Savings in time and efficiency for internal departments and Township Estimated Annual Savings/Benefits: residents by uninterrupted access to all mapping needs. More information: (Assessing Dept) Building Inspection and Plan Review Sterling Heights – Sharing of Building Department personnel between Sterling Heights and Shelby Township to perform inspections and plan reviews to Shared Service Description: minimize the use of overtime, temporary and or delay in services. Partner Community(ies): Sterling Heights Year Begun 2013 Discussions, approval and agreement are pending between the Township Board, labor union and Sterling Heights to determine feasibility and cost/benefit. Anticipate $2,000 or more in savings plus improved services to customers. Estimated Annual Savings/Benefits: This project was unable to be implemented in 2013 due to union negotiations. Now that union negotiations are over and a contract is in place, the implementation plan will be resumed in early 2014. More information: (Building Department) Dequindre Crosswalk Improvements to the pedestrian trail crossing for the Clinton River Shared Service Description: Trail at Dequindre Road connecting to the Macomb Orchard Trail Anticipated start of construction is April 21, 2014, with construction Current Status: slated to be completed May 23, 2014. City of Rochester, MDOT, RCOC, RCMC, Shelby Township, Oakland Partner Community(ies): County and Friends of the Clinton River Trail. Year Begun 2013 Cost set aside by City of Rochester - $70,000. Total project cost and sharing agreements unknown at this time. The cross walk will provide Estimated Annual Savings/Benefits: ease of access to many trail sections and also provide a safe transition from Rochester to Shelby. More information: Unsuccessful Service Sharing Arrangements YR 2013 Ladder Truck Sharing An opportunity to reduce the number of ladder trucks required by four Shared Service Description: communities. This opportunity is still in the discussion stage. The project was stalled with the passing of Shelby Fire Chief Gene Shepherd. Upon Current Status: the appointment of Shelby Township’s new chief, it was decided that this project would not be pursued. Partner Community(ies): Macomb Township, Washington Township, Utica Discussions will resume on the ladder truck sharing in the spring of Year Begun: 2013 with an anticipated agreement before the end of the year. The cost of specialized fire apparatus can be hundreds of thousands Estimated Annual Savings/Benefits: of dollars. Reducing the number of trucks required could save a substantial amount of money. More information: (Fire Department)
Estimated Annual Savings/Benefits: Savings in time and efficiency for internal departments and Township residents by uninterrupted access to all mapping needs. More information: (Assessing Dept) Building Inspection and Plan Review – Sterling Heights Shared Service Description: Sharing of Building Department personnel between Sterling Heights and Shelby Township to perform inspections and plan reviews to minimize the use of overtime, temporary and or delay in services. Partner Community(ies): Sterling Heights Year Begun 2013 Estimated Annual Savings/Benefits: Discussions, approval and agreement are pending between the Township Board, labor union and Sterling Heights to determine feasibility and cost/benefit. Anticipate $2,000 or more in savings plus improved services to customers. This project was unable to be implemented in 2013 due to union negotiations. Now that union negotiations are over and a contract is in place, the implementation plan will be resumed in early 2014. More information: (Building Department) Dequindre Crosswalk Shared Service Description: Improvements to the pedestrian trail crossing for the Clinton River Trail at Dequindre Road connecting to the Macomb Orchard Trail Current Status: Anticipated start of construction is April 21, 2014, with construction slated to be completed May 23, 2014. Partner Community(ies): City of Rochester, MDOT, RCOC, RCMC, Shelby Township, Oakland County and Friends of the Clinton River Trail. Year Begun 2013 Estimated Annual Savings/Benefits: Cost set aside by City of Rochester - $70,000. Total project cost and sharing agreements unknown at this time. The cross walk will provide ease of access to many trail sections and also provide a safe transition from Rochester to Shelby. More information: Unsuccessful Service Sharing Arrangements YR 2013 Ladder Truck Sharing Shared Service Description: An opportunity to reduce the number of ladder trucks required by four communities. Current Status: This opportunity is still in the discussion stage. The project was stalled with the passing of Shelby Fire Chief Gene Shepherd. Upon the appointment of Shelby Township’s new chief, it was decided that this project would not be pursued. Partner Community(ies): Macomb Township, Washington Township, Utica Year Begun: Discussions will resume on the ladder truck sharing in the spring of 2013 with an anticipated agreement before the end of the year. Estimated Annual Savings/Benefits: The cost of specialized fire apparatus can be hundreds of thousands of dollars. Reducing the number of trucks required could save a substantial amount of money. More information: (Fire Department)
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