Municipalities Organized for Regional Effectiveness

MORE Municipality Survey

PLEASE Complete this survey by Tuesday June 14th at 5pm.

As many of you are aware, MORE (Municipalities Organized for Regional Effectiveness) was active from 1999 to 2007. The non-profit organization was created as a tool to benefit the municipalities of the CMRPC region. At its most active, MORE accepted assessments from its participating communities based on population. Staff from CMRPC assisted the organization with joint procurement of such goods as electricity, fuel oil and office supplies. Additionally the organization hosted legislative networking events, workshops on current events, and educational forums.The non-profit organization went dormant for a period of years beginning in 2009. At the March CMRPC Quarterly Managers meeting, with many town administrators, town managers, and executive secretaries present, action was taken to revitalize the organization. The following were elected as the organization's officers:

Ron San Angelo, Town Manager Southbridge (Chair)
Ted Kozak, Town Manager Northbridge (Vice Chair)
Brian Palaia, Town Manager Oxford (Clerk)
Heather Lemieux, Town Administrator Barre (Treasurer).

To reconstitute the organization, MORE will hold its Annual Meeting on June 15th at 11:30am at CMRPC's Union Hall.

This survey is to gather your thoughts on the most useful purpose for the organization going forward. Please take a moment to provide your input by May 31st.

Thank you for your time.

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* 1. Address

Name

Company

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Were you involved with MORE between 1999 and 2007?

Yes, very

Yes, somewhat

Minimally

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* 3. What activities should MORE engage in that would benefit the municipalities of central Massachusetts

	Very Important	Somewhat important	Not useful	In appropriate
Regular meetings that promote peer to peer networking	Regular meetings that promote peer to peer networking Very Important	Regular meetings that promote peer to peer networking Somewhat important	Regular meetings that promote peer to peer networking Not useful	Regular meetings that promote peer to peer networking In appropriate	Regular meetings that promote peer to peer networking
Joint procurement	Joint procurement Very Important	Joint procurement Somewhat important	Joint procurement Not useful	Joint procurement In appropriate	Joint procurement
Educational Workshops	Educational Workshops Very Important	Educational Workshops Somewhat important	Educational Workshops Not useful	Educational Workshops In appropriate	Educational Workshops
Discussions regarding legislative affairs	Discussions regarding legislative affairs Very Important	Discussions regarding legislative affairs Somewhat important	Discussions regarding legislative affairs Not useful	Discussions regarding legislative affairs In appropriate	Discussions regarding legislative affairs
Problem solving for regional challenges	Problem solving for regional challenges Very Important	Problem solving for regional challenges Somewhat important	Problem solving for regional challenges Not useful	Problem solving for regional challenges In appropriate	Problem solving for regional challenges
Staff training opportunities	Staff training opportunities Very Important	Staff training opportunities Somewhat important	Staff training opportunities Not useful	Staff training opportunities In appropriate	Staff training opportunities

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What level of frequency should MORE hold its general meetings?

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* 5. How likely are you or someone else in your community to actively participate on a regular basis?

I would take on leadership role or work as part of a committee

I would make every effort to attend each meeting/event

If i am available i would attend the meetings, but everything else gets priority over this.

Don't count on me/us

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* 6. Please use this space to provide any other thoughts or comments on the revitalization of MORE?

Thank you for taking the time to provide your input. We hope you will join us on June 15th. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact one of the officers or Trish Settles at tsettles@cmrpc.org.