Refereed Articles
- Hattery, Michael and Yi Lu. 2008. The Role of Tax Limitation in New York State’s Property Tax Burden. Municipal Finance Journal. 29:3 (27-44).
- Kelsey, Timothy W., Michael Hattery and Michael J. Dougherty. 2002. Information Technology Use by Local Governments in the Northeast: Assessment and Needs. Journal of Extension. 40:5. http://www.joe.org/joe/2002october/a4.phpPAGES
- Ranney, Christine K. and Michael Hattery. 1989. An Approach to Developing Size Differentiated Cost Functions for Municipal Services. Regional Science Review. 16:2 (67-84).
- Ranney, Christine K., Lee M. Day and Michael Hattery. 1987. Alternative Methods for Distributing State Aid to Local Governments in New York. Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 16:2 (153-164).
Book and Proceedings Chapters
- Hattery, Michael R. 2015. Service Level Consolidation and Sharing Arrangements. Pages 59-75, In Alexander C. Hamilton (Ed.), Municipal Shared Services and Consolidation: A Public Solutions Handbook. New York: Routledge.
- Hattery, Michael R. 2012. The State and Its Localities. Pages 455-481, In Gerald Benjamin (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Hattery, Michael R. 1997. Improving the ‘Cost of Community Service Ratio’ as a Tool for Local Land Use Decisionmaking. In Kenneth Beasley and Lia A. Daborn (Eds.), Proceedings: Rural Resources Rural Development Conference (pp. 273-281). Truro, Nova Scotia: Rural Research Centre, Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
- Geisler, Charles C., J. Tadlock Cowan, Michael R. Hattery and Harvey M. Jacobs. 1984. Sustained Land Productivity: Equity Consequences of Alternative Agricultural Technologies. In Gigi M. Berardi and Charles C. Geisler (eds.) The Social Consequences and Challenges of New Agricultural Technologies. Boulder: Westview Press, 1984.
- Buttel, Frederick H. and Michael R. Hattery. 1981. Energy Conservation. In Marvin E. Olsen and Michael Micklin (eds.), Handbook of Applied Sociology. New York: Praeger, 1981.
Other Articles and Published Materials
- Hattery, Michael R. 2010. Board Work: Leadership and Management for Planning and Zoning Boards. Talk of the Towns. 24:5.
- Hattery, Michael R. 2010. Center for Local Government Fosters Collaborative Learning. NYSAC News. 31:1(21-22).
- Benjamin, Gerald, Michael R. Hattery and Rachel John. 2008. New York State’s Share Municipal Services Incentive Program: The Early Years. NYSAC News. 29:3(29-32).
- Benjamin, Gerald and Michael Hattery and Rachel John. 2007. Lessons on Sharing Services from the First Two Years of the SMSI Program: The Highlights. Government, Law and Policy Journal. 9:2(69-77).
- Hattery, Michael and Duane Wilcox. 1999. How to Develop a Multi-Year Capital Plan: Planning Saves Time and Money. Water Sense: Financial Drinking Water News for America’s Small Communities 5(3): 6-10.
- Hattery, Michael and Robert Koch. 1995. The Fiscal Impacts of Base Closures: Insights for Rural Local Governments. Government Finance Review. 11(2): 7-10.
- David J. Allee and Michael Hattery. 1990. Small and Rural Governments: Essential and Vulnerable. New York’s Food and Life Sciences Quarterly, 20(1&2): 1-2.
- Ranney Christine K. and Michael R. Hattery.1989. Cost Savings Through Service Consolidation. State-Local Issue Brief; Vol. 2:2. Albany, NY: New York Legislative Commission on State Local Relations.
- Hattery, Michael. 1981. Local Initiative and Economic Development, and State Banks and Finance Programs, in Richard Schramm (Ed.), Financial Resources for Community Economic Development: A Resource Guide for Community Planners, Organizers, and Activists. Ithaca, NY: Program in Urban and Regional Studies, Cornell University. Pages 7-16, 65-68.
Program and Departmental Reports
- Hattery, Michael and Chelsea Robertson. 2010. Pressing Policy Issues for Local Governments in New York State. Center for Local Government Policy Brief 2010:4. Binghamton, NY: Binghamton University. http://www2.binghamton.edu/clg/policy_issues_brief.pdf.
- Hattery, Michael and Joann Lindstrom. 2010. Training Needs of New York State’s Local Elected Officials. Center for Local Government Policy Brief 2010:3. Binghamton, NY: Binghamton University. http://www2.binghamton.edu/clg/training_needs_brief.pdf
- Hattery, Michael. 2010. Local Capital Planning in New York: Practices and Prospects for a Revitalized Future. Policy Brief 2010:02. Center for Local Government Policy Brief 2010:02, Binghamton University. http://www2.binghamton.edu/clg/capital_planning_2010_02.pdf. 2010.
