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• Standardized the office automation tools across departments Report of the Leisure Services • Installed 16 new personal computers,new appli- cations server, numerous printers and peripher- als To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: • Began implementation for new accounting, tax collections application I hereby submit my report for the calendar year end- 0 Conducted needs assessment, researched and ing December 31, 1997 launched multi-user permitting application. During the past twelve months,the Leisure Services Department has continued its steady growth of pro- manual. Issued Data Processing Policies and Procedures grams in the areas of. Recreation and Sports Leagues, manual. Child Care, Adult and Continuing Education, Special Events, and After-school activities. Again, our focus Goals and plans for this fiscal year: has been on providing quality programming with • Reduce technology costs by utilizing: state con- affordable costs to the consumer. Indeed many pro- grams such as: Summer Swim Lessons, Open gym, tracts, effective comparison shopping and recy- Friday Nite Sports, Youth Center, and Special Holiday cling activities have had little or no fees. • Complete the accounting and tax collections We again feel that working with other organizations conversion. in Town, such as the Cape Cod Neighborhood Support Coalition, the Oversoul Theater Collective, the • Expand the Geo/TMS permitting application to Wampanoag Tribal Council, the Circle of Caring, include Planning, Board of Health and Clerks MAC-PAC, the Boch Center, the Chamber of office. Commerce, and others gives the community added benefits. In addition, working closely with other • Migrate the current payroll system (ADP) to a Town Departments such as the Police and Fire multi-user Windows application Departments, Public Works, and especially the School Department has been most rewarding in expanding • Migrate Patriot assessing application from stand programs and activities for residents. alone DOS application to Windows/LAN appli- cation. Child Care: • Continue to build Local Area Network infra- The Kids Klub Pre-School Program for 3 and 4 year structure to provide faster performance, remote olds completed its first year of expanded service by department connectivity and Internet services adding an afternoon session to accommodate the addi- tional children. The Recreation Building having a • Establish base line training requirements for maximum capacity of 22 children, is quickly becom- town hall employees and continue employee ing inadequate for the amount of children and families training plan. desiring this much needed program. In addition, dur- ing the summer the building is used as a full-day pro- gram for 3 to 5 year olds, as the older youth are now utilizing the Quashnet School for camp. The Kids Klub After-School and Club 46 program j is also a program that is at its maximum capacity. Licensed for 39 children for before and after school care, the program under the auspices of Mrs Peggy Geary is currently in review for expansion by the Office for Child Care. When completed the program will operate at both the Coombs and Quashnet School, with total enrollment expanded to 53 children grades K- 6. 153 k