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i Article 14 To see if the Town will vote to create the position of a Part-Time Ambulance Billing Clerk and appropriate and transfer$13,435 from the Ambulance Receipts for Appropriation Account; said funds to be apportioned as follows: $12,480 to the Fire Salary/Wage Account and$955 to the Medicare Account, or take any action relating thereto. Submitted by the Fire Department Explanation: The action replaces a function currently done by a subcontractor with a department employee. Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by George Costa. Motion: I move Article 14 be voted as printed in the warrant,with the exception of the phrase, " or take any action relating thereto." j Motion made to amend to 19 hours at 8:35 p.m. Motion to amend passes at 8:36 p.m. Motionp asses unanimously at 8:37 p.m. Article 15 To see if the Town will vote to hire and equip two full-time police officers and that the Town vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, $33,149,with said funds apportioned as follows: Police Patrolman Salaries Account, $16,178; Police Expense Account, $5,000; Group Insurance Account, $70; Employee j Medical Insurance Account, $10,962; and Medicare Account, $939, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Police Department Explanation: The two additional police officer positions will be assigned to the Mashpee Police Department Operations Division, Patrol Section to accomplish general law enforcement and community policing duties as assigned. The two new officers will be assigned to new overlap shifts providing overlap coverage for better service to the citizens and for times when a shift is busy in its roll call periods. In addition to the 25% funding requested for these two police positions, a federal grant, "Cops Universal Hiring", awarded to the Town of Mashpee will provide 75% of the two police officers salaries over a three year period. Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by Curtis Frye. Motion: I move the Town vote to hire and equip two full-time police officers and the Town vote to raise and appropriate $33,149, with said funds apportioned as follows: Police Patrolman Salaries Account, $16,178; Police Expense Account, $5,000; Group Insurance Account, $70; Employee Medical Insurance Account, $10,962; and Medicare Account, $939.