7 school districts & county partner, seeking ways to save money
Agencies applying for grant to
determine functions for consolidation & cost savings
SCHENECTADY - Seven school districts and the Schenectady County government are
partnering to apply for a $45,000 county-wide efficiency grant to study business
related functions and activities that could potentially be consolidated or
shared in order to reduce the costs to the taxpayers.
The New York State Department of State offers a Local Government Efficiency
Grant program that encourages municipalities to work together to study the
benefits of shared services.
Schenectady County government along with Burnt Hills, Duanesburg,
Scotia-Glenville, Niskayuna, Schalmont, Mohonasen and Schenectady City school
districts have agreed to partner for the grant and explore options for sharing
services in business administration, auditing, purchasing, personnel, central
stores, printing and mailing for purposes of greater efficiency and cost
savings.
The districts agree to apply for the grant and to share the cost of $5,000 grant
match, split equitably based on district enrollment.
The grant will be submitted on March 16. A response to the grant application is
expected within six weeks following the submission.