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Local Government Efficiency

Laberge Group Welcomes Kathleen Rooney as Local Government Specialist

Laberge Group is pleased to welcome Ms. Kathleen A. Rooney to the firm in the capacity of Local Government Specialist within our Local Government Operations and Efficiency team. Ms. Rooney is an experienced municipal manager with more than 30 years of county management, policy development, budget, finance, and inter-municipal-cooperation experience. As County Manager for the […]

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County Wide Shared Services Property Tax Savings Planning

As you are nearing the adoption and submission of your mandated County-Wide Shared Services Property Tax Savings Plan, you have most likely identified both near and long term goals and strategies. If you are like our clients, you have several short term goals ready to implement immediately, but perhaps the longer term goals require more research and development.

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Brookhaven Declared the Winner of $20M Government Efficiency Grant in New York State Competition

Laberge Group is proud to have partnered with the Town of Brookhaven in developing innovative approaches to reduce property taxes through the consolidation of shared government services and the development of visionary government efficiency solutions. The Town, one of six competing in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Municipal Consolidation and Efficiency Competition (MCEC) award for $20 million in

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Shared Fuel Consolidation Services Implementation

Phase III Fuel Consolidation Project – Hamilton County, NY The Phase III Hamilton County Fuel Consolidation Project is in the final phase of the County-managed shared fuel storage and dispensing program. This innovative County-wide program will allow all municipalities, agencies and stakeholders within Hamilton County to obtain fuel from strategically positioned County managed fueling facilities. This

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The Bumps, Bruises, and Pitfalls of Village Dissolution

Bumps, Bruises, and Pitfalls Along the Path to Village Dissolution Why You Want A Plan Before a Petition  Dissolution of villages begins one of two ways, the village board passes a resolution to initiate the dissolution process, or the village board receives a petition from its registered voters calling for a vote on dissolution by

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Tri-Agency Shared Services Recreation Feasibility Study. Village of Tarrytown & Sleepy Hollow, Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, New York

The Villages of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, along with the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, contracted the Laberge Group to complete the Tri-Agency Recreation Feasibility Study on Shared Services. Due to their close proximity and the extensive current sharing of resources, finding a way to consolidate park maintenance and recreational programming services was a real

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