11-R414

11-R414

2011 -- S 0171

Enacted 06/29/11

J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON SHARED MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, DaPonte, Bates, Sheehan, and Sosnowski

Date Introduced: February 03, 2011

RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created

consisting of ten (10) members: five (5) of whom shall be members of the Senate, not more than

four (4) from the same political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; and five (5)

of whom shall be members of the House of Representatives, not more than four (4) from the same

political party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House.

In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly

resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which

is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general public.

(a) The commission is authorized to create advisory committees and municipal affairs

coordination teams to perform tasks within the jurisdiction of the commission.

(b) The commission may empower these committees and coordination teams to:

(1) Investigate and research opportunities to create a more economic, efficient, and

effective management of the state’s overall resources by pooling said resources and saving

significant tax dollars;

(2) Establish current baselines of the municipal expenditures; and

(3) Set specific tasks, timelines, goals, and methods to evaluate the progress of the

committees and municipal affairs coordination teams.

development of policies and procedures in general.

(d) Advisory committees and coordination teams created by the commission shall be

composed of citizens of this state.

(e) A majority of committee members or coordination team members shall constitute a

quorum for the purpose of conducting the business of that committee or coordination team.

Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House and organize. The President

of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall each select one member to serve as co-

chairpersons of the commission.

Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.

The membership of said commission, the advisory committees, and the municipal teams

shall receive no compensation for their services.

All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information,

documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or

desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

The Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide

suitable quarters in the state house for said commission; provided, that the Joint Commission on

Shared Municipal Services may conduct hearings and hold meetings elsewhere when doing so

will better serve its purposes. A majority in number of the Joint Commission on Shared

Municipal Services shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; and

be it further

RESOLVED, That the commission shall, from time to time and at least annually, report

its findings and results to the General Assembly, and make recommendations to the General

Assembly and propose any legislation or initiate any studies that it shall deem advisable.

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