Administration and Regional Services
About Administration and Regional Services
FRCOG's Administration and Regional Services staff provides administrative services and program oversight of the FRCOG. The staff is funded through a combination of the voluntary assessment paid by FRCOG member towns and administrative fees paid by programs and grants. Administration and Regional Services staff also work on special projects that have been identified by our advisory boards, by staff, or by legislators. In general, the projects either do not have grant funding or have grant funding that requires a match that can be met by administrative staff involvement. Special projects are assessed to be important to the whole region or to a majority of member towns, either directly or indirectly.
Current Projects
Regionalization Tool Kit Conference: A Practical Guide to Sharing Municipal Services The Regionalization Tool Kit Conference was planned in response to the increasing interest in regionalization of municipal services across the Commonwealth. The Conference, held September 3, 2009 at the Hogan Conference Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, was attended by over 300 municipal officials from Massachusetts. Conference materials are now available.
Advocating for Important State and Federal Legislation An important function of the FRCOG is to advocate for issues important to the Franklin County region and its communities and residents. Throughout the year, FRCOG staff testify at public hearings, provide input to pending legislation and policy that affect the Franklin County region, and bring important matters and issues to the FRCOG advisory council and member municipalities.
Energy Savings Performance-Based Contracting In December of 2007, the FRCOG implemented a first-in-the-Commonwealth regional solicitation for the provision of energy savings performance contracting services on behalf of 16 towns and 3 regional school districts. A solicitation for Round 2 was implemented in February of 2009 on behalf of an additional 6 towns and 2 regional school districts.
Engineering and Information Technology Consulting Services The FRCOG has procured the services of a professional engineering firm to provide services to all member towns at a reduced rate. On behalf of fifteen communities, the FRCOG has also contracted with consultants to provide computer and networking support services.
Franklin County Public School Project The Franklin County Public School Project is an effort to implement cost-saving efficiencies and collaborations between our region’s school districts and to conduct an analysis of education service delivery options that could improve and enhance public school education in Franklin County.
Massachusetts Working Group on Public Health Regionalization FRCOG staff serve as the Western Massachusetts representative to the Working Group on Public Health Regionalization. The purpose of the Working Group is to develop a model for state funding of regionalized local health services.
Representing Franklin County on Regional and Statewide Committees An important function of the FRCOG is to advocate for issues important to the Franklin County region and its communities and residents. As part of this significant role, the FRCOG Regional Services staff sit on a wide variety of regional and statewide task forces to represent the region, rural issues, and our member municipalities.
This page was last updated on 09/28/2009