9/30/1991 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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r ' tBOARD OF.. SELECTMEN Page 2 MINUTES MONDAY SFFTEM R 30-i 1991 Le-- t er -from C e Cod Commission The concern o f the Commission i the validity of the appoint- ment of members who will need -to vote on important . ommission decisions states Selectman Jacobson, When the Cape Cod Commission Act was- a.d.opted countywide states Counsel, the Board of Selectmen ,have the power to designate a. Delegate for a. three year -term. Selectman Jacobson served on the Commission on an interim basis until: the appointment was made. Mr. Ha.lachis was then appointed by the Board and did resign. The law provides -for the appointment of a member for -three year t'er�m. 'there are provision for town t fill a vacancy existing for a three .dear term. As fad. s the appointment of lir. en ay-9 h1 appointment is -lawful informs ms ,Counsel, How. docs it effect' the Commission asks selectman Jacobson? It does not permit - o remove a.:mer ber without cause in his three year er i. with 'concerns of Mrs. a. obson' s appoint nt the Board of Selectmen did not have the power -to appoint an-- interims There - is no such.. thing as an interim- appointee states Counsel. The Commission' then a,ccepte-d Mrs. Jacobson as a. fu 11 term member states Selectman a.n Cafflyne She asks what is ' lefit to the term of the Commission appointment. we are half way through states Selectman Jacobson, elect an Jacobson. There is approximately seventeen months of the term. Selectman Ca.f fyn suggests- to explore this further. Selectman Jacobson concurs with her request. Attorney Reardon will view all aspects in depth. He noted that the letter from Mr. Armstrong is inpre c r e. Mrs. Greelish asked when the three year term began? In l .t ll arch of 1990, Mrs, Jacobson was appointed as the Commission representative on an interim basis. Selectman Lawrence pressed to have a. new appointment and then' Mr. Ha.la.chi s was then appointed by the Board. He resigned after reading of his performance in the paper. The Commission is looking for continuity states Selectman Jacobson. In the bylaw of the Commission there is no provision for an interim appointment. Town Counsel will view this in depth for further discussion. 20 perne Ramp Regulations: ohh Nee, the Eastern Tournament Director of the Mass. B.A. S. s. Federation, Inc. was present to discuss the la.shpee/ akeby Pond and Ramp Regulations with the Board, Mr. Nee noted there have been no further complaints to the t urnLP ament staff since the past incident, Their agreement is to not bother the residents of Mashpee while on land or water. Mary cars have been parking out of town since the incident. Many concerns from residents include the ' early starting time of 6: 00 a.m. rather than the 7: 00 a.m. bylaw reports selectman Jacobson. Noise has been a. concern with the bullhorns in the early morning hours as well as reports of boats too close to shore and casting snags on sailboats and docks,