Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Resources
In order to assist the New Jersey pubic as well as local government officials seeking information regarding shared services, consolidation and efficiency we are providing access to information on a wide variety of subjects organized to make it easy to learn and understand.
In the months ahead this site will be developed into a gateway to one-stop source for best practices and how-to instructions for all things related to service sharing for local governments in New Jersey.
July-21-10 Shared Services Themes [pdf 53kB]
May-03-10 The Service Provider Continuum: Alternate Methods of Providing Municipal Services [pdf 53kB]
Casey, R. (2009). Consolidation Roadmap—How to Perform a Shared Service/Consolidation Review. New Jersey Municipalities. Vol. 86, No. 5. NJ League of Municipalities [pdf 83kB]
Shared Services Themes [pdf 53kB]
Gribble, Elliott A.; Allocation of Personnel: Methodology for Required Staffing of Detectives
Consolidating Police Services: An IACP Planning Approach Executive Brief
Municipal Court Shared Services LUARCC Testimony
Shared Service Agreement - Five Communities in Morris County - Courts
Agreed Upon Procedures Report – Dover - Courts
Cape May - Cape May Point Shared Services Agreement - COURTS
Resolution Cape May authorizing shared service with Cape May Point - COURTS
Resolution Washington Twp. authorizing shared service with Township of Oxford - POLICE
Draft Washington Twp - Borough of Washington - Shared Services Agreement -POLICE
Cape May - Cape May Point Shared Services Agreement - POLICE
Resolution Cape May authorizing shared service with Cape May Point - POLICE
Cape May - West Cape May Shared Services Agreement - POLICE
FINAL REPORT - Cinnaminson, Palmyra, Riverton Police Shared Services Study [pdf 3.71MB]
Interlocal Services Agreement Between The Township Of Woolwich And The Borough Of Swedesboro For The Township Of Woolwich To Provide Police Coverage And Protection To And For The Borough Of Swedesboro. [pdf 102kB]
Police Department Contracted Services: A Joint Study to Investigate Contracted Police Services By the Township of Woolwich & the Borough of Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey [pdf 131kB]
Interlocal Services Agreement Between Borough of Wharton and the Township of Mine Hill for the Borough of Wharton to Provide Police Coverage And Protection To and for the Township of Mine Hill [pdf 875kB]
The Service Provider Continuum: Alternate Methods of Providing Municipal Services [pdf 53kB]
The case for consolidation by Chad Goerner from the Times of Trenton
Feasibility Study for Shared Police Services Borough of Medford Lakes and the Township of Medford [pdf 897kB]
Police Department Regionalization, Consolidation, Merger & Shared Services Important Considerations for Policy Makers: New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police [pdf 897kB]
Consolidation Roadmap—How to Perform a Shared Service/Consolidation Review. Casey, R. (May 2009). New Jersey Municipalities. Vol. 86, No. 5. NJ League of Municipalities [pdf 83kB]
Cumberland County to explore shared library services amid money worries
Joint savings plan from New York State Comptroller
press release | full report
Highlights
(Materials we think you will find particularly interesting or useful)
Case Studies, Reports and Presentations
(Materials related to actual efforts)
Academic Works
(Materials from academic journals, books or other works of academic note)
Government Studies and Presentations
(Studies by governmental bodies not focused on individual cases)
Shared Services General
Highlights (Materials we think you will find particularly interesting or useful)
- July-21-10 Shared Services Themes [pdf 53kB]
- May-03-10 The Service Provider Continuum: Alternate Methods of Providing Municipal Services [pdf 53kB]
- Nov-30-2009 Joint savings plan from New York State Comptroller
press release | full report
Case Studies, Reports and Presentations (Materials related to actual efforts)
Academic Works (Materials from academic journals, books or other works of academic note)
Government Studies and Presentations (Studies by governmental bodies not focused on individual cases)
- July-21-10 Shared Services Themes [pdf 53kB]
- Nov-30-2009 Joint savings plan from New York State Comptroller (full report)
Public Safety
Highlights (Materials we think you will find particularly interesting or useful)
- Mar-01-2007 Police Department Regionalization, Consolidation, Merger & Shared Services Important Considerations for Policy Makers: New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police [pdf 897kB]
Case Studies, Reports and Presentations (Materials related to actual efforts)
Academic Works (Materials from academic journals, books or other works of academic note)
May - 2003 Consolidating Police Services: An IACP Planning Approach Executive Brief
Aug - 1996 Gribble, Elliott A.; Allocation of Personnel: Methodology for Required Staffing of Detectives
Government Studies and Presentations (Studies by governmental bodies not focused on individual cases)
- Feb–25–2010 FINAL REPORT - Cinnaminson, Palmyra, Riverton Police Shared Services Study [pdf 3.71MB]
