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i ing areas and successful Red Cross swim lessons. in helping to stabilize the beach but the Booster Club was Beach stickers were sold in 1988 for two years, thus able to earn sufficient monies doing this to help them buy residents currently holding a beach sticker will not their athletic equipment. need to purchase a 1989 sticker for the 1989 season The contractor who had done the dredging of Pop- at the sticker office. ponesset Bay last year had failed to remove all debris and Susan Lochiato, part-time Program Supervisor, has broken pipe which had been left under water. provided residents with many innovative programs After repeated warnings from the Harbormaster,Coast L during the year. Guard, and Selectmen,the matter was finally cleared up The Mashpee Youth Baseball organization and in August. Mashpee Youth Soccer group have provided our With the large increase in boating and persons using L` youth with many hours of training and leisure time the Town's waterways, there has been a large increase in activity. requests for services and requests for additional patroll- The Town of Mashpee is fortunate to have a host ing in Town waters. Additional full-time seasonal of volunteers who care enough to make these pro- patrolmen will be requested to accomplish this. grams possible. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Respectfully submitted, Committee has put many hours into seeing that these programs are available to residents. Chester Koblinsky, Harbormaster The Town of Mashpee expresses appreciation to Edward Garguilo, Fred Fordham, Robert Sullivan, Wendy Rubin for her years of service and wishes her Edward Govoni, Leo Turo, Richard Halpern, Donald Lund, George Benway III, Neil Besse A well in her new endeavor. ' Assistant Harbormasters At this time, plans are being formulated to revamp " the Town of Mashpee's method of providing Human Services to the residents. The Parks and Recreation Report ofthe Department will be a vital part of the new structure. Submitted by: Personnel Board r - Carol H. Jacobson for the Parks and Recreation Department During the 1988 calendar year, the Personnel Board and Advisory Committee held twenty-six regular meetings and four special meetings. Report of the Applications were reviewed for various town positions resulting in personal interviews with applicants from Harbormaster which appointments were made for the following posi- tions: Fire Chief, (4) Firefighters, (1) Full-Time Patrolman, (1)Special Officer, (3)Public Safety Dispat- To the Honorable Board of Selectmen chers, (1) Shellfish Constable, (2) Waterway Assistants, , and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: (1) Outreach Coordinator, (1) Assistant Town Planner, (1)Assistant Board of Health Agent, (1)Assistant Town I hereby submit my report for the year ending Accountant, (1)Principal Clerk to the Board of Health, December 31, 1988: (1) Part-Time Clerk to the Police Dept., (1) Part-Time 1. Aids to navigation placed in tidal waters 78 Custodian to the Library, (4)Board Secretaries, (1)Tem- 2. Signs — Mashpee-Wakeby Pond 4 porary Part-Time Clerk in Assessing,(1)Temporary Part- �•; 3. Signs — John's Pond 10 Time Clerk in Accounting and(1)Temporary Part-Time E 4. Signs — Town Landing 6 Clerk in Building and Seasonal and Temporary Help at 5. Boat Moorings registered 720 the Department of Public Works and Recreation 6. Boats inspected for safety equipment 468 Department. 7. Boat Moorings illegally placed & removed 36 Job descriptions and job positions were reviewed and 8. Boats assisted 22 upgraded as necessary. The Personnel Administration 9. Boats rescued 6 Plan was updated and policies were set on hiring pro- 10. Citations for infractions of waterway laws 110 cedures and interviewing techniques. 11. Verbal and written warnings for infractions 168 12. Removal of debris from Town waterways 14 The Board designed liasons to Town Departments for better communication. The job of planting 33,000 stems of beach grass on An entry-level police examination was held in June and Popponesset Spit was contracted out to the Booster Club an entry-level firefighters exam was administered along of the Mashpee Middle School. with agility testing and oral interviews during the months Approximately 60 parents and children participated in of July and August. h the planting of grass and it was a great success. Not only - 89 -