dphillips@post-journal.com
Despite municipal and county leaders focusing most of their time on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic this year, local leaders still found time to discuss possible future shared services.
The Countywide Shared Services Initiative was proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in spring 2017 and later adopted by the state Legislature as part of the 2018 state budget. The initiative established panels in each county across the state, and each is convened by the county executive and is made up of mayors and supervisors in the county.
The panel is tasked with developing a shared services plan, which must be reviewed by the Chautauqua County Legislature for comment, presented to the public for comment and ultimately voted on by the panel before being sent to the state Department of State. The process became ongoing for 2019-21 and also allowed panels the option to delay making changes or adopting new plans when appropriate.
dphillips@post-journal.com
Despite municipal and county leaders focusing most of their time on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic this year, local leaders still found time to discuss possible future shared services.
The Countywide Shared Services Initiative was proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in spring 2017 and later adopted by the state Legislature as part of the 2018 state budget. The initiative established panels in each county across the state, and each is convened by the county executive and is made up of mayors and supervisors in the county.
The panel is tasked with developing a shared services plan, which must be reviewed by the Chautauqua County Legislature for comment, presented to the public for comment and ultimately voted on by the panel before being sent to the state Department of State. The process became ongoing for 2019-21 and also allowed panels the option to delay making changes or adopting new plans when appropriate.