- Hattery, Michael and Joann Lindstrom. 2010. Fixing Dissolution: Learning From the Johnson City Dissolution Committee. Center for Local Government Policy Brief 2010:01 Binghamton, NY: Binghamton University. http://www2.binghamton.edu/clg/Johnson_city.pdf.
- Hattery, Michael and Joann Lindstrom. 2009. Local Governments in New York State: A Profile of Chief Elected Officials. Center for Local Government Policy Brief 2009:02. Binghamton, NY: Binghamton University. http://www2.binghamton.edu/clg/policy_brief_2009_02.pdf.
- Boyd, Donald and Michael Hattery. 2009. The Economic Crisis and Local Governments in New York State. Center for Local Government Policy Brief 2009:01 Binghamton, NY: Binghamton University. http://www2.binghamton.edu/clg/policy_brief_2009_01.pdf.
- Hattery, Michael. 2006. Bank Municipal Deposits: Their Importance to Local Community and Economic Development in New York State. Management and Financial Report Series Number 24. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 2006. Local and Regional Governance: Faculty Response. In New York State Rural Vision Project: Phase I Report (pp.67-71). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Cooperative Extension and Legislative Commission on Rural Resources.
- Hattery, Michael. 2005. Chemung County Winter Road Maintenance: Final Report. Management and Financial Report Series Number 22. . Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 2004. What New Yorkers Think about Government and Taxes: Results from the 2003 Empire State Poll. Govnotes 3:1 A Quarterly Bulletin of the Cornell Local Government Program. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 2004. North Hornell Municipal Options Study. Management and Financial Report Series Number 20. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 2001. 2000 Survey of New York’s Local Government Leaders: Policy Issues, Training Needs and Technology Use. Management and Financial Report Series Number 16. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 2001. Mount Morris Municipal Study: An Improvement Assessment. Management and Financial Report Series Number 15. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1999. Opportunities for Highway Cooperation in Genesee County. Management and Financial Report Series Number 14. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1999. The Impact of Sales Tax Sharing on Town and Village Property Tax Burdens in Allegany County, New York. Management and Financial Report Series Number 13. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1999. Fiscal Impacts and Municipal Options for The Town and Village of Alfred, New York. Management and Financial Report Series Number 12. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
- Hattery, Michael. 1999. Opportunities for Highway Cooperation in Genesee County: Phase II Report. Management and Financial Report Series Number 11. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1999. Management Report: Highways and Streets, for the Villages of Carthage and West Carthage Management Study. Management and Financial Report Series Number 10. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael, Duane Wilcox and Kathy Bailey. 1999. The Municipal Budget Workbook: Getting Started - Guidelines for Using an Excel Spreadsheet for Creating Municipal Budgets. Cornell Local Government Program Training Materials Series. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1998. Wellsville Town-Village Municipal Study Final Report. Management and Finance Report Series: Number 9. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1998. Town of Warwick, Orange County New York: Revenues, Service Costs and Land Use. Management and Finance Report Series: Number 7. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1998. Toward a Balanced Partnership in New York: History, Performance and Prospects of General Purpose Aid to Local Government.” Issue Brief Series. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1998. Wellsville Town-Village Municipal Study Phase II Report: Comparative Data Analysis. Management and Finance Report Series: Number 8. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1997. Oneida County Cost of Community Services: Revenues, Service Costs and Land Use in Four Towns. Management and Finance Report Series: Number 5. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael, Timothy Kelsey and Duane Wilcox. 1997. Capital Planning Training Materials: Prepared to Help Rural Governments Develop Capital Plans Using Capital Plus Software. Cornell Local Government Program Training Materials Series, Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1996. Fostering Exchange with Local Governments: New York State Department of Transportation Region 7 Office of the Regional Maintenance Engineer. Cooperative Highway Services Case Study Report Number 6. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1996. Jefferson County Contracts With Towns for Major Improvements.Cooperative Highway Services Case Study Report Number 5. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1996. Town of Esperance Contract with Schoharie County. Cooperative Highway Services Case Study Report Number 4. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1996. Cayuga County Vehicle Maintenance Pool Service to the City of Auburn. Cooperative Highway Services Case Study Report Number 3. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1996. Chautauqua County Bridge Program. Cooperative Highway Services Case Study Report Number 2. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael. 1996. Contract for Street Maintenance and Repair between the Town and Village of Bergen, Genesee County. Cooperative Highway Services Case Study Report Number 1. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell
- Hattery, Michael. 1996. Improving Microcomputer Capacity for Capital Planning Among Non-metropolitan Governments: A Three State Project. Rural Government Report Series. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael and Duane Wilcox. 1996. Guide to Multiyear Capital Planning for Small Communities, section I in Capital Planning Notebook and Capital Plus Software Manual. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael, David Kay and Carla Shafer. 1991. Cattaraugus County Business Retention and Expansion Program: 1991 Interim Report. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael, Duane Wilcox and Howard Spira. 1988. The Town Budget Worksheet: A Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet for Drafting Town and Village Budgets. Extension Paper A.E. Ext. 88-16. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University.
