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Article 11 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $522,112 to establish a budget for the PEG Access and Cable Related fund for fiscal year 2023, with said appropriation to be funded through the current balance of the fund, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Finance Director Explanation: The Department of Revenue now requires the Town to vote a yearly budget based on estimated expenditures from the fund for the next fiscal year. The total budget voted may not exceed the current balance within the fund. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 11 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 11 by a vote of 5-0-1 (abstention) Motion Made By Selectman O’Hara: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 11 as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the phrase “or take any other action relating thereto.” Motion passes unanimously at 8:32 PM Article 12 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer the sum of $14,712.00 from the Ambulance Receipts Account to the Fire Department Expense Account, or take any other action related thereto. Submitted by the Fire Department Explanation: This article is to use Ambulance Receipts funds for the purchase of three (3) ProCare Stair Chairs (1 for each ambulance) used to move patients from their home to an ambulance. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 12 by a vote of 5-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 12 by a vote of 6-0 Motion Made By Selectman Sherman: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 12 as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the phrase “or take any other action related thereto.” Motion passes unanimously at 8:32 PM Article 13 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the creation of four (4) additional positions within the Fire Department for full- time firefighters, contingent upon the receipt of the Federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant, with said positions to be classified under the Mashpee Permanent Firefighters Association Local 2519, effective July 1, 2022, and further to authorize the Town Manager and/or Select Board to file any applications and/or take whatever other action may be necessary to secure said federal SAFER grant funds, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Fire Department Explanation: This article would authorize the creation of employment positions for and the hiring of four (4) additional Firefighters funded for three years by the Federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) Grant. The SAFER Grant program was created to provide funding directly to fire departments to help them increase 12