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142 Collaborative Actions by Service Area—June 28, 2011
The KSU Center expresses its appreciation to the Fund for our Economic Future, The Knight Foundation, and the Civic Commons for their support of this work.
For more than two years, the Center for Public Administration and Public Policy at Kent State University has tracked and recorded information about collaborations among local governments in Northeastern Ohio.
The Center’s goals are to identify collaborative processes, disseminate collaborative ideas, provide a foundation for developing best practices on collaboration, and enable local governments to increase public sector efficiency and effectiveness. This collaborative summary titled “The Innovator’s Collaborative Series” provides information on the collaborative service projects the Center has identified through March 31, 2011.
History of the Project...
What should you do if you know of a Collaborative idea and it is not on the list? We are actively sharing
information with the State Auditor’s office. Please go to the State Auditor’s Office Shared Services Idea
Center and enter your collaborative/shared services idea at: http://www.auditor.state.oh.us/
sharedservices/default.htm. For changes and corrections, please contact the Center at (330) 672-7148 or
cfpapp@kent.edu.
What are Collaborative Actions?
A collaborative action is a project for which the Center has identified a primary source verifying collaborative activity between two or more government partners. This is when collaborators move beyond talking
about collaborating to actually implementing in some fashion.
Who is part of this Collaborative Series?
The 16-county region of northeastern Ohio, as listed to the right.
What counties are involved the largest number of collaborative activities?
Cuyahoga County ranks the highest with 51 Collaborative Actions for the northeast Ohio region.
Summit County is next with 30 actions followed by Portage County with 15 actions.
Why are they collaborating?
Almost all governments identified are collaborating to share costs, share responsibility through
sharing staff or resources or merging services completely. (These reasons for collaboration are
identified in the Benefits column of the Innovators Collaborative Series.)
What services areas are addressed by these collaborative ideas?
Public Safety is the leader with 42 collaborative actions taking place across three categories: Fire/EMS, Police and Dispatch.
Economic Development/Transportation is close behind with 40 collaborative actions.
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Ashland
Ashtabula
Carroll
Columbiana
Cuyahoga
Geauga
Lake
Lorain
Mahoning
Medina
Portage
Stark
Summit
Trumbull
Wayne
Richland
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Concept
Title of Collaboration
Leader of the Collaboration
Partners in the Collaboration
Meaning
Categories
Names of the
Partners and
reason for
collaborating
All titles are unique to the collaboration
Lead Community
Name of Lead Community
Names of Partners
Names of other entities (municipalities, depts., etc.) in agreement
in Collaboration
Benefits of Collaboration
Manner in which
partners are
collaborating
Service Area Involved in
Collaboration
Service area in
Economic Development and Transportation, Education (schools and libraries), Health and Environment, Planning, Public Safety (fire,
which partners are
police, dispatch), Public Works (utilities, city services), Other
collaborating
County in Which the
Collaboration Occurs
Status of the Collaboration
Sharing responsibility for service provision, sharing responsibility for costs, sharing the benefits of revenue, merging administrative
staff and responsibility, merging service providing staff and responsibility, Merging the partner organizations completely
Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit,
County
collaboration is in Trumbull, Wayne
Status/program
based on updates
from organization
website
Idea- a collaborative project which is in the discussion phase and for which we have not identified primary sources varifying
collaborative activity between two more more partners
Action- a collaborative project for which we have identified a primary source varifying collaborative activity between two or more
partners
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Partners
Copley Township
Service Area
Economic Development
and Transportation
Other Counties
Summit
Status
Collaborative Action
1
TITLE
Akron-Copley Joint
Economic
Development District
Coventry Township
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Summit
Collaborative Action
2
Akron-Coventry Joint City of Akron
Economic
Development District
Ashland County-West Ashland County
Holmes Career Center
City of West Holmes
Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
For Costs
and Transportation
Ashland
Collaborative Action
Bath-Akron-Fairlawn
Joint Economic
Development District
Bath Township, Village of Fairlawn
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Summit
Collaborative Action
Boston-Cuyahoga Falls Boston Township
Joint Economic
Development District
City of Cuyahoga Falls
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Summit
Collaborative Action
Brimfield-Kent Joint
Economic
Development District
Brimfield Township
City of Kent
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Portage
Collaborative Action
Brimfield-Tallmadge
Joint Economic
Development District
Brimfield Township
City of Tallmadge
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Summit
Collaborative Action
#
Lead
City of Akron
Economic Development and Transportation
Benefits
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
3
City of Akron
4
5
6
7
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#
8
Economic Development
9
10
TITLE
Lead
Cleveland - Shaker
City of Cleveland
