1. City/Town of Geneva and Proposed Collaborations and Shared Services
Fall Independent Study
Urban Studies
Simon Corson
MAPS
RESULTS
BACKGROUND
Town and City of Geneva
-City Manager Matt Horn and Town Supervisor Mark Venuti
-Expressed interest in having HWS student do a comprehensive report.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
-CCESL Director Katie Flowers and Professor Alan Frishman
-Willing to work with HWS student to complete report.
-In the Town and City of Geneva, I conducted forty interviews as well as job description analyses and a 2015 budget comparison.
-On November 19th, 2014, I presented my findings at the inaugural meeting between the Town Board and the City Council.
-Matt Horn, Mark Venuti and I prepared three resolutions to create work groups that include City Council and Town Board members as well as City and Town staff.
-All three resolutions were passed, and my presentation can be found on the City and Town’s websites.
The Town Board and City Council reviewed my paper in January, 2015.
PURPOSE
-This paper has detailed descriptions of how the Town of Geneva and City of Geneva could share services and collaborate in the future.
-The research methods used were depth interviews, a 2015 Budget comparison, and a job description analyses.
-Suggestions for joint planning include the topics of sewage, drainage, drinking water systems, transportation, fire and police public safety, equipment purchasing, economic development, housing, and recreation.
WORK GROUPS
-Town-City Water, Sewer & Drainage Work Group
-Town-City Transportation, Public Safety and Purchasing Work Group
-Town-City Economic Development, Housing and Recreation Work Group
SOURCES
Contact Information
City of Geneva Assessors Office Records
Photo of the Holiday Inn Express on Hamilton Street
Maps from Ontario County:
-Proposed Zoning for the City of Geneva, September 11th, 1998
-Map of Ontario Country
-Map of the City of Geneva
-Map of the Town of Geneva
Simon Corson