2018 county-wide shared services initiative (cwssi)

2018 County-wide Shared Services

Initiative (CWSSI) September 04, 2018 @ 1:00 PM

Wyo. Co. Ag. & Business Center 36 Center Street, Warsaw New York

Panelists Towns:

1. A. D. Berwanger T/Arcade 2. B. Kehl T/Attica 3. E. Grant T/Bennington 4. K. Granger T/Castile 5. J. Davis T/Covington 6. B. Hastings T/Eagle 7. D. Tallman T/Gainesville 8. M. Vasile T/Genesee Falls 9. A. Brunner T/Java 10. D. Leuer T/Middlebury 11. S. May T/Orangeville 12. J. Brick T/Perry 13. S. King T/Pike

14. B. Becker T/Sheldon 15. B. Ryan T/Warsaw 16. J. Copeland T/Wethersfield

Villages: 17. J. May V/Arcade 18. W. Lepsch V/Attica 19. K. Washburn V/Castile 20. K. Falkner V/Gainesville 21. F. Hauser V/Perry 22. D. Coffey V/Silver

Springs 23. J. Robinson V/Warsaw 24. N. Norton V/Wyoming

*see attached sign-in sheet

MINUTES Call to Order - 1:06 PM Welcome – A. D. Berwanger, Chairman/Wyoming County Board of Supervisors Opening remarks – Chairman Berwanger

Discussion Items

1. Wyoming County Historian

a. Village of Perry Library i. Scanning and digitizing of local newspapers and several photo collections.

1. Estimated cost $44,000.00 b. Discussion

i. County Historian Amrhein was able to provide the Perry Librarian with information on how to access the online availability of the local newspapers and where to find free manpower /volunteers for help in scanning and digitizing of the photo collections

ii. Open c. Calculate cost savings/avoidance

i. Potential savings - $44,000.00 in cost avoidance

2. County-wide Assessing a. By Wyoming County Real Property Tax Services Director, J. Kirsch

b. Discussion

i. Wyoming County Real Property Tax Services Director, J. Kirsch

ii. Calculate cost savings / avoidance

1. Town of Sheldon reporting cost avoidance of $25,000.00

2. The Towns of Warsaw and Orangeville are reporting $1,143 in additional savings. County providing reassessment services as part of their contractual agreement.

3. County-wide Electronics Collection Event (May 12, 2018) a. By the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors b. Discussion

i. Participants 3. 16 towns 4. 8 villages

ii. Three (3) locations 1. Arcade Highway Barns

2. Attica Highway Barns 3. Perry Warsaw Airport

iii. Project Cost $19,850.45 1. Advertising all provided by NYS Senator Gallivan0. Anticipated DEC funding 9,819.72 50%

1. Cost to the County $10,030.73

2. Some Towns and Villages paid Highway employees to participatec. Calculate cost savings/avoidance

i. Potential savings to the Towns and Villages $19,850.45 + collectively...

4. County-wide Zoning a. By Wyoming County Code Enforcement Officer, D. Roberts b. Discussion

i. Wyoming County Code Enforcement Officer, D. Roberts ii. Five (5) participating municipalities currently iii. Anticipating Eight (8) to Nine (9) by 01/01/19 iv. $3,000 in projected revenue for 2018 v. $8,000 in projected revenue for 2019

c. Calculate cost savings/avoidance i. Potential Savings under review

5. Tennis Courts

a. By Mayor F. Hauser, V/Perry – b. Discussion

i. Open ii. Not part of 2018 plan. Something will happen at some point in the future. iii. Four (4) tennis courts are failing.

c. Calculate cost savings/avoidance i. Potential Savings undetermined

6. Ladder Truck

a. By Mayor F. Hauser, V/Perry – b. Discussion

i. The Village of Perry and the Village of Warsaw are currently the only fire departments with a ladder truck. One comment made was for one of these villages to sell their ladder truck to a fire department on the opposite side of the county so the equipment was more evenly distributed. Mayor Robinson, V/Warsaw pointed out that the Village of Warsaw could never do that. Not with facilities such as the county hospital and Skilled Nursing facility, East Side Nursing Home, the new Senior Citizen apartments with over 120 units and a proposed hotel with 60 + rooms...

ii. No action in 2018 c. Calculate cost savings/avoidance

i. Potential Savings undetermined

7. Tax Collection Software Update

a. By Wyoming County Treasurer C. Mayer b. Discussion

i. Wyoming County Treasurer, C. Mayer ii. See attached information provided by Treasurer Mayer

a. Towns and Villages currently paying between $377 & $416 per year b. Proposed cost to the county

i. $70K annually ii. $58K web based presence annually.

