Town of Geneseo (population 10483)
Name of service/government operation: Geneseo Highway Department
Form of sharing: winter road management with regard to snow and ice removal on county roads
Services affected: Highway
Year started: unknown
Partners: Town of Geneseo the County of Livingston
Primary goal(s)/motivation(s): To save on equipment costs
What planning process preceded the sharing? development of an IMU
What governance structures and/or agreements are required to maintain this agreement? IMU
Challenges: agreeing on a cost per mile for towns to receive for plowing county roads in their jurisdiction
Benefits: saves the county needing a fleet and provides funding to cover the associated costs.
Impact on budget: neutral
Impact on labor: neutral
Impact on service: Positive, town and county roads are plowed by the same crew
Key contact: will wadsworth supervisor town of geneseo