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NY Commission on Local Government EfficiencyUnknownDownloadThe Commission was established by Governor Spitzer as part of an effort to streamline government at every level. Great links to background documents!
NY State Shared Municipal Services IncentiveUnknownDownloadThe SMSI provides technical assistance and grants to two or more local government for projects that will achieve savings and improve municipal efficiency through shared services, cooperative agreements, mergers, consolidations and dissolutions.
Onondaga County Executive Mahoney's Government Modernization Transition Team Executive Summary48.50 KBDownloadRead the summary of the report presented to County Executive Mahoney by the Government Modernization Task Force during her transition period
Onondaga County Executive Mahoney's Government Modernization Transition Team Report103.00 KBDownloadRead all of the recommendations made by the Government Modernization Transition Task Force to Onondaga County Executive Mahoney
Outdated Municipal Structures: Cities, Towns, and Villages – 18th Century Designations for 21st Century CommunitiesUnknownDownloadAn examination of how traditional classifi cations no longer fi t many of today’s local governments, and a discussion of policy implications. Office of the New York State Comptroller – October 2006
Strategic Government ConsolidationUnknownDownloadOnondaga Citizen League 2005 Study
The Case for Government Consolidation109.50 KBDownloadPrepared for: SYRACUSE 20/20 John F. Freie, Professor of Political Science, Le Moyne College
The Future of Government Consolidation in Upstate New York435.30 KBDownloadA report to SYRACUSE 20/20, Maxwell School, MPA, June 2005
The New N.Y. Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act ("Empowerment Act")UnknownDownloadThe New N.Y. Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act ("Empowerment Act") empowers citizens and local governments to find ways to reorganize, modernize and find efficiencies for their local communities. Link to descriptions of how to use the
The Shifting Resources and Responsibilities of Governments in Onondaga County575.50 KBDownloadProfessor Jeff Stonecash released a study in 1991 assessing changes in government responsibilities and inter-governmental cooperation within Onondaga County during recent decades.
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