LWVSHR Position on Regional Cooperation
The LWV-SHR supports the concept of regional cooperation among local jurisdictions as a means for solving problems that cross jurisdictional boundaries such as when:
• Large-scale operations can be expected to provide economies;
• Services and specialized skills can be provided which some or all of the participating jurisdictions cannot provide alone;
• Duplication of necessary but generally underutilized services in a single jurisdiction can be avoided;
• Needs or problems are region-wide or spill over jurisdictional boundaries;
• There is reasonable agreement on the existence of the need and the kind of service required;
• Uniform or compatible methods of data collection can make available information that will aid local planning operations;
• Actions of one locality have significant impact on its neighbors; and
• Localities can benefit from knowledge of what neighboring jurisdictions are doing.