Shared Services Shared Goals

Municipal Consolidation & Shared Services Grant Program

Municipal Consolidation & Shared Services Grant Program

“incentivize municipal projects that consolidate services, produce shared services, evaluate municipal consolidation opportunities and implementation possibilities, establish the regional delivery of services, and/or offer other efficiency improvements”

Municipal Consolidation & Shared Services Grant Program

Consolidation of Services Shared Services Regional Delivery of Services Consolidation Planning and/or Implementation Other Efficiency Improvements

Project Types

Multi-jurisdictional Consistent with previous consolidation or shared

services plans Consistent with applicable County plans Leveraged with other funding sources

Municipal Consolidation & Shared Services Grant Program

Priorities

Electronic Document and Meeting Management (City of Beacon)

Project Award: $86,734

Employ an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system for the electronic management and preservation of records.

The ECM system will allow for better meeting management, paper reduction, and increased community access to information.

Implementation Plan to Consolidate Firehouses (City of Beacon)

Project Award: $30,000

Develop a plan to consolidate three firehouses into a single facility.

The evaluation builds on two prior studies which revealed the numerous operational efficiencies and cost savings to be achieved through the consolidation.

Tri-Municipal Sewer Services Evaluation (City of Beacon, Town of Fishkill, and Village of Fishkill)

Project Award: $200,000

Evaluate the possible consolidation of three existing sewer service systems into a single tri-municipal sewer service which would allow for a more cost-effective and efficient delivery system.

Fallkill Pedestrian Bridge Project (City of Poughkeepsie)

Project Award: $30,595

Implementation of a multi-jurisdictional pedestrian walkway that will span the Fallkill Creek, connecting Waryas Park and the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum with the new Upper Landing Park and the Walkway Over the Hudson elevator. This bridge is a critical link to completing the Hudson River Greenway Trail.

Market Street Regional Transit Hub (City of Poughkeepsie)

Project Award: $80,000

This project will provide enhanced, regional bus services for riders in the City of Poughkeepsie and throughout the County.

The transit hub will feature a dedicated area for transit vehicles and bus shelters for passengers.

Municipal Waste Water Treatment System Upgrade (City of Poughkeepsie)

Project Award: $237,382

This project will upgrade the Meyer Avenue Sewage Pump Station, creating a more energy and hydraulically efficient system to better serve the needs of properties within the service area.

Utility Software Upgrade Project (City of Poughkeepsie)

Project Award: $130,000

Installation, implementation, and integration of new water meters with Utility Management Software Suite.

This software suite, which interfaces with the City’s current finance software, will allow for automated meter readings, improved monitoring of device inventory, and streamlined billing for residents in the City and Town of Poughkeepsie.

Shared Assesor Services (Town of Beekman and Town of Dover)

Project Award: $25,000

Consolidate the assessor’s office responsibilities between the Towns.

Cloud Based Building, Permitting, Code Enforcement, Planning, Zoning Collaboration Software

(Towns of Beekman, Hyde Park, Milan, Pleasant Valley, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, and Union Vale; Villages of Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Tivoli, and Wappingers Falls; and City of Beacon)

Project Award: $257,205

Implement a web-based (cloud) permitting and enforcement system.

The web-based system allows for building inspectors, code enforcement officers, and plan reviewers to provide and share information in real time.

Shared Fuel Farm (Town of Pawling and Village of Pawling)

Project Award: $48,720

Remove and replace an existing fuel farm with a more energy efficient and technologically advanced fuel delivery system to be utilized by participating municipal and county vehicles.

Automated Salt Spreader Project (Town of Poughkeepsie and Town of Hyde Park)

Project Award: $357,000

Purchase automated salt spreaders.

The result will be a direct cost savings and reduction in the environmental impact of salt.

Highway Shared Services Program (Town of Red Hook, Village of Red Hook, and Village of Tivoli)

Project Award: $79,000

Develop a program of highway shared services.

The program will reduce purchases of redundant equipment, maintenance and storage, administrative costs, personnel training, and material and fuel purchases.

Inter-Municipal Shared Technology Services (Town of Rhinebeck and Village of Rhinebeck)

Project Award: $71,756

The shared network will foster data sharing and entry, reduce duplicative tasks, and create public internet access.

It will allow for increased operational efficiencies and greater collaborative shared services between departments and the Town and Village.

Visual Inspection of Sewer and Storm Water Infrastructure (Village of Millbrook and Town of Washington)

Project Award: $66,000

Acquire a camera for the assessment of pipe conditions and to respond to and prevent potential emergency flooding in a timely manner.

The assessment will allow for efficient maintenance scheduling and capital expenditures planning.

Tri-Muni Waste Water Treatment System Upgrades (Village of Wappingers Falls, Town of Poughkeepsie, and Town of Wappinger)

Project Award: $200,000

Begin the replacement of the current aeration system to a more energy-efficient, higher capacity, modern alternative.