05/06/1996 Annual Town Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Development Coordinator (19 hours per week) under the Personnel Administration Flan (P.A.P.), Grade 12, for the Economic Development Committee and further the Town vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $1,167 to the Medicare Account, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Economic Development Committee Explanation: This article is for the conversion of the part-time consulting position of Economic Development coordinator to a limited part-time position. The position assists the Selectmen through its Economic Development Committee in carrying out the Town's strategic plan for economic development and in marketing the Town as a site for clean, light industry. Conversion to a Town position will help foster a more long-term approach to economic development and will guarantee compliance with. IRS guidelines for the use of consultants. Recommendation: The :finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by haul Reynolds. Motion move the Town vote to create a non-standard., part-tune position of Economic Development Coordinator (19 hours per week) under the Personnel Administration flan (P.A.P.), Grade 12, for the Economic Development Committee and further the Town vote to raise and appropriate $1,167 to the Medicare Account. Motion passes at 1.0:13 p.m. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to direct the Board of Selectmen to create, subject to approval of full grant funding therefor, the position of Temporary Police Officer within the Mashpee Police Department and further, pursuant to Massachusetts General. Law Chapter 41, Section 97A, to see if the Town will vote to direct the Board of Selectmen to appoint two Temporary Police Officers without compensation, and the Chief of Police to assign said temporary police officers to duty with the Mashpee Police Department Domestic violence Invrvestigation Unit or tape any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Police Department Explanation: The 1 lashpee Police Department has applied for grant funding from the U.S. Department o Justice to create a Domestic Violence p Investigation Unit to help the Mashpee Community combat domestic violence. If the grant is awarded, it will provide 100% funding of salary and fringe benefits for the two temporary police officers for a one year period. Creation of the DVIU will allow the Mashpee Police Department to use its community policing techniques and specialized resources to enhance police response to domestic violence in a diverse community such as Mashpee. The DVIU will use police officers, civilian staff, trained counselors from. Independence House, Inc., to oversee and improve police department efforts to reduce total incidences of domestic violence. The two temporary police officers requested will be assigned to ensure that a DVIU office will be on duty every day to provide a specialized follow up and response to all reported domestic violence cases. 5