Linking regions, linking functions

The author is responsible for the contents of the paper and the opinions expressed, which are not attributable to the IMFG or its funders. [...] This Perspectives paper describes the reasons for forming inter-municipal agreements, discusses the different forms these agreements take, and presents the findings of a 2012 survey of Ontario municipalities that examined the nature of shared services arrangements. [...] IMFG Perspectives Linking Restrictive agreements clearly establish each party’s responsibility to fulfill the terms of the agreement by setting out processes, authority, and outcome requirements from the Regions, start.2 Adaptive agreements, on the other hand, provide broad discretion and flexibility to adjust the agreements to reflect changing circumstances. [...] The first is according to whether the agreement is of security or allow the jurisdiction to cut costs.6 Other restrictive or adaptive.1 The second is the level of formality of examples of adaptive agreement policy areas may include staff the agreement. [...] For example, some municipalities for contributing to the capital costs of water do not have adequate access to source water for the infrastructure and the expansion of treatment plants entire community (see Box 2).18 Partnering with another and pumping stations.