2019 CMRPC Shared Services General Survey

Introduction

CMRPC is surveying Selectboards, Town Managers, Town Administrators, Executive Secretaries, and community leaders to gauge interest and to assess each town's preferences and/or opportunities for shared services or joint procurement of goods and services.

There are many successful models on a wide spectrum of goods and services that might be shared or jointly procured. We believe there is tremendous value in collaborative problem solving. We've used responses from this survey to launch projects for shared Animal Control, Building Inspection, Human Resources, IT, Accounting, Town Planners, Shared EMS, Joint Fuel Procurement, Auctioneer Services, and others.

The survey is short. Please do what you can to complete it by Friday, March 15th.

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* 1. Please help us understand who is completing this survey

Name

Municipality

City/Town

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. What is your role with the municipality?

Town Administrator/Manager/Executive Secretary

Board of Selectmen

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Has your community committed to a Regional or Shared Service best practice as part of your Commonwealth Community Compact Commitments?

Yes, Regional or Shared Services is one of our Committments

No, our Commitments are in other areas.

No, we have not signed a Commonwealth Community Compact Commitment.

Not Sure.

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* 4. Please review the following topics and indicate your town's perpspective with regard to collaborating or regionalizing for that topic.

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Are you currently in discussion regarding sharing or regionalizing on any topic? If so about what? With whom? Please provide a brief summary.

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* 6. Which of the following goods or services would you consider procuring jointly or from a blanket contract?

	Already procure this with another municipality or agency	Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Would consider procuring jointly	Would not procure this jointly
General Office Supplies	General Office Supplies Already procure this with another municipality or agency	General Office Supplies Highly desirable to procure this jointly	General Office Supplies Would consider procuring jointly	General Office Supplies Would not procure this jointly
IT Equipment	IT Equipment Already procure this with another municipality or agency	IT Equipment Highly desirable to procure this jointly	IT Equipment Would consider procuring jointly	IT Equipment Would not procure this jointly
Electricity	Electricity Already procure this with another municipality or agency	Electricity Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Electricity Would consider procuring jointly	Electricity Would not procure this jointly
Emergency Medical Supplies	Emergency Medical Supplies Already procure this with another municipality or agency	Emergency Medical Supplies Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Emergency Medical Supplies Would consider procuring jointly	Emergency Medical Supplies Would not procure this jointly
Narcan	Narcan Already procure this with another municipality or agency	Narcan Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Narcan Would consider procuring jointly	Narcan Would not procure this jointly
Sharps Disposal	Sharps Disposal Already procure this with another municipality or agency	Sharps Disposal Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Sharps Disposal Would consider procuring jointly	Sharps Disposal Would not procure this jointly
Elevator Maintenance	Elevator Maintenance Already procure this with another municipality or agency	Elevator Maintenance Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Elevator Maintenance Would consider procuring jointly	Elevator Maintenance Would not procure this jointly
Vehicles for Police/Fire/Public Works	Vehicles for Police/Fire/Public Works Already procure this with another municipality or agency	Vehicles for Police/Fire/Public Works Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Vehicles for Police/Fire/Public Works Would consider procuring jointly	Vehicles for Police/Fire/Public Works Would not procure this jointly
Road Salt/Brine/Highway Materials	Road Salt/Brine/Highway Materials Already procure this with another municipality or agency	Road Salt/Brine/Highway Materials Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Road Salt/Brine/Highway Materials Would consider procuring jointly	Road Salt/Brine/Highway Materials Would not procure this jointly
Rental Highway Equipment for specific projects or emergencies	Rental Highway Equipment for specific projects or emergencies Already procure this with another municipality or agency	Rental Highway Equipment for specific projects or emergencies Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Rental Highway Equipment for specific projects or emergencies Would consider procuring jointly	Rental Highway Equipment for specific projects or emergencies Would not procure this jointly
Culvert Cleaning or Catch Basin Cleaning Services	Culvert Cleaning or Catch Basin Cleaning Services Already procure this with another municipality or agency	Culvert Cleaning or Catch Basin Cleaning Services Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Culvert Cleaning or Catch Basin Cleaning Services Would consider procuring jointly	Culvert Cleaning or Catch Basin Cleaning Services Would not procure this jointly
Retrofitting Streetlights with LED	Retrofitting Streetlights with LED Already procure this with another municipality or agency	Retrofitting Streetlights with LED Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Retrofitting Streetlights with LED Would consider procuring jointly	Retrofitting Streetlights with LED Would not procure this jointly
School Transportation	School Transportation Already procure this with another municipality or agency	School Transportation Highly desirable to procure this jointly	School Transportation Would consider procuring jointly	School Transportation Would not procure this jointly
Drones for Topographic Surveys, Ecological Assessments / Mapping, Infrastructure Inspections, Construction Inspection Services	Drones for Topographic Surveys, Ecological Assessments / Mapping, Infrastructure Inspections, Construction Inspection Services Already procure this with another municipality or agency	Drones for Topographic Surveys, Ecological Assessments / Mapping, Infrastructure Inspections, Construction Inspection Services Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Drones for Topographic Surveys, Ecological Assessments / Mapping, Infrastructure Inspections, Construction Inspection Services Would consider procuring jointly	Drones for Topographic Surveys, Ecological Assessments / Mapping, Infrastructure Inspections, Construction Inspection Services Would not procure this jointly

