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14 <br /> Selectmen' s Minutes - Page <br /> 9/12/79 <br /> . Continued <br /> Abby: what do you think of the petition %Mr. Benway <br /> Benway: I have no comment on the petition. <br /> Abby: Do you have any comment on the increases of salaries <br /> Benway: No, I haven' t seen the petition and l would have <br /> no comment. <br /> Murphy: Chet, would you perfer -a board of three part time <br /> or, lets lets assurrme, as George happened to mention <br /> and supported entailing a charter commission to <br /> to preview the priganization of the town, are you <br /> happy with that concept of one full time; two <br /> pant tine? <br /> Garland/ <br /> O' Connell: No, we don' t like that at all. <br /> enway: I 'm spending full time , basically because o 'the <br /> vacancy created by Frank Hicks ' resignation. There <br /> is a need for someone, or some representation of <br /> full. time government, Whether its an executive secretray, <br /> + a torn manager, three selectmen or one selectman .it <br /> has to be some form. Right now we do not have an _ <br /> executive <br /> n - <br /> executive secretary, therefore, we w have the arrangement <br /> e have now. We have seen a study conducted by <br /> the Department of Community Affairs on Leom' i nste r; Mass , , <br /> and in many ways appears comparable to Mashpee' s form <br /> of government and size -of town. It seems to be ars <br /> excellent platform to which a sturdy and recommendations <br /> should be made at town meeting. <br /> O' Connell: You weren' t here, but -at few years ago the town had <br /> government study committee. The reason it was done <br /> that way rather thea a charter c mmis ion' was t <br /> expidite the town' s - needs. The Committee came back <br /> with an executive secretary form of government which <br /> believe in. The reason-, and this has nothing to do <br /> with George, ray be lief in basic government is that if <br /> you have three selectmen that by law have eclal <br /> authority and responsibility, and by virtue of town <br /> meeting, making one of those members of the board <br /> this was discussed the time we had a government study <br /> committee and I opposed it at that time) , strong by <br /> weakening ', the other two members . This is not done <br /> deliberately, but just by mere fact of visibility, <br /> be therefore weakens the affect of the other two. <br />