| Welcome
to the Bergen County, NJ Shared Services website - your
place for all things shared in Bergen County, New Jersey
The
purpose of this Website is to provide an avenue for
interested individuals to learn more about the shared
services movement in Bergen County and provide a forum
to contact the Shared Services Coordinator.
What
is shared services?
It is the "sharing" of items or services
between public entities (municipalities, school districts,
the County, etc) in order to reduce redundancy and
save taxpayer dollars.
We invite you to further explore this website. Here
you will find information relating to ongoing projects,
happenings within the County and other useful reports
and news.
"We
have all become very comfortable with the concept
of 'home rule'," says County Executive Dennis
McNerney. "The reality, unfortunately, is that
this individuality costs a great deal more than if
we were able to share some of the operating expenses
of municipal services with other government entities,"
he says. "Doing more with less doesn't mean we
will sacrifice good, quality programs and services,"
he adds.
During
McNerney's administration, the county has led the
way in sharing services such as: the creation of the
Bergen Municipal Bank allowing municipalities, school
districts, and non-profits to finance equipment purchases
or minor capital improvements at the lowest interest
rates available at any time of the year; regionalizing
9-1-1 communications and public safety dispatch; and
establishing a panel to explore a county ambulance
transport insurance reclamation program that would
allow insurance dollars to be returned to local municipalities
and volunteer corps to help defray the growing cost
of providing 24-hour local ambulance service.
"I
have embraced the idea of sharing services as a means
to save taxpayer dollars. Transportation, air quality,
sewage, and public safety are all regional problems,
which require regional solutions," says Mr. McNerney.
Link
to Examples of Shared Services in Bergen County
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