Privatization of Government Services for Better Efficiency

A Look at the Privatization of Government Services for Better Efficiency

During these difficult budgetary times, a panel of experts will lead a discussion of ideas on how the county can use competitive sourcing for greater efficiency in operations while creating economic opportunity for area businesses.

The Chamber has a long-standing policy position of encouraging privatization of government services, whenever possible.  Competitive Sourcing is valuable in reducing county expenditures and resolving deficiencies that would result in countless benefits to the County and the taxpayers during these difficult budgetary times.  

Competitive Sourcing can be a very effective tool to conserve and manage government resources, and it is being used by governments throughout the country to improve the delivery of services as well as to lower costs.  Competitive Sourcing also serves to inject new technology into government activities and helps government to allocate its resources toward higher priority inherently governmental activities like education, transportation and public safety. 

Agenda

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM  Registration/Networking

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM  Welcoming Remarks

Jim Corcoran, President & CEO, FCCC
Sharon Bulova, Chair, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
    
8:10 AM – 8:30 AM  Privatization of Government Services Overview
Mike Thompson, Thomas Jefferson Institute  

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM  Panel Discussion   Moderated by Stu Mendelsohn, partner at Holland & Knight and the Chamber’s Immediate Past Chairman.  Panelists include:  

• Professor John Petersen from the School of Public Policy at GMU
• John Palatiello from the Reason Foundation
• John McDonough, City Manager of Sandy Springs Georgia, one of the first cities in the nation to greatly outsource services to the private sector

9:30 AM – 9:55 AM  Question & Answer for Panel/Moderator/Audience Participation  

9:55 AM – 10:00 AM  Closing Remarks