Senate Bill 1040, An Act Authorizing Municipalities to Jointly Perform Municipal Functions, would result in a potential savings to municipalities. The level of savings would depend upon the function that were jointly performed and the number of municipalities involved. Current law allows municipalities to perform only certain functions jointly. In a number of cases, it requires them to form interlocal advisory boards. Designate interlocal employees, and take other steps in order to do so.
Municipalities can also make agreements to share real and personal property tax revenue.
Now there will be no question about buying insurance together or electricity jointly. By pooling our efforts we will certainly be able cover some of the increased costs for essential programs. Servicing more people will be a need, and we will most likely not see additional aid from the state, so I feel that this is a great measure to ensure the protection of programs without raising costs. Senator Daily represents the towns of Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Killingworth, Marlborough, Portland, and Westbrook. More press releases by Senator Daily Senator Daily's Web Page.