Ohio Township Association - Leadership Academy - Electives

Intergovernmental Relations:
Opportunities and Challenges for Cooperation

Length: 1.5 hours

Description: This is a workshop about the principles and practices that can provide a framework for structuring working relationships between and among local governments. The workshop will explore Ohio law pertaining to opportunities and limitations for intergovernmental agreements and cooperative arrangements. The workshop will draw heavily from the positive and negative experiences of others who have engaged in cooperative agreements with other governments.

I. Regional Cooperation

Informal Meetings / Regular or Episodic
Informal Agreements / Resolutions
"Handshake Agreements"
Memoranda of Understanding
Contracts

II. Types of Agreements

Mutual Aid
Public Safety
Water and Sewer
Solid Waste
Communications
Libraries
Land Use Development
Economic Development
Parks
Watershed Protection
Transportation
Road Maintenance
Regional Jails
Health Districts
Cooperative Purchasing
Economic Development Agreements

This page last updated on July 12, 2006.

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