SHARED SERVICES
Shared Services began with a mutual sharing plan and
the signing of an inter-municipal agreement between the
Towns, Villages, County and Schools. The basis of this
agreement is for each department to assist the other department
of an equal extent so that no money needs to pass to pay
for the services or equipment. Services and equipment
use will be compensated for on an in-kind basis.
In 1998 the Highway Department purchased an
asphalt paver to conduct paving projects for the county
and assisting Towns, Villages and NYSDOT with their projects.
In 1998 we also began construction of a Shared
Fuel Facility. To date we have twenty County Departments,
Municipalities, Schools and Non-Profit Organizations using
this facility.
In 2002 we constructed a Shared Salt Storage
Facility that is being utilized by Schuyler County Highway
and Building and Grounds Departments, the Village of Watkins
Glen, Watkins Glen Central School and Schuyler County ARC
Our future plans include building four (4)
additional smaller salt storage facilities in the Towns
of Orange, Hector, Catharine, and Tyrone.
Our shared services equipment includes:
(1) Excavator (3) Straw mulching machines
(1) Bulldozer (1) Lowbed trailer
(2) Wood Chippers
Future purchases to include:
Multi Tool Backhoe and a Stone Chipper
With limited resources, the Highway Departments
and other non-profit agencies in Schuyler County are finding
that it is becoming impossible to maintain the services
that citizens are demanding, and, in some cases, are required
by law. Shared Services is intended to consolidate those
services used throughout the county to eliminate redundancies,
enhance service levels, and improve productivity and utilization,
and lower costs.
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