Resources

 

There are no conferences or workshops currently planned, please check back

 

Previous Conferences & Workshops

The Dating Game Conference, November 7, 2007, Lewiston, ME

Did you miss the regional partnerships conference? Over 200 people gathered in Lewiston at an event hosted by the Citizen's Commission on Lewiston-Auburn Cooperation. Conference presentations are available on the commission's website.

 

Click here for a list of consultants and facilitators.

Interlocal Cooperation Manual, Maine Municipal Association, 2001. Free on-line access for MMA members.

Managing Changes to Local Government Structure in British Columbia: A Review Program and Guide, Ministry of Municipal Affairs. This paper provides the framework for local government restructuring activity in British Columbia. October 2000 (PDF 126KB)

Merger of City-Village Services: Best Practices, University of Wisconsin Extension Local Government Center, a set of case studies chronicling the successes and challenges of cities and villages that voluntarily have combined one or more major municipal services with one or more neighboring units of local government. February 2003 (PDF 348KB)

Merging Two Quasi-Municipal Districts: A Case Study of the Augusta Water District and the Augusta Sanitary District. Prepared by Kay Rand, Bernstein, Shur Government Solutions. December 2005 (PDF 240KB)

SHARE: SHaring Available Resources Efficiently - Best Practices Handbook, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, This handbook offers a step-by-step guide through the shared service process. It provides local officials basic information on sharing public services with other municipalities, counties, fire or other special districts. October 2006 (PDF 2.21MB)

 

 

Dexter and Garland: Sample Interlocal Agreement to Provide Tax Assessor Services (PDF 102KB)

Dexter, St Albans: Employment of a Code Enforcement Officer (PDF 176 KB)

Lewiston-Auburn: 911 Agreement (PDF 310 KB)

Mapleton, Castle Hill, Chapman: Sharing Joint General and Administrative Expenses, Joint Highway Department Expenses, and the Approval Process

• Introduction (PDF 116KB)
• Section 1 – General and Administrative Joint Expense Cost Sharing Agreement (PDF 116KB)
• Section 2 – Joint Highway Agreement and Cost Sharing Formula (PDF 248KB)
• Section 3 – Administration, Joint Board of Selectmen, Administrator (PDF 199KB)
• Section 3 – Administration, Property (PDF 236KB)
• Section 3 – Administration, Personnel (PDF 124KB)
• Section 4 – Joint Budget Approval and Adoption Process (PDF 224KB)
• Section V/VI – Remedies, Misc (PDF 233KB)

Yarmouth, Cumberland, Falmouth, North Yarmouth: Regional Paramedic Mutual Aid Agreement (PDF 134 KB)

 

 

Western Maine Regional Capital Improvement Plan Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments, June 2006 (PDF 685KB)

Mid-Coast Regional Planning Commission Regional Plan, April 2005 (PDF 385KB)

Regional Visioning Report, by Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission, August 2004 (PDF 312KB)

Creating a Process for Reviewing Developments of Regional Impact in Maine, by Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission, June 2004 (PDF 252KB)

Penobscot Valley: Prudent Investments Linking Our Towns , A Report on Education, Housing, and Capital Planning Opportunities, October 2002

 

Cooperative Municipal Growth Management activities

Intergovernmental Advisory Commission

Inter-local Cooperation, inter-local agreements

Multi-municipal Primary Assessing Districts

Preference for HHW grants

Regional Cooperation, forms of regional councils

Regional Planning and Development Districts

Transfer of Development Rights