Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • May 1, 2013 Area The WOLF Shared Services Agreement among Wyckoff, Oakland, and Franklin Lakes got some sharper teeth in cutting expenses as the three towns initiated a contract to cover swapping vehicles and heavy equipment, rather than having each municipality buy its own. “If a town requires a piece of equipment that we don’t have, we can borrow or lend it with our neighbors,” said Wyckoff Township Administrator Robert Shannon. While this borrowing or lending sometimes took place on an ad hoc basis, it has now been formalized as a shared lending agreement among Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, and WOLF getting bigger teeth due to service expansion Oakland. The Wyckoff Township Committee adopted the lending agreement by resolution in April. WOLF, which was formed about six years ago, has been saving money for taxpayers in all three towns through joint purchasing. In February, contracts were awarded to 11 vendors for items such as first aid kits, trophies, team uniforms, and protective equipment. In December 2012, a WOLF group bid for all three municipalities was awarded for garbage disposal. Wyckoff was able to reduce tonnage costs from $69 per ton in 2012 to $63 per ton. The figure for 2017, at the end of the five- year contract, will be held to $65. The five-year contract is expected to save about $200,000 in Wyckoff alone. Shannon said Franklin Lakes Borough Administrator Greg Hart was the first to read about the option for a shared services equipment contract. Shannon added that he and Oakland Borough Administrator Rich Kunze had investigated, conferred, and decided that some substantial savings would accrue if equipment could be loaned or borrowed among the three WOLF communities. “It’s another tool or resource for us moving forward,” Shannon said last week. J. KOSTER