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Interlocal Advisory Center

 

Interlocal Consultation and Advisory Service

This valuable service is offered to our member municipalities.  Any member considering consolidation may discuss their proposal with our professional consultant, who is available to provide a new prospective, as well as provide ideas for possible areas of consolidation in your municipality and the possible consequences.
Membership benefits include:
  • Technical Assistance in developing ideas to work with neighboring municipalities.
  • Experienced Assistance to probe and anticipate impacts and potential consequences of your interlocal cooperation proposals.
  • Discuss suggestions for shared services with a consultant.
  • Discuss plans and proposals with someone to obtain an alternative perspective.
  • Examine and brainstorm potential alternative strategies and options for providing needed services.
  • Run your interlocal services ideas by an objective outside party.
  • This advisory service is for a basic one hour consultancy and for site visits of one-half day when determined appropriate by the League and the consultant.

Please contact Taran Samhammer at tsamhammer@njslom.org or (609) 695-3481 x124 for more information on contacting our consultant.

Please note, this service is only available to

municipal officials, council members and governing body members.

 

Who can work together:

• municipalities

• counties

• school districts

• regional authorities or districts

• authorities, boards, commissions or districts

Services that can be shared include:

• general government administration

• health, police and fire protection

• code enforcement

• assessment and collection of taxes

• financial administration

• joint municipal courts

• youth, senior citizen, welfare and social service programs

• libraries

• public works

• environmental services

 

Shared Services Board 
NJLM members may use this board to post equipment and/or services that they are seeking to share through interlocal agreements with other municipalities.  Click here to view.

 

In the News

 

Interlocal Legislation:
  • 2007 Chapter Laws:

    A15 (HTML PDF) which establishes "Local Unit Alignment, Reorganization, and Consolidation Commission" and measures for local government efficiency;

    A4 (HTML PDF) which Implements CORE proposals, user friendly budgets and a revision of title and duties for county superintendents of schools.
  • Consolidated Municipal Services Act (NJSA 40:48B)
  • Regional Health Commission Act
Local Unit Alignment, Reorganization and Consolidation Commission (LUARCC)

 

Interlocal Resources:
  • Copy of PowerPoint presentation from the 2006 League Conference Session: "Strengthing Relationships through School/Municipal Partnerships"
 
Publications
  • The Art of the Possible: School Board/Municipal Government Cooperation.  This publication discusses some of the challanges and benefits of sharing services between school boards and local governments.  It also discusses the results of a study conducted, and makes recommendations for the implementation of shared services.  Please note that although this publication was originally published in 1982, many of the issues discussed are still relevant today. 
 
New Jersey Municipalties Articles
  • The Debate on Small Town Consolidation - Various Viewpoints (Published in May 2008 NJM)

 

County Resources:

 

New Jersey Success Stories:

 

 

 
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