Heights University
Hospitals Health
System Joint Economic
Development Zone
Partners
City of Shaker Heights
Economic Development and Transportation
Benefits
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Service Area
Economic Development
and Transportation
Other Counties
Cuyahoga
Status
Collaborative Action
Cleveland-Cuyahoga
County Workforce
Investment Board
Cleveland- Cuyahoga City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Polaris Career
Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
County Workforce
Center, Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, Max S. Haynes For Costs
and Transportation
Investment Board
Career andTechnical High School
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Cleveland-Highland
Hills Joint Economic
Development Zone
City of Cleveland
City of Highland Hills
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Cleveland-Lakewood- City of Cleveland
Bedford JEDD
City of Lakewood, City of Bedford
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Cuyahoga Falls/Boston City of Cuyahoga
Joint Economic
Falls
Development District
Boston Township
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Elyria-Lorain Joint
Economic
Development District
City of Elyria
Elyria Township
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Lorain
Collaborative Action
Franklin-Kent Joint
Economic
Development District
City of Kent
Franklin Township
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Portage
Collaborative Action
11
12
13
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Service Area
Economic Development
and Transportation
Other Counties
Ashtabula
Status
Collaborative Action
Partners
Harpersfield Township
15
TITLE
Lead
Geneva - Harpersfield City of Geneva
Joint Economic
Development District
#1
Harpersfield Township
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Ashtabula
Collaborative Action
16
Geneva - Harpersfield City of Geneva
Joint Economic
Development District
#2
Hudson-Cuyahoga
Falls Joint Economic
Development Zone
City of Hudson
City of Cuyahoga Falls, City of Stow, Boston Township Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Summit
Collaborative Action
Lake County Port
Authority-Lake Erie
College Entrapeneur
Cooperative
Lake County Port
Authority
Lake Erie College, City of Mentor, Lakeland
Community College
Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
For Providing Services and Transportation
Lake
Collaborative Action
Lorain CountyCommunity Alliance
Economic
Development
Lorain County
Community Alliance
Team Lorain County, the Workforce Institute-The
Employment netWork, City of Amherst, City of Avon,
City of Avon Lake, City of Elyria, City of Lorain, City
of North Ridgeville, City of Oberlin, City of Sheffield
Lake, City of Vermilion
Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
For Costs
and Transportation
Lorain
Collaborative Action
Medina-Montville
Economic
Development District
City of Medina
Montville Township
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Medina
Collaborative Action
#
Economic Development
Economic Development and Transportation
Benefits
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
17
18
19
20
Economic Development
and Transportation
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#
TITLE
Lead
Northeast Ohio Trade Portage County
and Economic
Consortium
Economic Development and Transportation
Partners
Benefits
Service Area
Ashtabula County, Columbiana County, Mahoning
Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
County, Medina County, Richland County, Stark
For Providing Services and Transportation
County, Summit County, Trumbull County, Wayne
County
21
Northfield - Macedonia City of Macedonia
Joint Economic
Development District
Northfield Township.
Other Counties
Status
Ashtabula,
Collaborative Action
Columbiana,
Mahoning, Medina,
Portage, Richland,
Stark, Summit,
Trumbull, Wayne
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Summit
Collaborative Action
Economic Development
22
City of Olmsted Falls Olmsted Township
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
23
Olmsted FallsOlmstead Township.
Joint Economic
Development District
Village of Orange
City of Chagrin Falls, City of Highland Hills
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
24
Orange-ChagrinHighland Hills Joint
Economic
Development District
Village of
Reminderville
Twinsburg Township
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Summit
Collaborative Action
25
RemindervilleTwinsburg Joint
Economic
Development District
City of Solon
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Geauga
Collaborative Action
Solon-Bainbridge Joint City of Bainbridge
Economic
Development District
26
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Service Area
Economic Development
and Transportation
Other Counties
Cuyahoga
Status
Collaborative Action
TITLE
South EuclidCuyahoga County
Economic
Development
Lead
City of South Euclid
Partners
Cuyahoga County
Springfield-Akron
Joint Economic
Development District
City of Akron
Springfield Township
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Summit
Collaborative Action
Warrensville Heights.- City of Warrensville
Cleveland Joint
Heights
Economic
Development Zone
City of Cleveland
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
YoungstownCity of Youngstown
Austintown-Boardman
Joint Economic
Development District
Youngstown, Austintown, Boardman
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Economic Development
and Transportation
Mahoning
Collaborative Action
Warren, Eastgate Council of Governments
Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
For Costs
and Transportation
Mahoning
Collaborative Action
31
Youngstown-Warren
Materials/Software
Hub
City of Highland Heights, City of Lyndhurst and City of Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
South Euclid.
