State Rep. Kim Fawcett (D-Fairfield) has been named by House Speaker
Christopher G. Donovan (D-Meriden) and House Majority Leader Denise
Merrill (D-Mansfield) to a new a commission that will seek to identify
opportunities for more regional collaborations designed to create
efficiencies and save money for municipalities. The Blue Ribbon
Commission on Municipal Opportunities and Regional Efficiencies (MORE)
will begin its work next Tuesday, January 19th with the goal of
recommending legislation during the 2010 session.
“We can be doing more with less,” Speaker Donovan said. “Rep. Fawcett
and MORE will help us find these new ways to help our cities and towns.
I am confident we can bring about real property tax reform by
regionalizing certain activities that can both save money and improve
the economic competitiveness of our state.”
“We’ve talked for a long time about restructuring government at all
levels across the state,” said Rep. Merrill. “Now we’re going to take
action. I’m excited about the chance to bring some relief to our cities
and towns and to bring about the kind of structural change that can
deliver benefits for years to come.”
The MORE Commission will be comprised of 45 Democratic members of the
House of Representatives and representatives of municipalities, regional
organizations, education, business, unions and non-profits.
The Commission will look at 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 will investigate costs, benefits,
resources, legal obstacles and opportunities, potential savings,
consolidation, and results-based accountability (RBA) methods for
tracking performance.
Rep. Fawcett represents the 133rd Assembly District, which includes
Fairfield and Westport, and serves on the serves on the Appropriations,
Environment, and Energy and Technology, and Transportation committees.
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