Public-Public Partnerships: Case Studies in Small Government Service Sharing

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Small governments are often faced with the same complex challenges as larger ones, but usually with far fewer resources. Budgets are strapped, staff are pulled in too many different directions, and community needs are multiplying. So what's a small government to do? Rather than ignore their problems, hope they'll go away, and let the next person in charge figure it out, small governments can partner to share resources.

This session will highlight examples of such "public-public partnerships," including how they were formed and how each of the partners are benefiting.

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss case studies of local governments that have partnered to solve shared challenges.

  • Identify potential obstacles and risks involved in partnering with other local governments.

  • Evaluate opportunities for your local government to partner with other local governments to solve shared problems.