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Jefferson County
Case 1: Snow Removal - Co. Highway System

County Jefferson County
Contact person Scott Schrader, Deputy Co. Administrator, 315-785-3075
Case descriptions Case 1: Snow Removal - Co. Highway System
Forms of restructuring intermunicipal cooperation - renegotiated contracts
Specific services affected highways
Year started early '80s, renegotiated in 1996
Partners all towns (22); two villages
Primary goal reduce cost to county for service
Barriers towns dependent on revenues greater than their expenditures; county lacking equipment and manpower to provide service in-house
Benefits
Impact on budget savings of $200,000
Impact on labor none
Key contact Gary Robbins, Highway Superintendent, 785-3004