11/27/1985 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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Board of Selectmen minutes Wednesday , November 27, 1985 page 2. - — Mr. Virgilio agreed to take this out of the DPW expense account. Mr. Virgilio also requested permission to close down the -DPW on Friday the day after Thanksgiving, as all his employees have requested a Vra6tin day. Mr. Virgilio was advised that he was the department head and would have to rale the decision. Old Business 1 Selectmen received an advisory from the Department of Environmental Management stating they will be contributing $500,000 toward the protection of the 250- acre Mashpee River site. Selectman Thomas advised the Board that the Town will receive 2 million from Self- Help. 2Selectmen received copies of communication that Congressman Studds seat to General Conaway relative to the land acquisition of the Air National Guard to purchase lard that was acquired through a conservation self-fielp gram.. Selectman Thomas advised the Board that it appears the Federal Government i-s looking favorably upon the Town' s -request to retain ownership-. Selectman Thomas advised the Board that she ret with DEAF on the water problem in ars attempt to make them aware they need to address Mashpee' s problem as forcefully as they did Falmout-h. New Business i 1 Selectmen were asked to authorize the Executive S cretary to represent the Town relative to FEMA. The town tands to receive reimbursement for damage by Hurricane Gloria, Selectman Thomas moved to authorize the Executive Secretary, Joseph F. Murphy as the 'down' s representative to FEMA. Selectman 'ferry seconded. All were in favor. Selectmen received a memo relative to employee- attendance. Tho- Personnel. Board felt 'that .more consideration' shouId ,be given to a.t tendanc.,Q of an. em-p10 ee wl en Fr.anting a p r anent status i-th the t' ni-.,' This.'was-,d-u to a r cen'L,. decision of the Board to retain an employee hoar absent from 'work more than tern day ' s during her probationary period. Selectman Hanson asked that a memo be sent telling the Personnel Board that their decision was made based on the strong recommendation of the department head. Selectmen received communication from an organization called Our Turn relative to tourist tax. They are asking the co«amunity to adopt the excise tax on tourist-. Mr. Murphy advised the Board that the State has promised a print out showing how much communities are bringing in. Selectman Thomas moved to take this under advisement until further information is gathered. Selectman Danson seconded. All were in favor.