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Effective Government Efficiency Initiatives Begin with Careful Study

Local Government Efficiency, News /

When citizens organize to petition for a town/village consolidation or other government efficiency initiatives, the aim tends to be lowering taxes by eliminating redundant layers of government. While that’s a worthy goal, and often effective, reorganizations don’t always result in meaningful tax cuts for residents, and can potentially have unintended negative consequences. Because the specifics […]

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Helping New York Communities Navigate COVID 19 Fiscal Challenges

Grants and Funding, Local Government Efficiency, News /

New York communities are facing UNPRECEDENTED FISCAL CHALLENGES in the wake of COVID 19. Community leaders are being asked to accomplish more than ever while working with significantly reduced revenue streams. Laberge Group has established a Government Operations & Efficiency team to provide you with an additional suite of services to meet challenges of governing

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Village of Spencer Makes Interim Study of Dissolution available to the Village Electorate to inform decisions about Village Dissolution

Local Government Efficiency, News, Planning & Community Development /

The Village of Spencer has made the Interim Study of Dissolution, prepared by Laberge Group, available to the public for review. This Interim Study, which was developed in response to a petition submitted by citizens of the Village calling for the dissolution, provides information essential for the electorate to make an informed decision when the

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Spencer Village Dissolution Interim Study Yields Surprising Results

Local Government Efficiency, News /

The primary aim of undergoing a village dissolution is typically to provide tax savings for village residents. The April 6 issue of the Ithaca Journal reported on a recent Village Board meeting of the Village of Spencer during which Laberge Group’s Ben Syden and Kathleen Rooney shared surprising results from the Study of Dissolution Interim

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Laberge Group retained by Town and Village of Rhinebeck to study Potential Court Consolidation and Shared Services

Local Government Efficiency, News, Planning & Community Development /

Laberge Group was retained by the Town and Village of Rhinebeck, New York to study the feasibility of Court Consolidation and Shared Services opportunities. Laberge Group’s Local Government Operations & Efficiency team will assess the municipalities’ current judicial courts and analyze the efficiencies that may be realized by potential consolidation. The study will also examine

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Local Government Operations Expert Addresses the IGA of Otsego County, NY to Deliver Insights on their Search for a County Administrator

Local Government Efficiency, News, Planning & Community Development /

Ms. Kathleen Rooney, a Local Government Operations Specialist with Laberge Group’s Local Government Operations & Efficiency (LGO&E) team, has been asked by Otsego County, NY to aid in their search for a County Administrator, which will be formally launched on Monday, March 2, 2020. Ms. Rooney was invited to address the County’s Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA)

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