March 10, 2015
I thank Speaker Sharkey for this opportunity to serve on this important commission that is looking to save municipalities money through regional efforts. An important goal is to bring tax relief, especially to one of the highest taxed cities in the United States.
The MORE Commission is working on a wide spectrum of issues and opportunities facing municipalities: multi-town collaboratives, Board of Education functions, regionally-based organizations, collective bargaining, mandates, revenue sources, health care, and state grants. In each of these areas, commission subcommittees are investigating costs, benefits, resources, legal obstacles and opportunities, potential savings, consolidation, and results-based accountability (RBA) methods for tracking performance.