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Personnel Board <br /> Minutes of October 18, 1982 Page 3 <br /> • Chief Frye replied that if the person were trained well enough, he could handle it <br /> stating that in the summer months they would need another person. <br /> Dave asked about other duties? <br /> Chief Frye said that there would be some typing duties. <br /> Curtis asked about watching the cells. <br /> Chief Frye said that someone usually comes in off the road to watch the prisoners. <br /> He mentioned that he has three regular dispatchers who currently work overtime. <br /> Bob asked how many hours would be involved? <br /> Chief Frye said that he would need someone Saturday from 7 a.m. to Monday at 7 a.m. <br /> and that he was talking about three dispatchers year round. <br /> Manuel asked about the summer months? <br /> Chief Frye replied that he would need three for the summer months with possibly <br /> a fourth as a standby for when people are on vacation and out sick. <br /> Curtis commented that he felt there was a need for someone. <br /> Chief Priestly replied that there was a definite need in the Town of Mashpee to have <br /> • twenty-four hour coverage to take calls. <br /> Caroline replied that if you were to ask ten people, at least eight of them would think <br /> that the town had twenty-four. hour coverage. <br /> Chief Priestly commented how he called the 477-1234 number as a test and the police <br /> dispatcher picked it up. <br /> Chief Frye replied that the dispatcher will pick it up after so many rings; however, <br /> he mentioned that the Police station does not know if a fire alarm system were to go <br /> off. <br /> Chief Priestly stated that Sel. Garland made a recommendation about an appendix off <br /> the police station as a control center. He mentioned that they were talking about <br /> dollars and in his view, the fire department has to grow with Mashpee. <br /> Dave asked what sort,of alarms were received? <br /> Chief Priestly mentioned a few; such as, United Church Village. <br /> Bob asked what it would cost the town? <br /> Chief Frye mentioned that it was costing already. He explained that dispatchers are <br /> currently being paid at $4.89 per hour to a range of $5.33 per hour and that he would <br /> pay a radio dispatcher $4 an hour and give them a title to fall under a job description. <br /> He said that he would be looking for no less than three dispatchers mentioning that a <br /> fourth as a standby would be good to have. <br /> Chief Priestly stated that he would need the same and it would be at the same rate of <br /> pay- <br />