March 10, 2015
State Representative Christopher Rosario has been named by House Speaker Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden) to serve on the Commission on Municipal Opportunities and Regional Efficiencies (M.O.R.E.) that is looking into regional collaborations designed to create efficiencies and save money for municipalities.
“I thank Speaker Sharkey for this opportunity to serve on this important commission that is looking to save municipalities money through regional efforts,” Rep. Rosario said, “An important goal is to bring tax relief, especially to one of the highest taxed cities in the United States.”
The M.O.R.E. Commission is comprised of 45 Democratic members of the House of Representatives and representatives of municipalities, regional organizations, education, business, unions and non-profits. Rep. Rosario will serve on the M.O.R.E. Regional Entities Sub-Committee.
The 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.
Rep. Rosario represents the 128th Assembly District and serves on the Appropriations, Energy and Technology and Transportation Committees. He also serves on the Transportation, Human Services and Judicial and Corrections Appropriations Subcommittees.