Collingswood—Woodlynne

Effective July 1, 2006, Collingswood Borough and Woodlynne Borough have implemented joint police services.  With SHARE implementation grant assistance Collingswood Borough incorporated Woodlynne Borough into its coverage area.   Collingswood will provide Woodlynne residents with all of the same services it provides to its own residents.  Woodlynne’s residents will receive a higher level of services at a substantial savings over the Borough’s previous in-house costs.

Contact:  Chief of Police Thomas Garrity, Jr.

856-854-87                    tgarrity@collingswood.com

Long Beach Township  –  Borough of Beach Haven

Long Beach Township received a SHARE Implementation grant to provide police dispatching services for Beach Haven Borough.  The effort was the result of a SHARE funded feasibility study of potential joint police services between the two communities.  While full integration of their police agencies was not pursued at his time, they did enter into an agreement for the police dispatching program.

Contact:   Deputy Chief of Police Leslie Houston

                 609-494-6900 ext 114   Houston@longbeachtownship.com

                Cape May County  -  The First Count Grant

            Cape May County has just been awarded the first grant under DCA’s new COUNT initiative.  Targeted to county governments, COUNT grants offer aid to establish new shared services, either with the county as a direct provider of the service or as a facilitator of new interlocal programs among municipalities, school districts and other local units.  Cape May has used its grant to establish a shared services coordinator position.  The coordinator will initially  focus on identifying and analyzing opportunities for new county shared services.

            Contact:  Bradley Rosenthal, County Shared Services Coordinator

609-463-5199           rosenthalb@co.cape-may.nj.us

Somerset County  -  The Somerset County Business Partnership
The Somerset County Business Partnership, a non-profit civic –business organization has been awarded the first multi-year COUNT Grant.  The Business Partnership has worked closely with Somerset County government and the county’s municipalities and school districts to promote tax stabilization and government efficiency through shared service initiatives and cooperative agreements.  In 2005 the Business Partnership and its 39 active participants documented savings of over $13 million from shared services for just that one year.  The Count Grant will allow the Partnership to expand its efforts to serve as both a resource and a catalyst to identify and facilitate new shared service opportunities.

Contact:   Tom Sharpe, Vice President of Public Affairs,

908-722-7823                tsharpe@scbp.org

Union County  -  COUNT Grant
Union County has received a COUNT Grant to support its newly established position of Share Services Coordinator.  The Coordinator’s position is one element of a multi-faceted approach to identifying, promoting, and establishing new shared service programs involving the county, municipalities and local authorities, school districts and non-profit agencies.   The County will also establish a Shared Services Coordinating and Steering Council to provide policy and steering direction for new shared services.  The Council will assist in developing approval and acceptance of shared services and regionalization proposals.  A series of county-wide meetings, hosted by a professional facilitator, will be held to develop agreement and consensus on service areas and priorities for future action.

Contact:   Ryan Garner, Director of Intergovernmental Relations

908-527-4291         rgarner@ucnj.org