iii. Deferred to 2019 Plan c. Calculate cost savings/avoidance


8. EMS Shared Services

a. By Wyoming County Public Health Administrator, L. Paolucci b. Discussion

i. Wyoming County Public Health Administrator, L. Paolucci c. Calculate cost savings/avoidance


9. Shared Human Resource Support Services

a. By Wyoming County Human Resource Director, D. Farberman b. Discussion

i. Wyoming County Human Resource Director, D. Farberman c. Calculate cost savings/avoidance


10. Incident Based Reporting System

a. By Mayor W. Lepsch, V/Attica – see attached e-mail b. Discussion

i. Wyoming County Sheriff, G. Rudolph ii. This entry is a new topic. Mayor Lepsch submitted the attached Memo dated June 22, 2018

to Clerk Ketchum after the July 10th meeting. iii. Supervisor May, T/Orangeville stated that there is a shared Incident Based Reporting

System within Wyoming County. Municipalities need to opt in…

c. Calculate cost savings/avoidance i. Potential Savings undetermined

11. Tax bill mailings savings

a. By Real Property Tax Services Director, J. Kirsch

b. Discussion

i. Three (3) school districts will see savings in 2018 c. Calculate cost savings/avoidance


12. MEGA

a. By Supervisor Davis, T/Covington

b. Discussion

i. Inter-County of Western NY a. MEGA rolling out program for residential utilities

b. Local Boards would pass a resolution to opt in. Residents would have to opt out if not interested. c. Calculate cost savings/avoidance


13. Replacement of Sluce pipe on State Route 19 in Pearl Creek

a. By Supervisor Davis, T/Covington

b. Discussion

i. Small bridge over a creek

ii. Rated R by NYS DOT iii. State posted for 22 ton

iv. Traffic rerouted

a. Perry, Silver Springs and Warsaw

v. Supervisor Davis, T/Covington and Wyo. Co. Supt. of Highways T. Gadd met with K. Bush, NYS DOT.

a. Mr. Bush laid out the state’s following timeline for replacement

1. 2020 Review – TIP

2. 2021 Design

3. 2022 Out to bid

4. 2023 Construction b. Estimated cost of completion $1.5 - $2 million

vi. County Proposal:

a. Estimated time to complete

1. 2 mos.

b. Estimated cost of completion $250K - $300K

c. Several ideas were provided by Wyoming County to make it right.

1. Wyoming County could utilize a few of the 15 Tappan Z Bridge panels acquired from the state.

2. Wyoming County would replace one (1) state bridge located within the county lines per year without greatly affecting county projects.

vii. NYS DOT explained that projects over $50K have to go out to bid according to the state’s procurement policy. c. Calculate cost savings/avoidance


Chairman Berwanger explained that he has talked to Suzanne Savage, Anne Thayne and Rich Tobe about the proposal. The Chairman plans to speak with Mr. Tobe in greater detail during the NYSAC Fall conference in Rochester in a few weeks.

County Highway builds their own box culverts. A few years ago Wyoming County sent a few to eastern counties in New York to repair damages from flooding

Total potential savings for 2018 identified:

$88,850.42

Action Item: Vote of the panel to approve the 2018 revised plan as reviewed and amended above…

A motion was made by Supervisor Kehl, T/Attica to approve the plan as outlined above. A second was provided by Supervisor Becker, T/Sheldon. 14 Aye / 10 Absent

A motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:37 pm was made by Mayor Lepsch, V/Attica. A second was provided by Supervisor Davis, T/Covington. 14 Aye / 10 Absent

Respectfully submitted,

Cheryl J. Ketchum, CMC

Clerk to the Board

CompletePanel Mtg

#Date

√ N/A 7/3/2018 Kick off meeting

√ 1 7/10/2018 Advertised Public Meeting

√ 2 8/7/2018 Advertised Public Meeting

3 9/4/2018 Advertised Public Meeting **The panel would vote on the plan at the conclusion of this Public Mtg.

√ 7/10/2018 Regular Monthly Meeting This is an Advisory Vote Only / Last year's resolution 17-306

10/9/2018 Regular Monthly Meeting

public presentation of the plan by october 15, 2018

**Panel Votes on Plan Submitted by the County Leader by September 15, 2018

Submission to County Legislative Board by August 1, 2018

(At least three public hearings must be held prior to the vote.)

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