For Immediate Release:
February 24, 2025

County Commissioners highlight Shrewsbury Borough Shared Services success stories
Borough has been receiving services since 1998

FREEHOLD, NJ – As part of their series on successful shared services partnerships, the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners would like to showcase the Shared Services agreements between Monmouth County and Shrewsbury Borough.

The Borough of Shrewsbury has been using shared services agreements since 1998. Since 2009, the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office 9-1-1 Communications Center has been handling the borough's 9-1-1 emergency calls through a Public Safety Answering Point agreement with Monmouth County. In 2023, the Sheriff's Office also took over the Borough's dispatching for police, fire, and EMS services. Now, under the leadership of Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, the Monmouth County 9-1-1 Communications Center manages all dispatch operations for the Borough of Shrewsbury.

“Thanks to the hard work of Sheriff Shaun Golden and his staff, Shrewsbury receives exceptional 9-1-1 and dispatch services from the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Communications Division,” said Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone, liaison to Monmouth County Office of Shared Services. “This agreement is another great demonstration of the effectiveness of shared services and the County's commitment to supporting our local municipalities.”

“The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office Communications Division is proud to support Shrewsbury Borough and delivers a high level of 9-1-1, police, fire and EMS dispatch services," said Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden. "Our commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of the community is unwavering, and working with Shrewsbury provides efficient, reliable emergency response services that helps keep residents safe every day.”

Through the New Jersey Department of Division of Community Affairs, Shrewsbury Borough received a LEAP Grant in 2024, which covers the cost of their PSAP Agreement with the County for five years. The LEAP program encourages towns to streamline government entities to increase efficiency and the quality of life for residents while keeping taxes under control.

“The move to County Dispatch has allowed the borough to be on a platform that is state of the art. This move has provided major savings to the taxpayers and there have been no lapses or changes in Dispatch Services. Had we remained with our own Dispatch Services, upgrades and maintenance of the system would have been cost prohibitive,” said Mayor of Shrewsbury, Kim Eulner.

“The Shared Services team and I are here to support municipal officials with any questions or assistance they may have. Contact us by calling 732-431-7460 or emailing sharedservices@co.monmouth.nj.us to get started,” said Director Arnone. “We look forward to collaborating with all of our partners to make Monmouth County the best place to live.”

The Monmouth County Office of Shared Services facilitates partnerships with local government entities through which the County provides services, equipment and resources to a local government which helps to reduce costs and increase efficiencies.

For more information about Monmouth County Shared Services, go to visitmonmouth.com.

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