- Hattery, Michael, and Duane Wilcox. 1985. Helping Small Local Governments Develop Capital Improvement Programs: Development and Initial Testing of a Microcomputer-Assisted Approach. Extension Paper A.E. Ext. 85-24. Ithaca, NY: Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University.
- Carbone, Robert and Michael Hattery. 1977. Empirical Results on the Continuing Debate Over the Tax Capitalization Doctrine. Working Paper Series, Columbus, Ohio: College of Administrative Sciences, at The Ohio State University.
Reports to Sponsor
- Hattery, Michael. 2017. New York’s Statewide BOCES System: Exploring Options for Change. Report to New York State Education Department. December.
- Hattery, Michael. 2016. City of Groton Street Maintenance: Comparison Costs with Six Municipalities. Final Report to Town of Groton, Connecticut. March 3.
- Hattery, Michael. 2015. DCMO BOCES Reorganization Study. Draft Report to New York State Education Department. November 2.
- Hattery, Michael. 2015. Sullivan County BOCES Reorganization Study. Draft Report to New York State Education Department. May 1.
- Villages of Dobbs-Ferry and Hastings-on-Hudson DPW Shared Services Feasibility Study. Prepared by Laberge Group Consultants. Served as consultant to Laberge Group, summarizing financial and service data and estimating the costs and tax impacts of service sharing options. March, 2015.
- Albany County Shared Highway Services Feasibility Study - Final Report. Prepared by Laberge Group Consultants. Served as consultant to Laberge Group, summarizing financial and service data and estimating the costs of pilot service sharing opportunities. January, 2014.
- Hattery, Michael. 2013. The Costs of Labor Law 240 on New York’s Economy and Public Infrastructure. Final Report to New York Civil Justice Institute (with consultants R. Richard Geddes and David L. Kay).
- Hattery, Michael. 2013. Montgomery County Efficiency Study for Shared Local and County Highway Services: Implementation Plan. Prepared for Montgomery County (New York) Project Steering Committee, supported by the New York State Local Government Efficiency Grant Program.
- Hattery, Michael. 2012. Montgomery County Efficiency Study for Shared Local and County Highway Services: Existing Conditions Report. Prepared for Montgomery County (New York) Project Steering Committee, supported by the New York State Local Government Efficiency Grant Program.
- Hattery, Michael. 2012. Montgomery County Efficiency Study for Shared Local and County Highway Services: Options Report. Prepared for Montgomery County (New York) Project Steering Committee, supported by the New York State Local Government Efficiency Grant Program.
- Hattery, Michael. 2011. New York State’s 2011-2014 Appalachian Development Plan: Consultant Report. Submitted to New York State Department of State, Appalachian Development Program.
- Hattery, Michael. 2011. Andes-Bovina Shared Services Project: Survey of Citizen Satisfaction with Public Services and Support for Change. Prepared for the Towns of Andes and Bovina in Delaware County, supported by the New York State Local Government Efficiency Grant Program.
- Hattery, Michael. 2011. Andes-Bovina Shared Services Project Final Report. Prepared for the Towns of Andes and Bovina in Delaware County, supported by the New York State Local Government Efficiency Grant Program.
- Hattery, Michael. 2009. Identifying Opportunities for Highway Service Cooperation in Ulster County. Report prepared for Ulster County as a part of multi-service assessment project supported by the New York State Local Government Efficiency Grant Program. (Ulster County was the recipient of a 2011 Best Practices Award from the National Association of Counties for the implementation of recommendations and analysis in this report).
- Hattery, Michael. 2009. Morristown Shared Services Study Final Report. Prepared for the joint Town and Village of Morristown Shared Services Committee, supported by the New York State Local Government Efficiency Grant Program.
- Hattery, Michael. 2008. Morristown Shared Services Study Survey of Citizen Satisfaction with Public Services and Support for Change. Prepared for the joint Town and Village of Morristown Shared Services Committee, supported by the New York State Local Government Efficiency Grant Program.
- Hattery, Michael. 2007. Broome County: An Assessment of the Partnership Council Recommendations of 1991. (A case study providing a retrospective look at Broome County municipal and service delivery consolidation). Submitted to the Albany Law School Technical Assistance Project -New York State Shared Municipal Services Program.