For Providing Services and Transportation
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
1
Cuyahoga County-Tri- Cuyahoga County
City Consortium on
Aging Senior
Transportation
City of Cleveland
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
2
Cuyahoga Regional
Transportation
Authority
#
27
28
Economic Development
Economic Development and Transportation
Benefits
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
29
Transportation
30
City of Youngstown
Cuyahoga County
Merging Partners Into Economic Development
One Organization
and Transportation
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3
Economic Development and Transportation
TITLE
Lead
Partners
Benefits
Service Area
Kent State University- Kent State University Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority , Kent Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
Portage Area Regional
City Schools, Fairmount Properties and The Pizzuti Co. For Costs
and Transportation
Transportation
Authority Kent
Redevelopment
Mentor-Lake Ferry
Route
City of Mentor
Other Counties
Portage
Status
Collaborative Action
Lake County
Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
For Providing Services and Transportation
Lake
Collaborative Action
Middleburg Heights
City of Middleburg
Senior Transportation Heights
Cuyahoga County Regional Transportation Authority
Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
For Providing Services and Transportation
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Mifflin-Jefferson
Township Shared
Vehicle Maintenance
Mifflin Township, Jefferson Township
Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
For Costs
and Transportation
Ashtabula
Collaborative Action
Portage Area Regional Portage Area Regional Portage County, Communities
Transportation
Transportation
Authority
Authority
Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
For Providing Services and Transportation
Portage
Collaborative Action
Stark Area Regional
Transportation
Authority
Stark Area Regional
Transportation
Authority
Stark County Communities
Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
For Providing Services and Transportation
Stark
Collaborative Action
Stark Area Regional
Transportation
Authority
Stark Area Regional
Transportation
Authority
Stark County Communities
Sharing Responsibility Economic Development
For Providing Services and Transportation
Stark
Collaborative Action
4
Transportation
5
6
7
8
9
City of Gahanna
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Education
#
TITLE
Cleveland
CLEVENET
Lead
City of Cleveland
Partners
Benefits
Service Area
Libraries in Lorain County, Medina County, Wayne
Sharing Responsibility Education
County, Summit County, Geauga County, Lake County, For Providing Services
Cuyahoga County
Other Counties
Status
Cuyahoga, Lorain, Collaborative Action
Medina, Wayne,
Summit, Geauga,
Lake
Cleveland Heights University Heights
library
City of University
Heights
City of Cleveland Heights
Merging Partners Into Education
One Organization
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Cuyahoga County
Library - East
Celveland Library
Consolidation
Cuyahoga County
Library System
Cuyahoga County Libraries, City of East Cleveland
Library
Merging Partners Into Education
One Organization
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
City of Parma Library
Merging Partners Into Education
One Organization
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Fairview Park Olmstead Falls Local
School Districts Bus
Maintenance
City of Fairview Park City of Olmstead Falls Local School District
Local School District
Sharing Responsibility Education
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Lorain County-Avon
Pre-Engineering and
Biomedical Programs
Lorain County
Lorain
Collaborative Action
1
2
Education
3
Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County
Library - Parma
Library System
Library Consolidation
4
5
6
Lorain County Community College, City of Avon Local Sharing Responsibility Education
school district, City of Avon Lake City School District, For Costs
Village of Amherst Exempted School District,
Clearview School District, City of Elyria Schools
School District, Firelands Local School District, City
of North Ridgeville School District, City Oberlin
School District, Village Wellington Exempted School
District
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Education
Partners
Medina County School Districts
Benefits
Service Area
Sharing Responsibility Education
For Providing Services
Other Counties
Medina
Status
Collaborative Action
7
TITLE
Lead
Medina SchoolsMedina County
Medina County School School Board
District Collaborations
City of Berea, City of North Royalton , City of
Cleveland Superintendents Association, Cuyahoga
County Health Department, Village of Orange Schools
Sharing Responsibility Education
For Costs
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
8
Ohio Schools Council- City of Beachwood
Beachwood Greener
Schools
Stark Education
Partnership
Stark County
(Deuble, Hoover, and Timken Foundations), Canton
Regional Chamber of Commercehe United Way, the
Stark County Educational Service Center, Canton City
Schools
Sharing Responsibility Education
For Providing Services
Stark
Collaborative Action
WadsworthWadsworth Schools
Community Center
Campus
City of Wadsworth
Wadsworth City Schools, Summa Wadsworth-Rittman
Hospital
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Medina
Collaborative Action
Public Libraries of the City of Youngstown and
Mahoning County
Sharing Responsibility Education
For Providing Services
Mahoning
Collaborative Action
Other Counties
Mahoning
Status
Collaborative Action
Stark
Collaborative Action
Education
#
9
10
11
#
Health
1
2
Youngstown Schools- City of Youngstown
Libraries Homework
Assistance
Education
Health and Environment
Partners
Benefits
Service Area
City of Akron Health Department, City of Barberton
Merging Partners Into Health and Environment
Health Department
One Organization
TITLE
Akron-Summit Joint
Health Dept.
