ALBANY, NY (September 9, 2025) — The New York Department of State announced that two county-led shared service projects have resulted in $669,407 in state match funding being distributed to Westchester County municipalities through New York’s County-Wide Shared Services Initiative.
Municipalities receiving funds include Town of Mamaroneck with $6,393; Village of Mamaroneck with $1,598.25; Town of Pelham with $17,040.10; Village of Pelham with $17,040.10; Village of Pelham Manor with $17,040.10; City of Rye with $17,040.10; Village of Port Chester with $17,040.10; City of New Rochelle with $17,040.10; and Village of Rye Brook with $17,040.10.
The projects include the purchasing of emergency services vehicles and grants to expand Real Time Crime Center services for police departments in the county.
CWSSI incentivizes local governments to partner on cost-saving efficiency projects by providing a one-time state match of county and local government taxpayer savings achieved in the first year of project implementation.
“Westchester County has delivered for its constituents by bringing together its municipalities to find ways to cut costs,” said Secretary of State Walter T. Mosley. “The Westchester’s County-Wide Shared Services Initiative is the latest example of how this program is designed to incentivize partnerships and cooperation making these projects an excellent illustration of good government in action to help create an affordable New York.”
As part of the County-Wide Shared Services Initiative, in 2019, Westchester County and its participating municipalities implemented two projects.
A joint municipal purchasing initiative of emergency services vehicles resulted in state matching funds of $90,043.60 being distributed to 16 participating local governments.
Additionally, a law enforcement and public safety initiative resulted in Westchester County expanding its Real Time Crime Center to offer more services to better serve the needs of participating municipal police departments resulting in a state match of $579,363.40.
A second initiative resulted in first-year savings of $579,000 to Westchester County municipalities and earned a one-time state grant of the same amount, by expanding its Real Time Crime Center to offer more services to better serve the needs of more than 30 participating municipal police departments.
The Real Time Crime Center allows for streamlined dissemination of information necessary to identify pattern crimes and suspects as well as enhanced law enforcement detection and apprehension capabilities.
New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said, “Announcements like these are why I was proud to support the creation of the County-Wide Shared Services Initiative in 2017. I’m delighted to see $669,000 in state matching funds coming to Westchester County, including more than $203,000 for my own district, through this program my colleagues and I established in Albany. This represents real savings for taxpayers in Westchester and highlights the success of shared service programs like CWSSI here and across New York.”
Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins said, “Westchester County has long believed that collaboration is key to delivering smarter, more efficient government. Through these shared services projects, we’ve proven that when we come together with our municipal partners, we not only improve service delivery—but we also save real money for taxpayers. This state match is a testament to the success of our shared approach, and we’re grateful to the Department of State for recognizing and rewarding those efforts.”
The two initiatives resulted in state matching funds being distributed as follows:
- Village of Ardsley, $19,897.10;
- Town of Bedford, $17,040.10;
- Village of Briarcliff Manor, $17,040.10;
- Village of Bronxville, $18,638.35;
- Village of Croton-on-Hudson, $17,040.10;
- Village of Dobbs Ferry, $21,495.35;
- Town of Eastchester, $17,040.10;
- Village of Elmsford, $2,857.00;
- Town of Greenburgh, $23,433.10;
- Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, $3,011.85;
- Town of Harrison, $17,040.10;
- Village of Irvington, $26,290.10;
- Town of Lewisboro, $17,040.10;
- Village of Mamaroneck, $1,598.25;
- Town of Mamaroneck, $6,393.00;
- Town of Mount Pleasant, $17,040.10;
- City of Mount Vernon, $17,040.10;
- Town of New Castle, $20,236.60;
- City of New Rochelle, $17,040.10;
- Town of North Castle, $17,040.10;
- Town of North Salem, $17,040.10;
- Village of Ossining, $17,040.10;
- Town of Ossining, $17,040.10;
- City of Peekskill, $28,083.85;
- Town of Pelham, $17,040.10;
- Village of Pelham, $17,040.10;
- Village of Pelham Manor, $17,040.10;
- Village of Pleasantville, $17,040.10;
- Village of Port Chester, $17,040.10;
- Town of Pound Ridge, $17,040.10;
- City of Rye, $17,040.10;
- Village of Rye Brook, $17,040.10;
- Village of Sleepy Hollow, $17,040.10;
- Village of Tarrytown, $21,495.35;
- Village of Tuckahoe, $18,638.35;
- City of White Plains, $33,992.10;
- City of Yonkers, $17,040.10;
- Town of Yorktown, $25,031.35.
The County-Wide Shared Service Initiative program was enacted by the State Legislature.
It generates property tax savings by facilitating collaboration between local governments across the state.
New York State has matched over $40 million in one-year savings to local governments and taxpayers from over 100 shared services projects over the last five years.
In addition to the first-year savings, the measure is expected to continue to save the participating local governments more money in future years.
CWSSI expands on New York State’s ongoing commitment to affordability by reducing property taxes, modernizing local government services and by fostering new shared services and enhancing the existing collaborations already in place.
Plans submitted in 2023 are the last to remain eligible for the one-time state match, but counties and municipalities are encouraged to continue working together to identify efficiencies and shared services that provide a long-term benefit to local taxpayers.
The County-Wide Services Initiative is administered by the Division of Local Government Services at the Department of State.
The Division provides technical assistance, competitive grants and non-competitive grants to local governments.
This article was drafted with the aid of Grok, an AI tool by xAI, under the direction and editing of Robert Cox to ensure accuracy and adherence to journalistic standards.