York Region N6 Collaboration Initiatives
OMAA SPRING WORKSHOPMAY 3, 2018SHARED SERVICES SESSION – CASE STUDIES
PRESENTED BY:
THOMAS R. WEBSTER, CAO, TOWN OF EAST GWILLIMBURYWINANNE GRANT, CAO, TOWN OF GEORGINA
York Region N6Total population approximately 1.2 million
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54,600
34,000
28,80045,800
Town of Newmarket
90,000
Town of Aurora58,100
N6 By the NumbersTotal population Over 311,000
More information: Public Sector Digest – York Region N6 Innovation In Municipal Shared Services
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First Key Tenets
1. Equality regardless of size
2. Ability to take calculated risk and use innovation
3. Ability to participate or not
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Early Successes
Joint Auditor Waste Collection
Joint Training (Led by Newmarket)
Insurance (Led by East Gwillimbury)
Economic Development (Led by Whitchurch Stouffville)
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Others
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Joint Audit Services
Basic tenet: Not all had to participate
Started with participation of:
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Waste Management $11 million over contract period
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Sustainable Community Awards
AMO – P.J. Marshall Certificate of Merit Award collaboration
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Early Successes
Joint Auditor Waste Collection
Joint Training (Led by Newmarket)
Insurance (Led by East Gwillimbury)
Economic Development (Led by Whitchurch Stouffville)
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Others
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N6 2.0 Where are we now & where are we going?
2015/2016 Shared Services Review
2017 Refresh
Formalized reporting
Appointed Chair & Vice
Delegate inclusion/succession planning
Maintain opt in/out clause
N6 Specialized Resource Sharing Protocol
N6 Partnership Protocol
Moving Forward Maintain past successes
Look for opportunities to grow
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Shared Services Review
Retained external assistance
Set stage for moving forward
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2017 Refresh OMAA Spring Conference
JW Marriott, Muskoka
Feedback process N6 remains relevant
Dual objective Service delivery & networking
Focus on continuity Full attention and commitment
Delegate inclusion & succession planning
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N6 Partnership Protocol
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Moving Forward
Waste Management Contract 2.0
Fire Master Planning & Collaborative Initiatives Project
Animal Control Services
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Second Stage of Waste Management 13
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Fire Master Planning Collaborative Initiatives Project 14
Joint Public Education & Fire PreventionJoint ProcurementJoint Training and Response
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Animal Control Services 15
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N6 Benefits & Challenges
Benefits Informal support
Flexibility
Challenges CAO & Council transitions
Competing priorities for time
Resource constraint
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Working together to achieve more for our residents.
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