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Article 4 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer $18,000 from revenue available for appropriation to the Building Inspector Full-time Salary Account, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: The Town hired a new Building Commissioner. Given the experience and credentials of the candidate chosen, the Board of Selectmen agreed to place the individual at a step higher than was budgeted. Further, to assist with the transition, we continued to use the services of our contracted employee creating a shortfall in the salary line item. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 6-0, 1 absent. Motion made by Selectmen John Cahalane. Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and transfer $18,000 from revenue available for appropriation to the Building Inspector Full-time Salary Account. Motion passes unanimously at 7:16 PM. Article 5 To see if the Town will vote to continue participation in the Community Septic Management Program and the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (MCWT) for the purpose of making loans to residents of the Town for repairing and/or upgrading residential septic systems pursuant to agreements between the Board of Health and residential property owners, including all costs incidental and related thereto, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Health Explanation: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Clean Water Trust, has provided approximately $660,000.00 at 0% interest to the Town of Mashpee to assist homeowners in complying with Title V since 1998. The loans are available to homeowners at 5% interest, to cover any ongoing costs of the program. Loans must be secured by a betterment assessed by the Town on the property being improved by the loan. In 2006, Barnstable County took over issuance of new loans. The repayment of the loans to the Town with the 5% interest is being repaid through previously issued property betterments. In order for the Town to be able to re-loan funds to future additional septic projects, the Town must annually reauthorize/re-approve participation in the Community Septic Management Program. Failure to reauthorize participation in the Program will restrict the Town from re-loaning funds to homeowners with failed septic systems. The repaid monies will be held in an account with the principal amount repaid to the MCWT as scheduled. This article is needed to allow monies to be expended before July 1, 2015. 3