Lead
Summit County
Health Department
Canton Health-Stark
Free Clinic
City of Canton Health Weed and Seed program, City of Canton Police
& Wellness Free
Department's Neighborhood Impact Unit, Community
Clinic
Services of Stark County, Western Stark County Free
Clinic, Quest Diagnostics, Prescription Assistance
Network and the Stark County Homeless Services
Collaborative
Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
For Providing Services
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TITLE
Lead
Cuyahoga-Area Police Cuyahoga County
Rx Drug Reclamation
3
Health
4
5
6
Lakewood-Cuyahoga
Health
Cuyahoga County
Health and Environment
Partners
Benefits
Service Area
City of Avon Police Department, City of Avon Lake
Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
Police Department, City of Bay Village Police
For Providing Services
Department, City of North Ridgeville Police
Department, City of Rocky River Police Department,
City of Westlake Police Station, Fire Station, Columbia
Road and Fairview Hospital Wellness Center
Other Counties
Cuyahoga
Status
Collaborative Action
Collaborative Action
City of Lakewood
Merging Partners Into Health and Environment
One Organization
Cuyahoga
Mental Health Services Mental Health
Board of Tuscarawas Services Board of
and Carroll Counties Tuscarawas
Joint Mental Health
Services
Mental Health Services Board of Carroll
Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
For Providing Services
Tuscarawas, Carroll Collaborative Action
Portage health
Portage Health
Department, Local
Departments
Schools, Township
Trustees Flu shot clinic
Portage County Schools
Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
For Providing Services
Portage
Collaborative Action
Summit HealthSummit County
Summit Insurance
Combined General
Pharmaceutical Access Health District
Summit County Department of Insurance
Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
For Providing Services
Summit
Collaborative Action
Akron Regional Air
Quality Management
District
Single entitiy: covers Akrong-Medina-Portage Counties Merging Service
Provision Staff And
Responsibilities
Summit
Collaborative Action
Stark, Mahoning
Collaborative Action
Environment
7
1
City of Akron
Austintown-Boardman Austintown Township Boardman Township, Canfield Township
stormwater
Health and Environment
Merging Partners Into Health and Environment
One Organization
2
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Other Counties
Cuyahoga
Status
Collaborative Action
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Environment
3
Health and Environment
TITLE
Lead
Partners
Benefits
Service Area
Chagrin River
Chagrin River
City of Auburn, City of Aurora, City of Bainbridge, City Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
Watershed Partnership Watershed Partnership of Beachwood, City of Bentleyville, Chagrin Falls
For Costs
Organization
Township, City of Chagrin Falls, City of Chardon,
Chardon Township, City of Chester, City of Claridon,
City of Concord, City of Eastlake, City of Gates Mills,
City of Highland Heights, City of Hunting Valley, City
of Kirtland, City of Kirtland Hills, City of Lyndhurst,
Mantua Township, Village of Mayfield, City of
Mayfield Heights, City of Mentor, City of Moreland
Hills, City of Munson, City of Newbury, Village of
Orange, City of Pepper Pike, Russell Township, City of
Shalersville, City of Solon, City of South Russell, City
of Streetsboro, City of Waite Hill, City of Warrensville,
City of Wickliffe, City of Willoughby, City of
Willoughby Hills, City of Woodmere, City of Cleveland
Metroparks Park District, Geauga County Park District,
Lake County MetroParks Park District, Cuyahoga
County, Geauga County, Lake County, Portage County
4
Cuyahoga CountyCase Western Energy
Efficiency Program
Cuyahoga County
Case Western Reserve University, City of Cleveland
Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
For Providing Services
Lake-Ashtabula
Waterway Dredging
Lake County Port
Authority,
City of Mentor, City of Eastlake, Village of North Perry Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
For Providing Services
Lake, Ashtabula
Collaborative Action
Medina CountyWestfield Township
Conservation
Medina County
Westfield Township
Medina
Collaborative Action
5
6
Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
For Costs
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Environment
8
TITLE
Northeast Ohio
Regional Sewer
District - Cuyahoga
County Health Dept Great Lakes
Restoration Grant
Lead
Northeast Ohio
Regional Sewer
District
Health and Environment
Partners
Benefits
Service Area
Cuyahoga County Health Department
Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
For Providing Services
Other Counties
Cuyahoga
Status
Collaborative Action
Northeast Ohio
Northeast Ohio
Regional Sewer
Regional Sewer
District + Euclid Creek District
Watershed Council
Euclid Creek Watershed Partnership members: City of
Beachwood, City of Cleveland, City of Euclid, City of
Highland Heights, City of Mayfield Heights, City of
Lyndhurst, City of Richmond Heights, City of South
Euclid and the Village of Mayfield
Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
For Costs
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Portage Sewer and
Water Conservation
District and Ashland
University Watershed
Workshops
Geauga Portage Soil and Water Conservation District,
Ashland University
Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
For Providing Services
Geauga, Portage
Collaborative Action
Stark County
Stark County
Commissioners, Stark Commissioners
County MRDD bus
emissions reduction
Stark County MRDD
Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
For Providing Services
Stark
Collaborative Action
University heights,
South Euclid water
quality improvements
City of South Euclid
Sharing Responsibility Health and Environment
