Consolidation and Regionalization
Consolidation and Regionalization are key strategies for local and state government agencies to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Agencies can streamline processes, eliminate redundancies, and enhance public service delivery by merging services or operations. Regionalization allows multiple jurisdictions to share resources and collaborate, leading to more effective governance. This directory offers articles on consolidation and regionalization and related topics like Outsourcing and Privatization, which further address efforts to reduce government services’ costs.
EMS agencies face significant geographic, racial and income-based disparities, impacting response times and patient care
It is time for an honest conversation about response times, reimbursement and funding solutions for the future of EMS
CDCR prisons held about 94,000 inmates last week, down from about 120,000 in 2019 and about 160,000 in 2011
Snohomish County will save on resources and provide a seamless emergency communications system with SNO911 and SERS merging on January 1, 2019.
Louisiana’s IT consolidation saved $70 million in three years. Governments modernize IT to increase cybersecurity and reduce the costs of legacy systems.
Sustainability
Public or private facilities that discharge to rivers, lakes or streams must have discharge permits. Water boards regulate discharges and stormwater runoff.
A federal rollback of vehicle emissions and a revoke of climate change plans may not stop an army of mayors and their local partners from persisting.
How cities, counties and towns can use agreements and alliances or merge governments and workforces to save money, improve services and better compete.
MHIS has been supporting Hartford, Conn., and its school system for 15 years. Changing leaders, budgets and priorities still pull from two directions.
Miami-Dade’s SMART plan that addresses big city traffic, affordable housing and municipal efficiency challenges moves from paper to reality.
The new state agency will transform the state’s information technology functions into one agency to provide better service to Illinois residents and businesses
Six New England governors are urging Congress to expand the types of medical professionals who can prescribe the addiction treatment medication buprenorphine (Suboxone®) so Vermont and other states can better meet the needs of those who are addicted and seeking treatment
A big focus will be combining IT systems and increasing efficiencies in hopes of saving schools tens of thousands of dollars
Six Boston area Mayors and City Managers today jointly announced the formation of the Greater Boston Regional Economic Compact, which will facilitate regional problem solving
Many cities are entering public-private partnerships, outsourcing or sharing code enforcement services to ensure cost-efficiency and boost overall performance.
