03/11/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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DRA17,4' #2 MAY 2019 SPECIAL, & ANNI JAL TOWN 1\,4EE'1'1NG WAR.IZANT Page 24 Article 20 To see if the Town will vote to upgrade one part-time Waterways Assistant position (30 hours/week with benefits) to a full-time Waterways Assistant position within the Department of Natural Resources with said position to be classified under the Personnel Administration Plan, Appendix B, to be effective July 1, 2019, and to appropriate and transfer the sum of$11,268.05 from revenue available for appropriation with said funds to be distributed as follows: $11,107 to the Department of Natural Resources Full-Time Salary Account and $161.05 to the Medicare Account, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Department of Natural Resources Explanation: The new full-time Waterways Assistant position is needed to help implement the shellfish component of the Mashpee Comprehensive Watershed Nitrogen Management Plan for water quality restoration. The Waterways Assistant would also participate in water quality monitoring, and function as an Assistant Harbormaster and Deputy Shellfish Constable. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 20 by a vote of 4-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 20 by a vote of Article 21 *HOLD* To see if the Town will vote to create an additional position of full-time (40 hours/week) Assistant Health Agent within the Health Department, with said position to be classified under Unit A of the Managers Laborers' International Union of North America, to be effective July 1, 2019, and to appropriate and transfer the sum of $94,746 from revenue available for appropriation, with said funds to be distributed as follows: $56,410 to the Health Department Salary/Wage account, $25,272 to the Medical Insurance account, $35 to the Group Life Insurance account, $818 to the Medicare expense account, and $12,211 to the Barnstable County Retirement expense account, or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Board of Health Explanation: A town by-law is being proposed that requires short-term rental properties to register, pay a fee for inspection and to obtain permitting in the form of a rental certificate. The fee for the rental certificate shall be set by the Selectmen for each rental certificate. The Board of health shall be the department that registers, tracks the certificates and inspection via the Permiteyes permitting software. A portion of the revenue obtained from the rental certificate program and a portion from the excise tax with an approximate number of rentals in town at 400 will be sufficient to pay for the new position. The Assistant Health Agent position shall perform the rental certificate program inspections and all other required duties of the Board of Health as specified in the position job description. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval of Article 21 by a vote of*HOLD*. The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 21 by a vote of Article 22 *HOLD* To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer the sum of $25,000 from the Waterways Improvement Fund to the Great River/Little River Channel Expansion Account for the purpose of providing engineering, surveying and testing services for the expansion project or take any other action thereto. Submitted by the Waterways Commission