- Mar-01-2007 Police Department Regionalization, Consolidation, Merger & Shared Services Important Considerations for Policy Makers: New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police [pdf 897kB]
- Apr-11-2002 Interlocal Services Agreement Between Borough of Wharton and the Township of Mine Hill for the Borough of Wharton to Provide Police Coverage And Protection To and for the Township of Mine Hill [pdf 875kB]
Public Works
Emergency Communications
Public Health
Property Tax (Assessment and Collection)
Courts
Case Studies, Reports and Presentations
- Nov – 16 – 2009 Municipal Court Shared Services LUARCC Testimony
- Oct – 17-2008 Agreed Upon Procedures Report - Dover - Courts
Feasibility Studies
Dec-14-2010 Shared Police Services: Opportunities for Efficiency in Somerset County [pdf 600KB]
Feb–25–2010 FINAL REPORT - Cinnaminson, Palmyra, Riverton Police Shared Services Study [pdf 3.71MB]
Apr–06–2009 Police Department Contracted Services: A Joint Study to Investigate Contracted Police Services By the Township of Woolwich & the Borough of Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey [pdf 131kB]
Agreements
Police:
June-01-2009 Interlocal Services Agreement Between The Township Of Woolwich And The Borough Of Swedesboro For The Township Of Woolwich To Provide Police Coverage And Protection To And For The Borough Of Swedesboro. [pdf 102kB]
May-05-2009 Draft Washington Twp - Borough of Washington - Shared Services Agreement -POLICE
Dec-09-2008 Cape May - Cape May Point Shared Services Agreement - POLICE
Dec-09-2008 Cape May - West Cape May Shared Services Agreement - POLICE
Apr-11-2002 Interlocal Services Agreement Between Borough of Wharton and the Township of Mine Hill for the Borough of Wharton to Provide Police Coverage And Protection To and for the Township of Mine Hill [pdf 875kB]
Courts:
Mar-01-2010 Cape May - Cape May Point Shared Services Agreement - COURTS
Feb-01-2009 Shared Service Agreement - Five Communities in Morris County - Courts
Resolutions
Police:
Dec-15-2009 Resolution Washington Twp. authorizing shared service with Township of Oxford - POLICE
Dec-09-2008 Resolution Cape May authorizing shared service with Cape May Point - POLICE
Courts:
Feb-16-2010 Resolution Cape May authorizing shared service with Cape May Point - COURTS
- Sept. 20, 2010 High-Cost Cops: Taxpayers Can't Afford These Salaries, Benefits
- Aug. 23, 2010 Shared services may cure some towns' ills
- Aug. 23, 2010 Commercial ends consideration of shared services with Millville
- Aug. 22, 2010 Salem County freeholders establish group to focus on shared services
- Aug. 19, 2010 Concerns arise as towns share inspectors
- Aug. 18, 2010 Bridgeton council joins others in applying for shared services study grant
- Aug. 18, Lambertville may lay off a cop to cut spending, unless PBA agrees to smaller raises
- Aug. 17, 2010 West Amwell Township ends police merger talks with Lambertville
- Aug. 17, 2010 Bridgeton to join 10 other towns in shared services grant application
- Aug. 17, 2010 Morristown mayor wants to explore sharing fire-fighting with Morris Township
- Aug. 17, 2010 Clinton Township asks Hunterdon to consider county-run police, fire services
- Aug. 17, 2010 Point Pleasant OKs construction office merger with Point Beach
- Aug. 17, 2010 Somerville approves merger with Somerset County library system
- Aug 11, 2010 Hoboken's City Council agrees to share services with Weehawken despite prior lease on garage site
- Aug 2, 2010 Ewing Council expresses interest in shared services
- May-03-10 The Service Provider Continuum: Alternate Methods of Providing Municipal Services [pdf 53kB]
- Jan-17-2010 The case for consolidation by Chad Goerner from the Times of Trenton
- Casey, R. (2009). Consolidation Roadmap—How to Perform a Shared Service/Consolidation Review. New Jersey Municipalities. Vol. 86, No. 5. NJ League of Municipalities [pdf 83kB]
- Sep-30-2009 Montvale to study shared court potential
WONDERING HOW YOUR MUNICIPALITY WILL SURVIVE WITH THE 2% CAP –
CONSOLIDATING SERVICES
THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE
The Process
- Consolidation Roadmap (LUARCC)
- How to Reduce the Costs of Services
(School of Public Affairs and Administration Rutgers - Newark) - New York Comptroller - Shared Services Guide
- Pursuing Careful Assumptions And Grounded Studies
(Shared Services Institute: National Center for Public Performance) - Service Provider Continuum (LUARCC)
- Shared Service Themes (LUARCC)
- Uniform Shared Services And Consolidation Act
Municipal Consolidation
- Chester Twp and Boro Baseline Report - Municipal Services & Financial Overview
- Chester Twp and Boro Fiscal Report Final Draft 5-26-2010
- Chester Twp and Boro Options Report 04-28-10
- Consolidation Statutes
- Sussex Wantage Final Report
Public Safety
- Agreement - Draft - Washington Township and Washington Borough
- Agreement Cape May and Cape May Point
- Agreement Cape May and West Cape May
- Agreement Wharton and Mine Hill
- Agreement Woolwich and Swedesboro (revised_5-4-09)
- Uniform Shared Services And Consolidation Act
Schools and Municipalities Working Together
- Lower and Board of Education for School Security (Resolution and Agreement)
- NJ School Boards - Shared Services in Schools
- School Districts and Shared Services (NJSLOM)
- Uniform Shared Services And Consolidation Act
Other Shared Opportunities
