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Selectmen' s Minutes - Page 7 <br /> 9/12/79 <br /> 5. Continued <br /> O'Connell: I ' ve had people stop.. me on the streets -.and <br /> say you are never in town hall, l have to make <br /> a living. I can' t sit in here for $2, 500 year, <br /> five or six hours a day. That's impossible. <br /> Chet, fortunately is retired now. He has time <br /> now and then. But anybody that has a family, or <br /> any responsibility, I don' t ]snow how they aro <br /> going to sit in town hall, - But again, I 'm not <br /> saying that this is a situation that George is <br /> trying to make himself more risible, but by the <br /> nature of him being Dere every day is going to <br /> increase his visibility and by doing so decreases <br /> the visibility of the other two .members of the <br /> Board. And when you do that you -decrease the <br /> effectiveness of the other two members of the Board. <br /> I think it is a poor form of government and one <br /> that. I don' t agree with now, nor, did I agree <br /> with it 5 6 years ago. I firmly believe that <br /> Executive Secretary form of government a least � <br /> on Cape Cod (r'efers to the problems in .Town' which <br /> has had a number of changes in town managers. Also, <br /> I believe the an Executive Secretary is more <br /> _ responsible and more responsible to the Board of <br /> iSelectmen, The Board of Select.men should be the <br /> policy making board in the Town, and the Executive <br /> Secretary should carry out those directives. <br /> town the size of Mashpee, and -some larder, are <br /> better off having the Executive Secretary form, <br /> of government. l don' t believe in full time <br /> Selectmen period. Than is a Personal belief. I <br /> you do not . depend of this job as your livelihood <br /> you can be more outspol en.�. - That is not directed <br /> for anybody here, or any Ether town for that matter, <br /> I'm just talking human nature. <br /> McCartney: <br /> If, for example, Chet wanted to be full time d <br /> e have had town meeting action and a by-law that does <br /> not 'cover it, what would he have to do <br /> O' Connell: An article at town meeting. <br /> McCartney: I mean until election, can he run for full time <br /> selectman? <br /> Connell: Full time Selectman only exists on a year-to-year <br /> basis. You have an action from the last town meeting <br /> that says that set salary for one member of the <br /> Board. <br /> Benway: And it was temporary.. <br /> Garland: I cion' t think any one of the three of us want to <br /> be full time. Selectmen. I don' t think Its <br /> necessary. <br /> O'Connell: I don' t. . <br />