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4 <br /> f f <br /> MEETING OF BOARD OF SELECTMEN <br /> December 29 , 1982 <br /> p, * Convene Meeting. <br /> PRESENT: Chairwoman B. Jean Thomas , Selectman Chester A. Garland, Executive <br /> Secretary Joseph F. Murphy, Town Counsel Joseph J. Reardon <br /> GUESTS: Mr. Larry Duhamel, Mr. Marshall Riley CETA representatives , Mr. Leo <br /> Decoteau, Mr. Roy Wilson, Mr, Donald Blakeman, Mr.. Robinson, Mr. <br /> Charles Buckingham Acting Chairman for the Board of Health, Mr. <br /> Ernest Virgilio Superintendent of Streets , Mrs . Vernice Polka, Mr. <br /> Ronald and Mrs . Ondrea. Robertsono Jane Peterson,, <br /> Motion by Sel . Garland to accept the minutes of the December 21 , 1982 <br /> Administrative Meeting and December 22, 1982 Regular and Executive Ses- <br /> sions . Seconded by -Chm. Thomas . This i -a vote. <br /> 2 : 00 p,m.. - Mr. Larry Duhamel and r. Marshall Riley cane to discuss the <br /> the CETA program which is due to expire in October 1983 . Mr. <br /> Duhamel said that their Director asked them to speak to all <br /> the Selectmen on the Cape about some of the things .that are <br /> going on. He explained what had been available under this <br /> program. He stated that there was 1 . on the job training, <br /> which CETA paid 50% hourly wages , and 2 . ) private and public <br /> upgrading. Chm. Thomas asked how the Town of Mash-pee had <br /> benefited. Mr. Duhamel said that there were 1600 applicants <br /> that qualified on the Cape and 45 applied for services from <br /> the Town of Mahpee . Sel . Garland asked what had happened <br /> to them. Mr. Duhamel said that all were in the training <br /> program at Otis or in New Bedford. Sel * Garland asked what <br /> the effectiveness of the program was for the Town of Mashpee . <br /> Mr. Duhamel said he did- not have that data, but could find <br /> out. Than he said that after October 1983 the New Bedford/ <br /> Cape Cod and Islands Consortium, Private Industry Councils <br /> and Planning Councils are forming a new combined Private <br /> industry Council which. will be know as PIC , There will be <br /> twenty five people from this side of the Canal and twenty <br /> five from the other side as representatives . He said that <br /> the new act (Job Training Partnership -Act) calls for one <br /> Council, and that Council will decide when the money is <br /> to be spent. Under the guidelines the Governor will divide <br /> the state into service delivery -areas and preference will be <br /> given to areas with a population with more than 200 , 000 . Chm. <br /> Thomas. asJed - how many Cape -residents are on the Board. Mr. <br /> Duhamel said that there are twenty five as a sub-committee . <br /> He stated that this particular program will -go from July of <br /> 84 to July of 86 , and it will be funded year to year.. Chm. <br /> Thomas said that basically this is a phase out phase in . <br /> Mr. Duhamel -said that this was so , only this time there is <br /> a job developer on the Cape , Sel. . Garland asked if it would <br /> be possible to have two operations as he is con-cern'ed that <br /> if the operation is based in New Bedford we may not get our <br /> share . Mr. Duhamel said that the Cape resident would be ad� <br /> minist ing at this end. The Transition Team has requested <br /> that the Cape Cod and Island staff contact the appropriate <br /> agencies and organizations for nominations . They asked the <br /> Boards permission to leave posters and literature . Board <br />