Recommendation LR.33

Recommendation Status: New

Develop a 5-year Action Plan for shared services, and intergovernmental cooperation and collaboration with aim of promoting efficiency, reducing costs, and improving service delivery through collaboration between different levels of government and municipalities within the County.

This recommendation help achieve the following

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Municipalities

Key Issues Addressed

Not Population Stagnation
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Sustainability Considerations

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Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Shared services / intergovernmental cooperation and collaboration has the opportunity to provide a more equitable and equivalent level of service to all communities

Shared services / intergovernmental cooperation and collaboration has the opportunity to improve public services with a greater economic efficiency

Related Planning Topic Areas

Not Municipalities
Countywide
Not Sub-geographies
Not Jobs-Skills Mismatch
Not Greater Housing Diversity & Affordability
Not Land Use & Development
Infrastructure Cost-burden
Social & Environmental Resilience
Economic Development
Not Housing
Not Open Space & Environment
Transportation & Infrastructure
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Leading the Region

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Inclusive
Economies

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Complete Communities

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

Medium
($1-10mil)

Partnership

Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

  • St. Louis County Department of Planning

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Timeline

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Supporting Partner(s)

  • St. Louis County Department of Human Services -Office of Community Development

  • St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

  • St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation

  • St Louis County Office of Emergency Management

  • St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Public Works

Project

Cost

High
($10+ mil)

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Policy

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • General operating revenue

Not Project
Not Partnership
Policy

Tracking Implementation

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Hire consultant to complete plan with County Task Force oversight.

Tracking Success

  • Publish the Action Plan.

If overperforming, what should we do?

Publish updates and educate.

If underperforming, what should we do?

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