Other (please specify)

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* 7. CMRPC has already established joint procurement programs for the following items, please indicate your interest in participating or learning more.

	Already procure this through CMRPC	Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Would consider procuring jointly	Would not procure this jointly
Auctioneer Services	Auctioneer Services Already procure this through CMRPC	Auctioneer Services Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Auctioneer Services Would consider procuring jointly	Auctioneer Services Would not procure this jointly
Fuel Oil/Propane/Diesel/Gasoline	Fuel Oil/Propane/Diesel/Gasoline Already procure this through CMRPC	Fuel Oil/Propane/Diesel/Gasoline Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Fuel Oil/Propane/Diesel/Gasoline Would consider procuring jointly	Fuel Oil/Propane/Diesel/Gasoline Would not procure this jointly
Human Resources Assistance	Human Resources Assistance Already procure this through CMRPC	Human Resources Assistance Highly desirable to procure this jointly	Human Resources Assistance Would consider procuring jointly	Human Resources Assistance Would not procure this jointly

Other (please specify)

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* 8. CMRPC is considering building its capacity to offer ADA Self Evaluation or Transition Plans as they are increasingly a prerequisite for grant opportunities. Does your community need assistance with its ADA Plan?

Yes

Unsure

Thank you. If you have additional comments or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact Trish Settles, Manager of Regional Collaboration and Community Planning at tsettles@cmrpc.org (508-459-3320) or Connor Robichaud at crobichaud@cmrpc.org (508-459-3337).

Again we look forward to working with you to develop cost efficient and effective solutions to municipal challenges.

	Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Animal Control	Animal Control Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Animal Control Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Animal Control Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Animal Control Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Assessing	Assessing Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Assessing Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Assessing Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Assessing Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Building Inspection	Building Inspection Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Building Inspection Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Building Inspection Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Building Inspection Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Conservation Agent	Conservation Agent Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Conservation Agent Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Conservation Agent Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Conservation Agent Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Council on Aging/Senior Services	Council on Aging/Senior Services Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Council on Aging/Senior Services Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Council on Aging/Senior Services Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Council on Aging/Senior Services Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Dispatch	Dispatch Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Dispatch Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Dispatch Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Dispatch Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Emergency Management Staffing/Services/Equipment	Emergency Management Staffing/Services/Equipment Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Emergency Management Staffing/Services/Equipment Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Emergency Management Staffing/Services/Equipment Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Emergency Management Staffing/Services/Equipment Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)	Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Fire Department Staffing/Services/Equipment	Fire Department Staffing/Services/Equipment Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Fire Department Staffing/Services/Equipment Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Fire Department Staffing/Services/Equipment Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Fire Department Staffing/Services/Equipment Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
General Administration (Assistance on special projects or interim help to fill a vacant position)	General Administration (Assistance on special projects or interim help to fill a vacant position) Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	General Administration (Assistance on special projects or interim help to fill a vacant position) Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	General Administration (Assistance on special projects or interim help to fill a vacant position) Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	General Administration (Assistance on special projects or interim help to fill a vacant position) Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Geographic Information Services	Geographic Information Services Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Geographic Information Services Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Geographic Information Services Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Geographic Information Services Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Health Agent	Health Agent Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Health Agent Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Health Agent Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Health Agent Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Housing Planning Services	Housing Planning Services Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Housing Planning Services Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Housing Planning Services Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Housing Planning Services Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Human Resources/Personnel Services	Human Resources/Personnel Services Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Human Resources/Personnel Services Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Human Resources/Personnel Services Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Human Resources/Personnel Services Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Recruitment Services	Recruitment Services Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Recruitment Services Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Recruitment Services Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Recruitment Services Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Information Technology (IT) Services	Information Technology (IT) Services Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Information Technology (IT) Services Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Information Technology (IT) Services Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Information Technology (IT) Services Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Infrastructure/Water/Sewer Services/Compliance	Infrastructure/Water/Sewer Services/Compliance Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Infrastructure/Water/Sewer Services/Compliance Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Infrastructure/Water/Sewer Services/Compliance Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Infrastructure/Water/Sewer Services/Compliance Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Sealer of Weights and Measures	Sealer of Weights and Measures Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Sealer of Weights and Measures Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Sealer of Weights and Measures Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Sealer of Weights and Measures Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Planner/Planning Board Assistance/Community Development	Planner/Planning Board Assistance/Community Development Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Planner/Planning Board Assistance/Community Development Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Planner/Planning Board Assistance/Community Development Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Planner/Planning Board Assistance/Community Development Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Police Department Staffing/Services/Equipment	Police Department Staffing/Services/Equipment Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Police Department Staffing/Services/Equipment Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Police Department Staffing/Services/Equipment Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Police Department Staffing/Services/Equipment Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Procurement	Procurement Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Procurement Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Procurement Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Procurement Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Public Housing Management/Services	Public Housing Management/Services Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Public Housing Management/Services Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Public Housing Management/Services Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Public Housing Management/Services Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Public Works Staffing/Services/Equipment	Public Works Staffing/Services/Equipment Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Public Works Staffing/Services/Equipment Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Public Works Staffing/Services/Equipment Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Public Works Staffing/Services/Equipment Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Recreation Department	Recreation Department Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Recreation Department Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Recreation Department Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Recreation Department Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Regional Safety Officer	Regional Safety Officer Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Regional Safety Officer Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Regional Safety Officer Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Regional Safety Officer Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
School District	School District Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	School District Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	School District Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	School District Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
School Resource Officer	School Resource Officer Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	School Resource Officer Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	School Resource Officer Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	School Resource Officer Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Social Services	Social Services Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Social Services Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Social Services Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Social Services Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Town Manager/Administrator	Town Manager/Administrator Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Town Manager/Administrator Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Town Manager/Administrator Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Town Manager/Administrator Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Treasurer/Collector/Accounting	Treasurer/Collector/Accounting Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Treasurer/Collector/Accounting Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Treasurer/Collector/Accounting Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Treasurer/Collector/Accounting Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic
Veterans Services	Veterans Services Already regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Veterans Services Highly desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic	Veterans Services Would consider regionalizing or sharing with regard to this topic	Veterans Services Not at all desirable to regionalize or share with regard to this topic