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Geauga Soil and
Water Conservation
District
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10
City of University
Heights
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Planning
#
TITLE
Cleveland-Ashtabula
Video Conferencing
Project
Lead
City of Clevleland
Department of Public
Safety
Partners
Benefits
Service Area
Ashtabula County, Geauga County, Lorain County, Lake Sharing Responsibility Planning
County, Medina County, Emergency Management
For Costs
Agencies and Public Health Departments of Cuyahoga
County, City of Cleveland Department of Public Health,
Cleveland Division of Fire, Cleveland Emergency
Operations Center, City of Cleveland Emergency
Medical Services, City of Cleveland Division of Police
Other Counties
Status
Ashtabula,
Collaborative Action
Cuyahoga, Geauga,
Lorain, Lake,
Medina
Cleveland-Cuyahoga
County Brownfield
Assessment
City of Cleveland
Cuyahoga County, City of Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Sharing Responsibility Planning
Port Authority
For Costs
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Cuyahoga CountyCleveland Land Bank
Cuyahoga County
City of Cleveland
Sharing Responsibility Planning
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Greater ClevelandCity of Cleveland,
University Circle Joint
Planning
City of East Cleveland
Sharing Responsibility Planning
For Providing Services
Cuyahga
Collaborative Action
Hudson-Summit Land City of Hudson
Use Planning
Summit County
Sharing Responsibility Planning
For Providing Services
Summit
Collaborative Action
MahoningYoungstown
Brownfield Study
City of Youngstown
Mahoning County
Sharing Responsibility Planning
For Costs
Mahoning
Collaborative Action
Mahoning-YSU
Property Information
System
Mahoning County
Mahoning County Communities, Youngstown State
University
Sharing Responsibility Planning
For Costs
Mahoning
Collaborative Action
1
2
Planning
3
4
5
6
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Planning
#
TITLE
Massillon-Canton
Foreclosure Agency
Lead
Partners
Empowering &
City of Massillion, City of Canton
Strengthening Ohio’s
People (ESOP)
Benefits
Service Area
Sharing Responsibility Planning
For Providing Services
Other Counties
Stark
Status
Collaborative Action
Middleburg Heights
Regional Income Tax
Regional Income Tax City of Middleburg Heights
Administration
Sharing Benefits of
Revenue
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
8
Planning
9
Planning
10
11
Northeast Ohio
City of Cleveland
Areawide Coordinating
Agency
Cuyahoga County, Lorain County, Medina County, Lake Sharing Responsibility Planning
County, Geauga County
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga , Lorain, Collaborative Action
Medina, Lake,
Geauga
Northeast Ohio
Consortium for a
Regional Plan for
Sustainable
Development
City of Canton, Stark County Regional Planning
Commission, Stark County Area Transportation Study,
the Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority and roughly
20 other public and private sector organizations from
across Northeast Ohio.
Sharing Responsibility Planning
For Providing Services
Stark
Collaborative Action
South Euclid-Highland City of South Euclid
Heights Consortium on
Aging
City of Highland Heights, City of Mayfield Heights,
City of Lyndhurst
Sharing Responsibility Planning
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Westlake-Fairview
park planning
City of Fairview Park, City of Rocky River
Sharing Responsibility Planning
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Other Counties
Columbiana
Status
Collaborative Action
Stark County
12
City of Westlake
13
Public Safety
Dispatch
Centers
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TITLE
Columbiana County
911 system
Lead
Columbiana County
Partners
Benefits
Service Area
Columbiana County, West Township, Knox Township, Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
others
For Providing Services
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Green, Coventry,
Summit County
Springfield, Lakemore
and Uniontown joint
dispatch
Partners
Benefits
Service Area
City of Green, Coventry Township, Springfield
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
Township, Village of Lakemore and Uniontown Census For Providing Services
Designated Place
Other Counties
Summit
Status
Collaborative Action
Green-SpringfieldLakemore Dispatch
Springfield Township Village of Lakemore
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Costs
Summit
Collaborative Action
Mahoning
CommissionerMahoning County
Joint 911
Mahoning County
Commissioners
Mahoning County, Poland Township
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Costs
Mahoning
Collaborative Action
Stark-Canton Dispatch Stark County
City of Canton
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Costs
Stark
Collaborative Action
Stow-Tallmadge
Regional Dispatch
Center
City of Tallmadge, City of Mogadore
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Costs
Summit
Collaborative Action
Akron-Summit Crime City of Akron
Analysis Lab
Summit County
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Summit
Collaborative Action
Akron-Summit Police Akron City Police
Computer Crime Task Department
Force
Summit County Sheriff's Office; US Marshals Northern Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force; the Ohio State Patrol; For Costs
University of Akron Police Department; ATF; Ohio
Adult Parole Authority, and City of Akron Probation
Department. City of Akron Public Service Division, the
House of the Lord Church, YMCA, Downtown Akron
Partnership, Oriana House and the University of Akron
Summit
Collaborative Action
Dispatch Centers
3
4
5
6
City of Stow
Police
1
2
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Bedford-Bedford
Heights. Area Law
Enforcement
Lead
City of Bedford
Partners
City of Bedford Heights
Benefits
