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Motion passes at 8:39 p.m. Article 16 To see if the Town will vote to hire and equip a police sergeant and that the Town raise and appropriate or from available funds 20 4 transfer f , $ 55,with said funds to be apportioned as follows: Police Patrolman Salaries Account$11,757; Police Expense Account$2,500; Group Insurance Account$35; Employee Medical Insurance Account$5,481; and the Medicare Account$682, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Police Department Explanation: In general, this sergeant position will be assigned to the Mashpee Police Department Administrative and Service Division to provide staff and administrative assistance to the division. Moreover, the sergeant position will be the Special Services Supervisor for the Special Services Section of the Administrative and Service Division. This sergeant position will administer the TRIAD and other volunteer programs for the police department. Additionally,this sergeant position will supervise community-policing programs, such as the Police Neighborhood Liaison Program, the Park and Walk Program and other police community programs as assigned by the Chief of Police. Also, this sergeant position will coordinate department resources in providing community programs, workshops, and lectures in crime prevention topics to I community groups,particularly senior citizens. In addition to the 25% funding requested for this sergeant position, a federal grant, "Cops Universal Hiring", awarded to the Town of Mashpee will provide 75% of the salary over a three year period. Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by Ken Marsters. I Motion: I move the Town vote to hire and equip a police sergeant and the Town raise and appropriate $20,455, j with said funds to be apportioned as follows: Police Patrolman Salaries Account $11,757; Police Expense Account$2,500; Group Insurance Account$35; Employee Medical Insurance Account$5,481; and the Medicare Account $682. i Motion defeated at 8:43 p.m. I Article 17 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of two thousand dollars ($2000) to the Domestic Violence Account; said sum to be expended by the Mashpee Police Department, or take any action relating thereto. Submitted by the Police Department Explanation: The Towns of Sandwich, Falmouth and Bourne have like articles being submitted at their town meetings. The Upper Cape Domestic Violence Coalition is a group of people that include police officers from the four towns, representatives from Falmouth Hospital, Bourne, Falmouth and Mashpee housing authorities, Cape Cod Center for Women, The Enterprise Newspaper, Falmouth District Court, Gosnold/Thorne Counseling Centers,Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council and several other organizations. The Goal of the Coalition is to combat domestic violence on the Upper Cape and assist its victims.