• Attracted $114 million in new investment to Schenectady.

• Created 697 new private-sector jobs through the combined County/City/Metroplex unified economic development initiative.

• Replaced an ineffective and costly "alphabet soup" of 35 economic development agencies with a cost-effective, results-driven, successful County/City/Metroplex economic development initiative, saving taxpayers $300,000 in 2005.

Intergovernmental Cooperation

• Signed a historic shared-service agreement with the City of Schenectady for city vehicle maintenance under which the City saves $1 million per year and the County saves $80,000 per year.

• Established a countywide energy purchasing cooperative which saved taxpayers $60,000 on the cost of heating fuel for government buildings.

Smarter, more efficient county government

• Doing more with less, a reduction of 20 positions in county government employment will save taxpayers more than $900,000 in 2005.

• Established the first Canadian mail order prescription drug plan in New York state, companion domestic mail order program and a county employee waiver system for benefits will save taxpayers $2 million in 2005.

• Eliminated the personal use of county vehicles and cell phones by county employees as "perks" saving taxpayers $200,000 in 2005.

• Reformed the Public Defender's Office and established a Conflict Defenders Office saving county taxpayers $300,000 in 2005 while ensuring all county residents are treated fairly.

• Established a consolidated County Legal department under the County Attorney saving taxpayers $500,000 through aggressive collection of outstanding debts owed the county, consumer protection violation fine recoveries, and limited use of outside attorneys.