Service Area
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Other Counties
Cuyahoga
Status
Collaborative Action
Brunswick Police Medina County Drug
Task Force
Medina County
Medina County Drug Task Force, Brunswick Police
Department
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Medina
Collaborative Action
Chagrin Falls Village- Village of Chagrin
Chagrin Falls
Falls
Township, Moreland
Hills, Hunting Valley,
South Russell, and
Bentleyville Safety
Partnership
Village of Chagrin Falls, Chagrin Falls Township,
Village of Moreland Hills, Village of Hunting Valley,
Village of South Russell, and Village of Bentleyville
Safety Partnership
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Clinton-New Franklin City of Akron
Police Services
Village of Clinton, City of New Franklin
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Summit
Collaborative Action
City of Cleveland
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
7
Cuyahoga County
Regional Forensic
Science Lab
City of Euclid, City ofShaker Heights, City of South
Euclid and City of University Heights
Sharing responsibility Public Safety
for services AND costs
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
8
Eastside Departments City of Beachwood
Group Enforement
(Beachwood, Euclid,
Shaker Heights, South
Euclid and University
Heights)
#
3
4
Police
5
6
Cuyahoga County
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Heighland Heights
Southgate police
Lead
City of Highland
Heights
Partners
City of Southgate
Benefits
Service Area
Merging Partners Into Public Safety
One Organization
Other Counties
Cuyahoga
Status
Collaborative Action
Lakemore - Springfield Springfield Township City of Lakemore
Township Police
Merger
Merging Partners Into Public Safety
One Organization
Summit
Collaborative Action
Medina Police, Medina Medina Sheriff
County Sheriff Police
Sharing
Medina Police Department, Medina County Sheriff
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Medina
Collaborative Action
Richmond HeightsLyndhurst police
purchasing
Village of Gates Mills, City of Lyndhurst, City of
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
Highland Heights, City of Mayfield Heights and Village For Costs
of Mayfield
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
South Euclid +
Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County OVI OVI Task Force
Taskforce
City of South Euclid
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Summit County-Akron City of Akron
Public Safety
Partnership
Northfield Center Township, Twinsburg Township,
Coventry Township, City of Green
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Costs
Summit
Collaborative Action
9
10
Police
11
City of Richmond
Heights
12
13
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Partners
US Marshal's Service Fed- State- Trumbull County - Mahoning Law
enforcement agencies
Benefits
Service Area
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Other Counties
Trumbull,
Mahoning
Status
Collaborative Action
Westshore
Enforcement Bureau
Westshore Council of City of Bay Village, City of Fairview Park, City of
Governments
Lakewood, City of North Olmsted, City of North
Ridgeville, City of Rocky River and City of Westlake
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Police
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Trumbull-MahoningState-Fed- Law
enforcement
CollaborationOperation FALCON
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Canal FultonCity of Canal Fulton
Lawerence Township. Fire Station
joint fire district
Lawerence Township., North Lawerence Census
Designated Place
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Stark
Collaborative Action
Chardon TownshipChardon Volunteer
Fire Dept
Geauga County
Commissioners
Chardon Township
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Geauga
Collaborative Action
Cleveland HeightsShaker HeightsUniversity Heights
Joint Fire/EMS
City of Cleveland
Heights
City of Shaker Heights., City of University Heights.
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Copley/Bath Joint Fire Copley Township
District
Bath Township
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Summit
Collaborative Action
Fairport Fire-Grand
City of Fairport
River Fire Department Harbor Fire
Collaborative
Department
Grand River Fire Department, Painesville Township Fire Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
Dept.
For Providing Services
Lake
Collaborative Action
Fire/ EMS
2
3
4
5
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Garretsville-Freedom- Village of
Nelson Fire District
Garrettsville
Partners
Freedom Township, Nelson Township
Benefits
Service Area
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Other Counties
Portage
Status
Collaborative Action
6
7
Fire/ EMS
8
9
Geneva city Geneva
Township Fire
Department-
Village of Geneva-on- City of Geneva, Geneva Township, Harpersfield
the-Lake
Township, Saybrook Township, Trumbull Township
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Ashtabula
Collaborative Action
Life Support Team
(Serves Medina
Township, Medina
City, Montville
Township, York
Township)
Medina Township
Sharing responsibility Public Safety
for services AND costs
Medina
Collaborative Action
Northfield
Summit County
Center/Sagamore Hills
Fire District
Northfield Center Township, Sagamore Hills Township Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Summit
Collaborative Action
Perry Joint Fire
District
Perry Township
Village of North Perry, and Village of Perry
Lake
Collaborative Action
Portage-Ravenna
Water Rescue Team
Portage County
Sheriff
City of Ravenna, City of Kent, City of Aurora, City of Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
Streetsboro, Mantua Village, Windham Village, Hiram For Providing Services
Village, Garrettsville Village, Brady Lake Village, Sugar
Bush Knolls Village, 17 Townships.
