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The officials were greeted by Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro as they prepared to take part in a roundtable discussion to brainstorm potential shared services or consolidation opportunities to reduce the cost of government.
“We are excited to host the second annual Shared Services Summit after the feedback we received from last year’s participants," Molinaro said. "The summit allows state, county, and municipal officials to bring their collaborative ideas to the table to develop shared services and efficiencies across the county while ultimately reducing the cost of government. This summit further advances our efforts to guarantee Dutchess County residents receive the property tax credit in 2016.”
The summit was an opportunity for local leaders to come together to develop the necessary shared services and consolidations to qualify for the New York State Property Tax Freeze credit.
Molinaro also announced the latest round of awards from Dutchess County’s Municipal Consolidation and Shared Services Grant Program. Thirteen municipalities were awarded $993,912 to pursue consolidation and shared services projects.
Among the winners were:
- City of Beacon Consolidation of Firehouses, Project Award: $200,000.
- Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training, Project Award: $246,340.
- Development of Fiscal Improvement Plan, Project Award: $40,000.
- Awarded Municipality: City of Poughkeepsie, Project Award: $70,000.
- Municipal Shared Highway Equipment, Project Award: $194,863.
- Conversion of Local Laws to Online Codification, Project Award: $16,459.
- Consolidation of Rhinebeck Highway and Maintenance Departments, Project Award: $45,000.
- Implementation of Recommendations from Highway Shared Services Study, Project Award: $81,250.
- Tri-Municipal Waste Water Treatment Aeration System Upgrades, Project Award: $100,000.
The event was a roundtable facilitated by Mildred Warner, professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University and renowned speaker on state-wide shared services initiatives.
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