Cabinet agency efficiency initiatives;
- Continuous improvement efforts, including tools to reduce waste and cycle times that often also save money or avoid future costs; and
- Reductions in response to declining state revenues
The cost saving/avoidance amounts are defined as the initial cost savings plus any subsequent cost avoidance. Fiscal year time frames are:
- Fiscal year 2007: July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007
- Fiscal year 2008: July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008
- Fiscal year 2009: July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009
The $678,613,652 total below includes actual savings, cost avoidances and monies recovered calculated to date for fiscal year 2008. (Some data is not yet included)
- Statewide efficiencies, fiscal year 2008
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$117,147,969
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- Agency efficiencies, continuous improvement, and budget reduction actions fiscal year 2008
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$561,465,683
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In addition, the state workforce has been reduced from 63,568 employees in March 26, 2007 to 60,540 employees as of December 1, 2008. Cost avoidance from those reductions is not included in the above total.
Future updates of this site will include cost savings during the last half of fiscal year 2007, as will as projected savings from current efforts that will be realized in fiscal year 2009.
*Figures include actual savings, cost avoidances and monies recovered calculated to date for fiscal year 2008 (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008). In addition, the state workforce has been reduced from 63,568 employees in March 26, 2007 to 60,540 employees as of December 1, 2008. Cost avoidance from those reductions is not included in the above total. Future updates of this site will include cost savings during the last half of fiscal year 2007, additional fiscal year 2008 items and projected savings from current efforts that will be realized in fiscal year 2009.