01/31/1989 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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t BOARD of SELECTMEN MINUTES #REGULAR SESSION TUESDAY ? JANUARY 31e 1989 PRESENT: Selectmen Gottlieb, Hanson, Jacobson, Carter and Executive Secretary Joseph F. Murphy h GUESTS: Barbara Thornton, Lincoln DeM ur , Elizabeth Feet i , Chief Ridgeway, Ernie Virgilio, Robert Connell , Dave Terry, i 1 1 i ars Jones ,, M i ke (_-,*c)r-��nI I a,, Torn Fulda 1 The meeting convenec a 7 : 00 p.m. DISCUSSION RELATIVE To PROPOSED HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT Barbara Thornton of Boyer , Bennett & Shaw, Inc. Management Consultants gave a presentation of her firm' s findings relative to a consolidated municipal Human Services offices for the Town of Mashpee. S . Thornton first explained the Human Services ystem the role played by the federal government, the State, the County, municlipal departments, rov i der agencies , philantrhopic organizations and advocate groups in the Human Services sre . She also explained the types of services that should be available throucih the Human Services System, i .e# , services for infants hr h the elderly, SeryiCes for groups as well as individuals , here should be special events , services for acute and chronic needs . There i also a need for services for children arced 11-14, The three d i i S i ons proposed would be Leisure & Youth Services which would evolve from the Community School and Recreation Offices, Council on Aging which would remain as is and Personal Health Services which would evolve from that portion of the Board of Health that delivers personal health erviCe * Ms, Thornton went on to recommend a Human Services Cabinet to consist of the Fire Department, Human Services , Library,, Poli e Det ar men t# Planning and Schools . The positions to be Created would be a Human Services D i rector g a Leisure & Youths Set-vices Coordinator and a Beach Superintendent .