Productivity
Savings Services and Governance Reform
Regionalization services include facilitating:
- collective purchasing and contracting
- capacity sharing, including shared dispatch and shared staffing with employees such as veterans’ agents and health officers
- equipment sharing
- developing and negotiating inter-municipal arrangements
Barrier reduction services include:
- identifying and resolving constraints that limit increases in productivity
- charter reviews and updates
- analysis of legal and regulatory barriers
Cost benchmarking services include comparing costs and cost trends to inform government purchasing and negotiations.
Revenue maximization services include helping with federal Medicaid reimbursement.
Savings Tools & Alternative Revenue Techniques (START) program. Samples of savings and revenue-generating pilot projects with the potential for current year budget impact that might work for your community.
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The Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management
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