10/28/2008 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Minutes

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Town of Mashpee Affirmative Action Committee Meeting Notes October 28,2008 Present: Marilyn Farren,Karen Murphy, Maryanne Wray Absent: Katherine Brown, Theresa Cook Also Present: Paul Perry,Deborah Vaughn, Cassie Fernandes CALL TO ORDER The meeting commenced at 5:40 p.m. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES: Motion made by Ms.Wray to accept the minutes of September 17,2008. Motion seconded by Ms. Murphy. All voted unanimously. Motion made by Ms. Wray to accept the minutes of July 8,2008. Motion seconded by Ms. Murphy. All voted unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Elect New Chairman: Ms. Farren called for nominations for the Chair of the Committee. Ms. Murphy nominated Katherine Brown, but the Committee decided to wait until Ms. Brown arrived to discuss further. Ms. Farren mentioned that the past group chose to nominate co-chairs to lead the Committee,which could be an additional consideration. Letter of Interest: Mr. Paul Perry has submitted a letter of interest to the Board of Selectmen regarding his interest in joining the Affirmative Action Committee. The Selectmen forwarded Mr. Perry's letter of interest to the Committee for their recommendation. Ms. Farren invited Mr. Perry to share with the Committee his background. Mr. Perry shared that he has lived on Cape since 1964 as a resident of Falmouth, moving to Mashpee in 1994. Mr. Perry's family has been on Cape since 1903. Mr. Perry has worked with the Department of Corrections for 25 years and was interested in joining the Committee to be involved with something different from his daily work as well as to become more involved with the community. When asked about meeting attendance,Mr.Perry did indicate that his work schedule is now a 4 day work week so his arrival may be just after 5:30 p.m. Motion made by Ms. Wray to recommend Mr. Perry to the Board of Selectmen for the Affirmative Action Committee. Motion seconded by Ms. Murphy. All voted unanimously. Deborah Vaughn is also in attendance to learn about membership in the Affirmative Action Committee. In addition to teaching at the high school, Ms. Vaughn is also very busy as senior and freshman class advisor,and the Key Club advisor. With all of her roles as advisor and teacher, Ms. Vaughn strongly encourages community service and throughout her professional career has been involved with the community. Ms. Vaughn inquired about the activities of the Committee.