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5 Board of Selectmen Minutes January 8, 2018 NEW BUSINESS Discussion and App oval of Second Amendment to the Memorandum of Understandin2 between the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Town of Mashpee ee for the Provision of Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services and Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Assistance: The Board of Selectmen reviewed the Second .Amendment to the extension of the duration of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Town and Tribe for the provision of fire protection and emergency medical services and law enforcement mutual aid assistance for a one-year period terminating on January 11, 2019. It was disclosed the Board of Selectmen have made several attempts beginning in June of 2016 to arrange a joint meeting to be held in compliance with the open Meeting Law, between the respective parties to review simple multiparty priorities. There has been no response from the Tribe to arrange a joint meeting with the Board of Selectmen. In the matter of public safety, it was agreed the MOU would be extended, but deferred fully until such time a j oint meeting would be held to consider common matters of mutual importance, Motion made by Selectman Gottlieb to extend the Memorandum of Understanding between the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Town of Mashpee for the provision of Fire Protection, Emergency Medical Services and Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Assistance to February 28, 2018 with the contingency that a joint meeting be held prior to February 28, 2018. Motion seconded by Selectman Cotton. VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. Doll Call vote; Selectman O'Hara,yes Selectman Cotton,yes Selectman Sherman,yes Selectman Cahalane,yes Selectman Gottlieb,yes opposed, none Through the chairman to chairman protocol, Chairman O'Hara would male arrangements to develop a collaborative meeting with the respective parties.