Portage
Collaborative Action
Ravenna Township.Atwater FireCom
System
Ravenna Township
Atwater Township, Village of Brady Lake, Brimfield
Township, Deerfield Township, Edinburg Township,
Palmyra Township, Paris Township, Randolph
Township, Hiram Township
Portage
Collaborative Action
Medina Township, Medina City, Montville Township,
York Township
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
10
11
12
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
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Ravenna-Portage Joint City of Ravenna
Fire/EMS
Partners
City of Kent, Ravenna Township, Charlestown
Township, Brimfield Township
Benefits
Service Area
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Other Counties
Portage
Status
Collaborative Action
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Lorain
Collaborative Action
13
South Lorain County
ambulance district
14
Village of Wellington Wellington Township, the Village of Rochester,
Rochester Township, Brighton Township, Penfield
Township, and Huntington Township
Trumbull Communities City of Cortland
- Fire dept joint grant
Bazetta Township Fire Department,, Champion
Township Fire Department, Bristol Township Fire
Department,, Warren Township Fire Department,
Southington Township Fire Department
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Costs
Trumbull
Collaborative Action
Wadsworth Joint Fire
City of Wadsworth
Wadsworth Township
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Medina
Collaborative Action
Westshore Regional
Community
Emergency Response
Team (WSC)
Westshore Council of City of Bay Village, City of Fairview Park, City of
Governments
Lakewood, City of North Olmsted, City of North
Ridgeville, City of Rocky River and City of Westlake
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Willoughby Hills
Waite Hill Fire
City of Willoughby
Hills
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Lake
Collaborative Action
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Providing Services
Portage
Collaborative Action
Fire/ EMS
15
16
17
Village of Waite Hill
18
Windham VillageWindham Fire District Windham Township, Village of Windham
Township Fire District
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Cleveland - South
Euclid - Brook Park
Water Main renewal
projects
Lead
City of Cleveland
Partners
City of South Euclid
Cuyahoga CountySummit County
Northeast Ohio
Regional Sewer
District
Cuyahoga County
Eastlake-Willoughby
Sewer System
Evaluation
City of Eastlake
Utilities
2
3
Benefits
Service Area
Sharing Responsibility Public Works
For Costs
Other Counties
Cuyahoga
Status
Collaborative Action
Bath Township, Village of Mayfield, City of
Sharing Responsibility Public Works
Beachwood, City of Middleburg Heights, City of
For Providing Services
Bedford, City of Moreland Hills, City of Bedford
Heights, City of Newburgh Heights, City of Berea, City
of North Randall, City of Bratenahl, City of North
Royalton, City of Brecksville, City of Northfield, City of
Broadview Heights, City of Northfield Center
Township, City of Brook Park, City of Oakwood, City
of Brooklyn, City of Olmsted Falls, City of Brooklyn
Heights, City of Olmsted Township, City of Boston
Heights, City of Orange, City of Cleveland, City of
Parma, City of Cleveland Heights, City of Parma
Heights, Columbia Township, City of Pepper Pike, City
of Cuyahoga Heights, Richfield Township, City of East
Cleveland, Village of Richfield, City of Euclid, City of
Richmond Heights, City of Garfield Heights, Sagamore
Hills Township, City of Gates Mills, City of Seven Hills,
City of Glenwillow, City of Shaker Heights, City of
Highland Heights, City of Solon, City of Highland Hills,
City of South Euclid, City of Hudson, City of
Strongsville, City of Independence, City of Twinsburg,
City of Lakewood, Twinsburg Township, City of
Linndale, City of University Heights, City of Lyndhurst,
City of Valley View, City of Macedonia, City of Walton
Hills, City of Maple Heights, City of Warrensville
Heights, City of Mayfield Heights, City of Willoughby
Hills
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
City of Willoughby, Village of Lakeline, Village of
Timberlake
Lake
Collaborative Action
Sharing Responsibility Public Works
For Providing Services
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Geauga-Trumbull
Solid Waste
Management District
Lead
Geauga county
Partners
Trumbull County
Benefits
Service Area
Sharing Responsibility Public Works
For Providing Services
GE-Lake Erie Energy
Wind Farm
Lake Erie Energy
Development Corp.
