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Local Government Efficiency Grant To Study Shared Highway Services

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One-time (complete)formal_resolutionone_timeThe Village of Red Hook is authorized as a co-applicant with the Town of Red Hook to apply for a Local Government Efficiency Grant to study shared highway services, facilities, and staff, with a total study budget of $35,000 to be split evenly between the municipalities.
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2012-03-05
Latest event
2012-03-05
adopted
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Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. The Village of Red Hook is authorized to prepare a joint application for a Local Government Efficiency Grant To Study Shared Highway Services, to be submitted to the Department of State for the purposes of exploring the options of shared or consolidated highway services. The Town and Village will work cooperatively to apply for a Local Government Efficiency Grant to study current budgets and needs to establish the effectiveness of a shared facility, shared equipment and shared staff
  2. The Town of Red Hook shall be the lead applicant and the Village of Red Hook shall be the co-applicant, understanding the lead applicant shall have the authority to enter into contracts and execute financial and administrative processes related to the grant application and the study with the concurrence of the Village, all as more specifically set forth in the intermunicipal agreement described herein
  3. The total study budget shall be $35,000, to be shared evenly ($17,500) by the Town and the Village. The Town is authorized to apply for a grant from the Department of State in the amount of 90% of the project cost ($31,500)
  4. The Town shall be responsible for 10% of the Town portion of the study amount ($1,750) and the Village shall be responsible for 10% of the Village portion of the study amount ($1,750), and upon further determination to undertake implementation, each would be responsible for 10% of their portion of the implementation amount
  5. The Town and Village will prepare an intermunicipal agreement to jointly undertake the study described in this resolution and the application, and will work together to provide financial and planning data to facilitate the study
  6. Town Supervisor Sue T. Crane shall be the lead contact person for the grant application. For purposes of the grant application and study, the authorized Village contact shall be Mayor Ed Blundell. Supervisor Crane, or in her absence Deputy Supervisor James Ross, is hereby authorized and directed to execute and submit the application for the Local Government Efficiency Grant to Study Highway Shared Services.
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  • WHEREAS, the Town and Village of Red Hook are independent entities with the common goal of providing for the health, safety and welfare of their respective residents
  • WHEREAS, one area of responsibility for the individual municipalities is the construction, maintenance and clearing of roadways and related transportation infrastructure so that residents may safely travel in the Town and Villages
  • WHEREAS, each municipality separately employs staff and owns buildings and equipment to construct, maintain and clear the roadways
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook needs to upgrade its highway facilities to accommodate its existing equipment and provide a safe and efficient facility
  • WHEREAS, the Town of Red Hook is replacing its current highway garage with a safe, modern, efficient facility on Town land
  • WHEREAS, the Town and Village have proactively engaged in discussion and action to increase the size of the new Town highway garage to provide for additional bays for the accommodation of the Village highway facilities, and are working to develop a Memorandum of Understanding for the shared services of the new highway garage facility
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook is interested in examining the option of shared highway services and facilities with the Town of Red Hook for the purpose of more efficient operation and savings to taxpayers and shall be co-applicants for this application

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2012-03-05adopted
Authorize the Village to prepare and submit a joint Local Government Efficiency Grant application with the Town of Red Hook to study shared highway services.
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  1. The Village of Red Hook is authorized to prepare a joint application for a Local Government Efficiency Grant To Study Shared Highway Services, to be submitted to the Department of State for the purposes of exploring the options of shared or consolidated highway services. The Town and Village will work cooperatively to apply for a Local Government Efficiency Grant to study current budgets and needs to establish the effectiveness of a shared facility, shared equipment and shared staff
  2. The Town of Red Hook shall be the lead applicant and the Village of Red Hook shall be the co-applicant, understanding the lead applicant shall have the authority to enter into contracts and execute financial and administrative processes related to the grant application and the study with the concurrence of the Village, all as more specifically set forth in the intermunicipal agreement described herein
  3. The total study budget shall be $35,000, to be shared evenly ($17,500) by the Town and the Village. The Town is authorized to apply for a grant from the Department of State in the amount of 90% of the project cost ($31,500)
  4. The Town shall be responsible for 10% of the Town portion of the study amount ($1,750) and the Village shall be responsible for 10% of the Village portion of the study amount ($1,750), and upon further determination to undertake implementation, each would be responsible for 10% of their portion of the implementation amount
  5. The Town and Village will prepare an intermunicipal agreement to jointly undertake the study described in this resolution and the application, and will work together to provide financial and planning data to facilitate the study
  6. Town Supervisor Sue T. Crane shall be the lead contact person for the grant application. For purposes of the grant application and study, the authorized Village contact shall be Mayor Ed Blundell. Supervisor Crane, or in her absence Deputy Supervisor James Ross, is hereby authorized and directed to execute and submit the application for the Local Government Efficiency Grant to Study Highway Shared Services.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, the Town and Village of Red Hook are independent entities with the common goal of providing for the health, safety and welfare of their respective residents
  • WHEREAS, one area of responsibility for the individual municipalities is the construction, maintenance and clearing of roadways and related transportation infrastructure so that residents may safely travel in the Town and Villages
  • WHEREAS, each municipality separately employs staff and owns buildings and equipment to construct, maintain and clear the roadways
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook needs to upgrade its highway facilities to accommodate its existing equipment and provide a safe and efficient facility
  • WHEREAS, the Town of Red Hook is replacing its current highway garage with a safe, modern, efficient facility on Town land
  • WHEREAS, the Town and Village have proactively engaged in discussion and action to increase the size of the new Town highway garage to provide for additional bays for the accommodation of the Village highway facilities, and are working to develop a Memorandum of Understanding for the shared services of the new highway garage facility
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook is interested in examining the option of shared highway services and facilities with the Town of Red Hook for the purpose of more efficient operation and savings to taxpayers and shall be co-applicants for this application
Subject key: shared_highway_services_study_grant