ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y. (WKTV) - An initial study was done in 2007 to see whether consolidating police departments in five Oneida County municipalities would make sense.

Now, the follow up would be another, more concise study to look into specifics.

However, a few of the villages say they aren't paying for another study.

Mayors in Both Oriskany and Yorkville say they are not against the consolidation of police departments, but say they need more specific plans and cost measures. But those wanting to move forward with this new study say you have to pay now in order to get those answers.

The initial study was done by the Villages of Yorkville, New York Mills, Whitesboro, and Oriskany, along with the Town of Whitestown - all who make up the five municipalities looking to consolidate police services.

New York Mills Mayor Robert Maciol says that study revealed five points to consider:

*How to deal with all the different labor unions from the five departments.
*How to restructure the departments with current civil service positions.
*How to address New York Mills issues being split between two towns, Whitestown and New Hartford.
*How to address and draft legal notices for public vote.
*What to do if some villages vote down the idea to consolidate.

Maciol says those questions would get answered if another grant was applied for and received. However, he says this grant would need the villages to kick in 10% of the $100,000 grant to be awarded it.

The figures are based on population density and how much tax payers pay for their police departments.

Maciol says Mayors in Yorkville and Oriskany balked at the idea of spending around $2,500 each for the grant.

"With the cost of government continuing to climb everyday, along with the necessity to keep public safety at the forefront, we must think outside the box in order to give our people the best police protection we can," Maciol said.

Village of Oriskany Mayor David Rothdeiner says the village can not afford that.

"We still have to go forward with this, everyone understands that," Rothdeiner said. "But in this economy we have to be careful with our expenditures."

NEWSChannel 2 spoke with Mayor Bruno Pettrucione of Yorkville as well Tuesday, who said he is not against police consolidation, but would rather like to see a more concrete plan before he spends tax payer dollars .