Village of Johnson City (population 15174)
Name of service/government operation: Shared Fire Chief with Village of Endicott
Form of sharing: half time in each municipality (1 fire chief - 2 municipal fire departments)
Services affected: fire services
Year started: 2009
Partners: Villages of Johnson City and Endicott
Primary goal(s)/motivation(s): Cut cost of having individual fire chiefs in each municipality
What planning process preceded the sharing? cost/benefit analysis of having a part-time chief vs a full time chief and can a part-time chief adequately manage each of the village fire department operations?
What governance structures and/or agreements are required to maintain this agreement? Intermunicipal Agreement (IMA)
Challenges: administration of two Village Fire Departments with 1 chief
Benefits: less cost, consistency between fire department operations in 2 villages
Impact on budget: cost savings
Impact on labor: none
Impact on service: theoretically none
Key contact: Mayor Greg Deemie 607 798-7861