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Combining Government Services <br />Checklist of Considerittions <br />Structure and govemance <br />t3 which structure — consolidated service, service contract, or mutual aid? <br />t3 once structure is detennined, hove will the operation be governed and managed? <br />a For a consolidated .service <br />• Will the board consist of elted officials, appointed city officials, citizen appointees, or <br />some combination? <br />• Do all the cities have equal representation? <br />• How are the members appointed, for what terams, etc.? <br />• Are there certain specific types of decisions that will need to be approved by the <br />participating city councils, in addition to (or instead of) by the joint board? <br />a For service contracts, will there be a formal structure for the purchasing city to have input, <br />such as an advisory board, a designated liaison, regular meetings, etc,? <br />Contract provisions <br />Q How will each city's share of the cost be determined? <br />a what ,night be grounds for changing the cities' respective shares in the future? <br />a How will any unexpected or unbudgeted costs or uninsured/unfunded liabilities be handled? <br />a How will decisions about future capital expenditures be made and funded? <br />a will there be equipment contributions? <br />L3 Are cities' equipment contributions equitable? <br />u Will the agreement expire on a specified date, or continue indefinitely until terminated by <br />the parties? <br />n when may a city withdraw, under what conditions, and how much notice is required? <br />o In a multi -party joint service, will/can the service continue with the now- reduced number of <br />participating cities? <br />c3 If the joint armgement is dissolved, how are the equipment, assets and liabilities allocated? <br />a If a city is moves from having its own service to a consolidated or service contract <br />approach, does the city have any existing mutual aid arrangements affecting that service? <br />u Are there other contracts that may be affected by the new joint effort? <br />Employees <br />a will the new operation have the same number, mom, or fewer employees than the combined <br />total of the cities' existing operations? <br />a Are there existing labor contracts in place? <br />a what will the new salary and benefits schedule for employees be? <br />u What union if any, will represent the employees in a combined service? <br />a Do any of the cities have a civil service system covering employees that would be affected? r <br />a Do any of the cities have a local relief association covering employees that would be <br />affected` <br />a How will personnel records and files be handled for both current and future employees? <br />6 <br />