Shared Services is the collaboration in the procurement of goods or services for the benefit of all participants. It may include the cooperative purchase of goods or services from external resources or sharing internal resources among multiple organizations to reduce costs and risks associated with a particular program. NCTCOG is involved in a variety of Shared Services initiatives; click on the topic heading for more information.
Shared Services & Cost-Saving Collaboration Deserve Respect [PDF]
The Power of We: Using Shared Actuarial Services to Implement GASB 45 [PDF]
Financial Shared Services
Actuarial Shared Services
A coalition of Texas governments that has developed a standard approach for acquiring actuarial services for the Texas Municipal Retirement System and the Other Post-Employment Benefit program.
Availability and Disparity Study
NCTCOG is facilitating a joint Availability and Disparity Study for six member governments' Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Minority & Women Business Enterprise (D/M/WBE) programs.
Service Line Protection Programs
NCTCOG has entered into a master agreement with Utility Service Partners to provide access to the Service Line Protection Programs to local governments through an interlocal agreement.
Total Compensation System Administration
NCTCOG has entered into a Master Agreement with The Waters Consulting Group, Inc. (WCG) to provide Web-Based E-Solutions for Total Compensation System Administration. WCG provides these services to participants via a subscription service.
Human Resources
Recruiting and Job Placement
For the purposes of recruiting and job placement, NCTCOG maintains partnerships with Monster.com and the Dallas Morning News.
StarGarden
StarGarden supplies public sector clients with Human Resource, Payroll and Scheduling systems through a subscription-based service.
Technology Shared Services
Aerial Photography and Digital Elevation Contours
Since 2001, NCTCOG has facilitated the cooperative purchase of high-quality, color, digital aerial photography (orthos) and digital elevation contours for North Central Texas as a cost-sharing objective for local governments.
Enterprise Resources Planning Software and Services
Through a contract with Lawson Software, NCTCOG offers financial, procurement, human resources and payroll software and related services to any government agency.
iCommunities
NCTCOG's iCommunities Internet service combines our Internet and map technology with local government planning, economic development, and geographic information systems (GIS) resources, transforming local government web sites into an information source that is both interactive and customizable to users' needs.
Subscription-Based Software Plus Services Solution
NCTCOG offers financial, human resources, payroll, utility billing, work order, permitting, CRM and other software through traditional purchase and implementation methods or a subscription model.
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