6 months after B.R paid an efficiency expert $300k, the ideas are now starting to roll in

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In July, the Metro Council handed Mayor Sharon Weston Broome a significant victory, approving $300,000 to hire an efficiency expert to identify and help implement specific ways to better Baton Rouge city government.

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Chief Administrative Officer Darryl Gissel, who has been working closely with Newfarmer’s team, says the consultants have also proven to be a good sounding board to help evaluate what kinds of expenditures will produce long-term savings. For instance, the consultants have told the city it needs to install a secure fence around the perimeter of its main fleet yard, to protect its maintenance vehicles from getting broken into or stolen.

“They said we have to have a fence to protect our vehicles from theft,” Gissel says. “That’s an expense but they’re able to tell us from their experience that it’s worth it in the long run. They know what best practices are.”

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