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"The Town Clerk's Office shall have the authority to assist the Animal Control Officer in issuing non-criminal citations for unlicensed dogs, in accordance with M.G.L. 40, Section 21.D. or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by Town Clerk and Animal Control Officer Explanation: This amendment would allow the Town Clerk's office to alleviate the paperwork for the Animal Control Officer and enable the Clerk to issue violations. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends approval. Motion made by Wayne Taylor. Motion: I move Article 18 be approved as printed in the warrant with the exception of the phrase, "or take any other action related thereto." Motion passes at 8:09pm. Article 19 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 5-8 of its General Bylaws by striking the words, "or appointed" from the first sentence, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Explanation: Currently, Section 5-8 of the General Bylaws specifies that no member of the Finance Committee may hold any other elected or appointed Town office. This article seeks to remove the restriction that no member of the Finance Committee may hold another appointed Town office. Recommendation: The Finance Committee recommends to indefinitely postpone. Motion made by Nancy Caffyn. Motion: I move to indefinitely postpone. Motion to indefinitely postpone passes at 8:llpm. Article 20 To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, for general municipal purposes, two parcels of land bounded generally by Great Neck Road North, Main Street (Route 130), the Cape Cod Coffee parcel and the Town Hall parcel, shown on the 1998 Mashpee Assessors' Maps as Map 36, Blocks 15 and 52, with Block 15 containing Page 14 of 63