By using the proven management techniques of competitive outsourcing, sometimes called 'privatization', to contract for the best service at the lowest qualified cost. At the same time, such practices enhance the careers of public employees. Other states are way ahead of Texans in outsourcing, and it's time, says TPPF, for Texas to join the 1990's. After all, it's the taxpayers' money, and the public's services. Just in time' inventory practices of the private sector would result in inventories of 30 days or less and would include strict inventory tracking.
Local governments offer even larger opportunities for 'better services, lower taxes'.
For example, some Texas cities have already realized that better services can be accomplished through redirected public dollars. If a city needs more police officers or better libraries, higher taxes are not the answer. Additional revenues can be found by reducing the costs of wastewater treatment through contracting with a private-sector company, outsourcing computer or payroll services, and hiring private engineers by the hour instead of public employees by the year. The services which are contracted out will also improve. When Oklahoma City hired a private company to handle wastewater treatment, taxpayers reduced costs by 40 percent and eliminated several environmental and odor problems.