McHenry County Coordinated Investment Study

About the Program

Category: County Administration and Management (Best in Category)

Year: 2021

The McHenry County Coordinated Investment Study is a groundbreaking effort by local governments to explore innovative ways to deliver services more efficiently. Led by McHenry County and the McHenry County Council of Governments and assisted by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, dozens of municipalities, townships, and special districts participated in the project. The McHenry County Coordinated Investment Study includes recommendations related to service sharing, joint purchasing, collaborative planning, and other aspects of intergovernmental coordination.For two years, the project team conducted research, collected and analyzed data, and engaged partners to assess local government practices and identify new opportunities to share services and build capacity for collaboration. The coordinated investment study is designed to help local governments meet the public’s needs while facing the reality of rising costs and uncertain funding. The study is intended to help local governments reduce operating costs through collaboration, capacity building, and doing more with what they have. McHenry County and the McHenry County Council of Governments have appointed a County Coordinator to direct implementation of the study’s recommendations and build on the partnerships developed over the course of the study.