Belmar, Bradley Beach, Neptune, Neptune City and Lake Como are getting $75,684 from the state to do a shared services study.
The towns are each paying $2,800 in addition to the state grant.
“We are hoping to find ways of optimizing services, avoiding any duplications of effort, and thereby reducing costs to the taxpayer,” says Bradley Beach Mayor Julie Schreck.
The study will look at possibly sharing a dispatch center, a detective bureau and police duties such as management and patrol as well as fleet maintenance and purchasing.
“We have a chance to look at where it makes sense to share or practices that we might adopt and services that we don’t share, which could also end up saving money for our taxpayers, says Neptune Committeeman Randy Bishop.
Intertech Associates in Freehold and Jersey Professional Management in Cranford are conducting the study.
The results are expected in six to nine months.
By: Janet Fried
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