Membership with the TCVCOG is a great value! Annual dues of $3,500 per year are more than compensated for through the Community Development Block Grant Program and/or the Joint Purchase Alliance. Furthermore, members are offered numerous opportunities throughout the year to participate in various cost saving joint ventures. Our standard services are as follows -

• Payroll / Accounts Payable - $350.00/month (estimated)
• Sewage / Refuse Billings - $1.25/bill

If you are interested in these services, we can provide a proposal that explains the one time start-up fee and other pertinent information.

• Rodent abatement - $35.00/hour

Starting Summer 2009, we will have an employee in our public works department certified for rodent and pest control.

• Vactor Truck - $500/day
• Joint Purchase – through the InterCog Purchasing Alliance – all members of the Turtle Creek Valley COG are included in the purchasing alliance which bids line paint, swimming pool supplies, ammunition for police departments, rock salt, anti-skid, police cars, trucks and a lot of other products as requested by the various municipalities.
• Joint Bidding – Joint bidding of asphalt/street reconstruction, demolition and refuse are currently being discussed by those towns interested in participating.
• Manager’s Meetings – your municipal manager/secretary will be invited to participate in monthly meetings to discuss opportunities and solutions to common challenges.
• Police Chief Meetings - your municipal police chief will be invited to participate in monthly meetings to discuss opportunities and solutions to common challenges.
• Grant Administration – the COG administers the Community Development Block Grant Program on behalf of our participating member municipalities.  This service is included as part of the membership fee.  The COG also administers numerous other State grant contracts.