- Hattery, Michael. 2007. Arkport Central School District Bus Garage Project: Intergovernmental Fueling, Vehicle Storage and Maintenance Needs. Submitted to the Albany Law School Technical Assistance Project -New York State Shared Municipal Services Program.
- Hattery, Michael. 2007. Chemung County: Improving Inter-Municipal Sharing in Highway Services. (A Case study of progress on highway service coordination in Chemung County). Submitted to the Albany Law School Technical Assistance Project -New York State Shared Municipal Services Program.
- Hattery, Michael. 2006. Potential Impacts of a Competitive Environment for Local Government Legal Notices. Prepared for the Free Community Papers of New York.
- Hattery, Michael. 2005. Bank Municipal Deposits: Their Importance to New York Communities. Prepared for the New York Bankers Association, 99 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
- Hattery, Michael. 2004. Chemung County Winter Road Maintenance Assessment. Prepared for the Chemung County Shared Services Task Force. .
- Hattery, Michael. 2004. North Hornell Municipal Options Study. Prepared for the North Hornell Village Board.
- Hattery, Michael. 2001. Protocol Guidance for Investigating Local Government Capacity Building Activities in Natural Resource Management in Honduras. A report to guide case study procedures and field work, prepared for the project, Higher Education Partners for Development in Honduras(funded by the Association Liaison Office – ALO).
- Hattery, Michael. 2001. A Case Study Approach for Investigating Local Government Capacity Building Activities in Local Natural Resource Management in Honduras. A report prepared for the project, Higher Education Partners for Development in Honduras (funded by the Association Liason Office – ALO).
- Hattery, Michael. 1996. Enhancing Cooperation in Highway Services: Summary Report of Case Study Findings and Recommendations for Legislative and Regulatory Change. A report submitted to the New York State Department of Transportation (Transportation Research Council).
- Wilcox, Duane, Michael Hattery, and Kevin Crawford. Recommendations for Legislative and Regulatory Change to Promote Highway Service Cooperation and Consolidation. A report summited to the New York State Department of Transportation (Transportation Research Council).
- Hattery, Michael. 1996. Capital Planning Notebook and Capital Plus Software Manual: A Notebook on Capital Planning Prepared for Rural Governments. Local Government Program, Department of Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University. July 1996. (Product for Research Project supported by Appalachian Regional Commission).
- Allee David J., David L. Kay and Michael Hattery. 1996. A Policy Study of the New York Real Property Gains Tax. Prepared for the International Council of Shopping Centers, The New York Association of Realtors, and the New York Main Street Alliance.
- Hattery, Michael. 1996. Implementation. Chapter 7 in Road Surface Management System. (A manual for local highway officials). Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. September. Pages 7-1 – 7-25.
- Hattery, Michael. 1996. Case Design Report: Research Design for Cases of Highway Cooperation and Consolidation. Prepared for the New York State Department of Transportation.
- Hattery, Michael, David Kay, and Duane Wilcox. 1995. Local Government Assistance Project Final Report. Submitted to Seneca County New York Department of Employment and Training as part of a Defense Conversion Adjustment Demonstration Project funded by the United States Department of Labor.
- Ranney, Christine K. and Michael Hattery. 1989. Testing an Approach to Service Consolidation Analysis in New York: The Case of Law Enforcement Services. Prepared for the New York State Legislative Commission on State-Local Relations.
- Ranney, Christine K. and Michael Hattery. 1988. Report on Economies of Size in Six Service Areas. Prepared for the New York State Legislative Commission on State-Local Relations.
- Ranney, Christine K. and Michael Hattery. 1988. Report on Municipal Population Size Groupings. Prepared for the New York State Legislative Commission on State-Local Relations.
- Ranney, Christine K., Lee M. Day and Michael Hattery. 1987. Alternative Methods for Distributing State Aid to Local Governments in New York. (A report summarizing modeling research on alternative general purpose aid alternatives). Prepared for New York State Joint Legislative Commission on State-Local Relations.
- Hattery, Michael, Christine K. Ranney, Lee M. Day, David J. Allee, and Duane Wilcox. 1986. Services Provided by Local Governments in New York State. (A report summarizing detailed survey research on service provision and service financing of county, city, town and village government in New York State). Prepared for New York State Joint Legislative Commission on State-Local Relations.
- Geisler, Charles C., Tadlock Cowan, Michael Hattery and Harvey M. Jacobs. 1982. Sustained Land Productivity: Equity Consequences of Technological Alternatives. Prepared for the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment for use in The Impact of Technology on the Productivity of Croplands and Rangelands.