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? ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Pa e 3 a. Finance Committee recommends approval. Department) i Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to reauthorize a Explanation: The action replaces a function currently property tax work-off voucher system in which income done by a subcontractor with a department employee. eligible Mashpee residents perform services for the Town in exchange for compensation which can be used Finance Committee recommends approval. for the payment of property taxes,and reauthorize and 1 appropriate$2,000 of the original$5,000 appropriation Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to hire and to the Council on Aging Property Tax Voucher System equip two full-time police officers and that the Town J l Account to fund such program for fiscal year 1999, or vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available take any other action relating thereto. (Submitted by the funds,$33,149,with said funds apportioned as follows: Council on Aging) Police Patrolman Salaries Account,$16,178;Police Expense Account,$5,000;Group Insurance Account, Explanation: The program is designed to match $70;Employee Medical Insurance Account,$10,962;and j municipal position opportunities with income eligible Medicare Account,$939,or take any other action �{ elderly and disabled citizens with property tax bills,to relating thereto. (Submitted by the Police Department) increase involvement of seniors and disabled citizens in municipal government and the school system and to Explanation: The two additional police officer positions acknowledge and affirm the skills,talents and abilities will be assigned to the Mashpee Police Department of Mashpee's elderly and disabled residents and the Operations Division,Patrol Section to accomplish ' community's continuing need for their services and general law enforcement and community policing ii contributions. duties as assigned. The two new officers will be assigned to new overlap shifts providing overlap Finance Committee recommends approval. coverage for better service to the citizens and for times when a shift is busy in its roll call periods. In addition Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to reauthorize a to the 25% funding requested for these two police revolving Council on Aging Account through the Town positions,a federal grant,"Cops Universal Hiring" j Accountant's office in accordance with Massachusetts awarded to the Town of Mashpee will provide 75% of !; General Laws,Chapter 44,Section 53E 1/z to be the two police officers salaries over a three year period. expended under the direction of the Council on Aging, in order to place anticipated revenues collected from Finance Committee recommends approval. program income which shall be used to further the operation of programs under the Council on Aging,and Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to hire and to establish the limit on expenditures from said account equip a police sergeant and that the Town raise and for Fiscal year 1999 at$3,000,or take any other action appropriate or transfer from available funds,$20,455, relating thereto. (Submitted by Council on Aging) with said funds to be apportioned as follows: Police j' Patrolman Salaries Account$11,757;Police Expense Explanation: Revolving account is required in order to Account$2,500;Group Insurance Account$35; receive and disburse funds generated through Employee Medical Insurance Account$5,481;and the programs supported by such revolving fund. Revenues Medicare Account$682,or take any other action must be used to offset expenses of these programs. relating thereto. (Submitted by the Police Department) j Anticipated Budget: Revenues $3,000 Explanation: In general,this sergeant position will be Expenditures $3,000 assigned to the Mashpee Police Department This account will be managed by the Council on Aging Administrative and Service Division to provide staff through its agent. and administrative assistance to the division. Moreover,the sergeant position will be the Special j Finance Committee recommends approval. Services Supervisor for the Special Services Section of the Administrative and Service Division. This sergeant Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to create the position will administer the TRIAD and other volunteer position of a Part-Time Ambulance Billing Clerk and programs for the police department. Additionally,this appropriate and transfer$13,435 from the Ambulance sergeant position will supervise community-policing Receipts for Appropriation Account;said funds to be programs,such as the Police Neighborhood Liaison I apportioned as follows:$12,480 to the Fire Salary/ Program,the Park and Walk Program and other police Wage Account and$955 to the Medicare Account,or community programs as assigned by the Chief of Police. I take any action relating thereto. (Submitted by the Fire Also,this sergeant position will coordinate department p