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holders in Fiscal Year 2013. The Library attracts many year-round patrons, as well as seasonal and part-time residents, and there has been no decline in the public's interest in seeking library services. The Library posted one of the highest rates of circulation per open hour in the CLAMS library system in Fiscal Year 2013, and the highest number of items circulated per employee (30,831.55) among CLAMS libraries. Staffing levels are not sufficient to maintain operations at the current level. These positions are necessary in order to continue operations, provide improved customer service to the community, and begin to meet the goals outlined in the Library's recently adopted Strategic Plan. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 4-3. Motion made by Selectman John Cahalane. Motion: I move the Town vote to create two part-time (19.5 hour) Circulation Assistant positions for the Mashpee Public Library, under the Personnel Administration Plan, Grade 4, Step 1, and for said purpose to appropriate and transfer from Revenues Available for Appropriation $28,256 to the Library Salary/Wage Account. Motion passes at 8:00 PM. Article 12 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Community Preservation Fund Budgeted Reserve Account $40,000 to the Community Preservation Administrative and Operating Expense Account, or take any action relating thereto. Submitted by the Community Preservation Committee Explanation: To provide annual funding for the administrative and operational costs of the Community Preservation Committee which includes incidental project costs associated to and incidental to the Community Preservation Committee. Under the CPA Act, up to 5% of the annual CPA funds may be spent on operation and administrative costs of the Community Preservation Committee. Funding supports legal fees, technical reviews, appraisal costs, signage, annual Community Preservation Coalition dues, administrative wages, office supplies and similar costs associated with and incidental to the development of a CPA project. It is necessary to re-authorize the appropriation of funding on an annual basis as funding reverts back to the Community Preservation Budgeted Reserve. The Community Preservation Committee voted unanimously 6-0 in support of this article. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 6-0; 1 abstention. Motion made by Selectman Thomas O'Hara. 15