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Home My WebLink AboutNYS DOC sample resolution.pdfSAMPLE RESOLUTION FOR MUNICIPALITIES RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A NYS DOS LOCAL GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY GRANT APPLICATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF SHARED SERVICES OF TOMPKINS COUNTY AND LOCAL ROADS FOR COST SAVINGS AND EFFICIENCY MEASURES Resolution by: Seconded by: WHEREAS, the New York State Department of State has available funds for the 2011-2012 Local Government Efficiency Grant Program, and WHEREAS, this grant program can assist MUNICIPALITY’S NAME in identifying opportunities to cooperate with other local governments in the area to reduce the cost of providing services, and WHEREAS, the cost to maintain local roadways and bridges represents a large share of all municipal and county budgets and property tax levies, and WHEREAS, at a time when the cost to maintain highway infrastructure is growing rapidly and local budgets are tightly constrained, it is increasingly difficult to maintain basic highway infrastructure at a cost that can be supported by local budgets, and WHEREAS, MUNICIPALITY’S NAME and its Local Municipal Highway Department would benefit from reducing the cost of adequately repairing and maintaining these roadways, and WHEREAS, a study to evaluate the County and Local Road System and identify areas where inter-municipal cooperation, shared services, or redistributions of responsibilities could result in a more efficient system of providing quality highway services and lower costs for the repair and maintenance of existing roads, and WHEREAS, MUNICIPALITY’S NAME, on behalf of its citizens, supports this effort and grant application for approximately $100,000, with a required local cash match of 10% that shall be allocated among the participating municipalities. RESOLVED, That MUNICIPALITY’S NAME supports the County and Local Road Local Government Efficiency Grant Program application, and FURTHER RESOLVED, that the MUNICIPALITY’S NAME agrees, if awarded, to participate and assist in all phases of the County and Local Road Shared Service Local Government Efficiency Grant Study.