Cleveland Foundation, The City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Sharing Benefits of
County, Lorain County and NorTech
Revenue
Public Works
Other Counties
Trumbull, Geauga
Status
Collaborative Action
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
5
Medina Schools-Waste Medina County
District Recycling
City of Medina School District, Solid Waste District
Sharing Responsibility Public Works
For Providing Services
Medina
Collaborative Action
New PhiladelphiaStark Curbside
Recycling
Stark County , Tuscarawas County, Wayne County,
Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste
Management District
Sharing Responsibility Public Works
For Costs
Stark
Collaborative Action
Sharing Responsibility Public Works
For Providing Services
Ashtabula,
Collaborative Action
Cuyahoga, Geauga,
Lake, Lorain,
Medina, Portage,
Summit, Trumbull
Utilities
6
7
City of New
Philadelphia
Northeast Ohio Public Northeast Ohio Public Ashtabula County, Cuyahoga County, Geauga County,
Energy Council
Energy Council
Lake County, Lorain County, Medina County, Portage
Organization
County, Summit County, Trumbull County
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Stark County - Stark
Communities GIS
Stormwater Mapping
Stark County
City Services
9
Akron-Summit County Summit County
Metropolitan Building Building Dept.
Department
Stark County, Township Plain Townships , Jackson
Sharing Responsibility Public Works
Township , Perry Township, Lake, Canton Township, For Costs
Tuscarawas Township, City of Louisville, City of North
Canton, City of Alliance
Stark
Collaborative Action
City of Akron
Summit
Collaborative Action
Merging Partners Into Public Works
One Organization
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Cleveland HeightsCity of Cleveland
Lakewood Broadband Heights
internet service
Partners
City of Lakewood
Benefits
Service Area
Sharing Responsibility Public Works
For Costs
Other Counties
Cuyahoga
Status
Collaborative Action
Cleveland-First
First Suburbs
City of Cleveland
Suburbs Solar District Development Council
Sharing Responsibility Public Works
For Providing Services
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Cuyahoga Falls +
Summit County
building department
merger
Merging Partners Into Public Works
One Organization
Cuyahoga
Collaborative Action
Sharing Responsibility Public Works
For Providing Services
Ashtabula,
Collaborative Action
Cuyahoga, Geauga,
Lake, Lorain,
Medina, Portage,
Summit, Trumbull
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City Services
3
4
Summit County
City of Cuyahoga Falls
Northeast Ohio Public Northeast Ohio Public Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina,
Energy Council
Energy Council
Portage, Summit, Trumbull
5
Other
Partners
City of Bay Village Local School District, Local
Churches
Benefits
Service Area
Sharing Responsibility Other
For Providing Services
Other Counties
Cuyahoga
Status
Collaborative Action
1
TITLE
Lead
Bay Village City, Bay City of Bay Village
Village LSD, local
churches communtiy
gardens
Medina County
Sharing Responsibility Other
For Costs
Medina
Collaborative Action
2
Medina County-Port
Authority Fiber
Network
Other
#
Medina County Port
Authority
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4
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Lead
South Euclid
City of South Euclid
Lyndhurst Local
Schools, Cuyahoga
County Board of
Health, and AVI Fresh
and Red Basket Farm
Partners
Benefits
Service Area
Cuyahoga County Board of Health, AVI Fresh and Red Sharing Responsibility Other
Basket Farm, City of South Euclid School District, City For Providing Services
of Lyndhurst School District
Other Counties
Cuyahoga
Status
Collaborative Action
Summit EngineerSummit County Park
Improvement
Summit County Parks District
Sharing Responsibility Other
For Costs
Summit
Collaborative Action
City of Youngstown, Village of Canfield, Village of
Austintown, Boardman Township, Canfield Township
Sharing Responsibility Public Safety
For Costs
Mahoning
Collaborative Action
Summit County
Engineer
MahoningMahoning County
Youngstown Regional
Information System
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Footnotes:
1) Ideas and Actions- A collaborative “idea” is a concept for a collaborative project which has been discussed publically, either on the website of one of the partner organizations,
in the minutes of one of the partner communities, or in the news.
2) A collaborative “action,” on the other hand, is a collaborative project which is actually currently happening between two or more partner organizations, and which is mentioned
on the website of one or more of the partners.
3) Benefits of the Collaborationa) Sharing responsibility for service provision offers the benefit of reduced burden on individual communities
b) Sharing responsibility for costs offers the benefit of reduced expense for individual communities
c) Sharing the benefits of revenue offers the benefit of spreading tax and grant funds across communities
d) Merging administrative staff and responsibility offers the benefit of reducing administrative staffing expenses
e) Merging service providing staff and responsibility offers the benefit of reducing service provision staffing expenses
f) Merging partner organizations completely offers the benefits of cutting staff expenses, service responsibility, and facility costs.
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