This budget example and template from the Northwoods Collaborative shows relevant revenue and expenses for a shared service. It was developed by the Northwoods Shared Services Project in Wisconsin, a member of the Center’s Shared Services Learning Community.
This comparison tool helps multiple jurisdictions compare the fiscal, service and staffing implications of providing a public health service within their own jurisdiction versus in a shared arrangement. It was developed by the Northwoods Shared Services Project in Wisconsin, a member of the Center’s Shared Services Learning Community.
This tool can be used following implementation of a shared services arrangement. The questions will help stakeholders review the implementation and management strategy, communications, and monitoring and evaluation plan. It was developed by the Northwoods Shared Services Project in Wisconsin, a member of the Center’s Shared Services Learning Community.
Once a decision has been made to move forward with a cross-jurisdictional sharing arrangement, the Prepare and Plan checklist could be used to develop the shared service. The checklist systematically guides the partners through context and history, governance or organizational structure, fiscal and service implications, agreements, legal issues, logistics, communications, change management, timelines, and monitoring. […]
The template tool from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation provides a framework for the important elements to consider in strategic communications.
A project charter is a statement of the scope, objectives, expected milestones, and roles and responsibilities of staff. It can be used as a framework for partners to use during the Explore phase of the Roadmap. It was developed by the Northwoods Shared Services Project in Wisconsin, a member of the Center’s Shared Services Learning […]
This is a template that can be used by jurisdictions to formalize the provision of and specify reimbursement for the costs for sharing public health services. It was developed by the Central Massachusetts Regional Public Health Alliance, which was part of the Center’s Shared Services Learning Community.
This tool reviews service and community characteristics in order to help local leaders determine whether cross-jurisdictional sharing arrangements could achieve community goals. Available online: https://icma.org/documents/collaborative-service-delivery-matrix
This section of the Institute for Local Government’s website provides a number of sample agreements that can be used for developing intergovernmental collaborations. Although most of the agreements are based on California examples, much of the information is generalizable. Available online: http://www.ca-ilg.org/post/interagency-collaboration-sample-agreements
This action plan template adapted from the community toolbox lists the steps required to achieve an outcome along with who should complete the action, when it should be completed, what potential barriers may be encountered, and who should be informed about the action. It was developed by the Northwoods Shared Services Project in Wisconsin, a […]