<p>FORMAT FOR SUBMITTING SAVINGS SHARING REQUESTS</p><p>FLORIDA’S SAVINGS SHARING PROGRAM APPENDIX B PROPOSED PLAN AND REQUEST TO REDIRECT SAVINGS FROM INTERNALLY GENERATED COST SAVING PROPOSALS AND POSITION REDUCTIONS </p><p>DEPARTMENT OF</p><p>This request to amend our approved operating budget is in response to the Service First legislation that allows our agency to request the retention of from 5% to 25% of the savings realized by internally generated program efficiencies and cost reductions and up to 20% of the savings realized from eliminated positions.</p><p>A. Agency Incentive and Savings Program (Section 216.1815, F.S.)</p><p>This plan and budget amendment outlines the cost savings produced by internally generated program efficiencies and cost reductions, such as re-engineered business processes and other operational efficiency we have implemented. </p><p>1. Plan Summary (Modifications to approved programs that resulted in cost savings):</p><p>2. Amount and source of cost savings:</p><p>3. Specific positions, rate, amounts and sources of funds to be included in incentive expenditures (salary increases and other expenditures specified in this plan do not create a recurring cost in excess of the recurring savings):</p><p>4. How the agency will meet the goals and objectives established in the long-range program plan:</p><p>5. How the agency will meet performance standards in long-range program plan and those established by the Legislature:</p><p>Savings Sharing Program 1 Revision 8/30/02 FORMAT FOR SUBMITTING SAVINGS SHARING REQUESTS</p><p>B. Incentive for Eliminating Positions (Section 216.262(1)(c), F.S.)</p><p>This part of the plan and budget amendment is a request to redirect savings from eliminated positions to employees that are willingly taking on additional duties and responsibilities that need to be absorbed from the reduced workforce. </p><p>The following summary presents information on the agency's efforts in eliminating positions. The chart identifies the program area or division offering up the positions; the reason behind the reductions (flatten of management structure, function outsourced, increased efficiencies through consolidation, etc.); the number of FTE eliminated and the amount of the savings realized that can be redirected to high performing employees in the form of recurring salary increases. Should the 20% salary savings be granted for retention, the redirected savings will provide an incentive to the employee(s) listed in Appendix A to continue to find new and innovative ways to get the job done efficiently and effectively and ensure that service delivery will not be adversely impacted. </p><p>Number of Program Area Reason Position(s) Amount of FTE (Division) Eliminated Savings Eliminated</p><p>The agency is continually looking for ways to reduce the cost of government administration to preserve dollars for other priorities of the Governor and the Legislature. We are proud of our accomplishments and will strive to contribute to a smaller, more effective, more efficient government. </p><p>We request your consideration in granting % of the $ savings from efficiency and cost saving modifications we have made to approved programs. </p><p>C. Implemented Savings Sharing Proposals from Employees and Teams </p><p>We also request your consideration in granting the following awards. </p><p>Savings Sharing Program 2 Revision 8/30/02 FORMAT FOR SUBMITTING SAVINGS SHARING REQUESTS</p><p>Amount of Name of Type of Justification for Incentive Incentiv Employee Incentive e</p><p>Savings Sharing Program 3 Revision 8/30/02</p>