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Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- uted as follows: $18,888 to the Conservation
<br /> mends approval. Salary/Wage Account, $5,481 to the Medical
<br /> rMotion made by Selectman Leveille. Insurance Account, $274 to the Medicare Account and
<br /> $35 to the Group Insurance Account,or take any other
<br /> Motion: I move the Town vote to create two addi- action relating thereto.
<br /> tional Firefighter EMT positions for the Fire&Rescue
<br /> Department to begin July 1, 1999 and for said purpose Submitted by the Conservation Commission
<br /> the Town vote to raise and appropriate $79,608, with Explanation: The actual salary of the Assistant
<br /> said funds to be distributed as follows; $63,358 to the Conservation Agent, should this article pass and the
<br /> Fire Salary/Wage Account,$4,300 to the Fire Expense person currently in the position assume the full-time
<br /> Account, $918 to the Medicare Account, $10,962 to role, would be $35,977.44. Thus the differential
<br /> the Medical Insurance Account and $70 to the Group between full-time and part-time would be$18,888,
<br /> Insurance Account.
<br /> Motion passes unanimously at 9:11 p.m.
<br /> The need for establishing the Assistant Conservation
<br /> Agent as a full-time position has existed for years,but
<br /> ARTICLE 12 has recently been exacerbated because of an unprece-
<br /> dented work level. Permitting and enforcement com-
<br /> To see if the Town will vote to increase the hours of prise the majority of the Commission's work. Permits
<br /> the part-time Administrative Secretary to the Board of issued and telephone calls were 8% and 5% (rela-
<br /> Appeals from 19 hours weekly to 24 hours weekly to tively) higher from 1997 to 1998. Hearings increased
<br /> be effective July 1, 1999, and to raise and appropriate by 13% from 1997 to 1998. Even greater demands
<br /> or transfer from available funds $9,066, with said upon staff-time have emanated from the discovery of
<br /> funds to be apportioned as follows; $3,490 to the (and remediation analysis related to)the EDB contam-
<br /> Board of Appeals Salary/Wage Account, $5,481 to the ination (from MMR) of the Town-owned Quashnet
<br /> Medical Insurance Account, $35 to the Group River Bogs.
<br /> Insurance Account, and$60 to the Medicare Account,
<br /> or take any other action relating thereto. More staff is needed to do inspections of on-going pro-
<br /> Submitted by the Board of Appeals jects and to clear our backlog of projects that have
<br /> never had a final inspection. Inspecting on-going pro-
<br /> Explanation: The Board of Appeals heard 150 appli- jects often reveals problems which can be solved
<br /> cations in the calendar year 1998; a 100% increase. before any serious wetlands damage is done,
<br /> Additionally, 966 of 1731 (56%) major projects have
<br /> The Board has received many complex permit
<br /> requests that have required additional time in research never had a final (Certificate of Compliance) inspec-
<br /> or in issuing of Request for Proposals. There are two tion. (When a project is completed, the permit-holder,
<br /> b law, is supposed torequest a final inspection;ection>
<br /> thatevening meetings per month which total at least eight
<br /> hours. The volume of work requires more me than request triggers saidmspectron. More than
<br /> half of all
<br /> provided for in the current 19-hour-a-week budget. Permit-holders have never requested one.) Experience
<br /> has been that these final (Certificate of Compliance)
<br /> Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- inspections often reveal unpermitted work, sometimes
<br /> mends approval. compromising wetland values.
<br /> Motion made by Selectman Caffyn. Management of Town Conservation Lands andg rant
<br /> Motion:I move the Town vote to increase the hours of seeking are two other vital needs that are currently not
<br /> the part-time Administrative Secretary to the Board of being adequately met. With more staff-time, we can
<br /> Appeals from 19 hours weekly t0 24 hours weekly to Plan, initiate and conclude projects of direct benefit fit to
<br /> be effective July 1, 1999, and for said purpose the Mashpee: more protection of watershed resources and
<br /> Town vote to raise and appropriate $9066; with said greater public enjoyment of our Conservation Lands,
<br /> funds to be distributed as follows; $3,490 to the Board To sum up with current staffing levels, the exigency
<br /> of Appeals Salary/Wage Account, $5,481 to the of on-going permitting, enforcement and general pub-
<br /> Medical Insurance Account, $35 to the Group lic assistance precludes this Department from ade-
<br /> Insurance Account, and$60 to the Medicare Account. quately meeting important needs that protect
<br /> Motion passes unanimously at 9.13 p.m. Mashpee's natural resources. We need the extra staff-
<br />; hours for a full-time Assistant Conservation Agent.
<br /> ARTICLE 13 Additionally, a full-time position (with benefits) will
<br /> To see if the Town will vote to reclassif the osition allow us to keep a qualified professional in the posi-
<br /> t P tion. The half-time position has seen four different
<br /> of Assistant Conservation Agent as a full-timeosi-
<br /> P people as Assistant Conservation Agent. Such lack of
<br /> tion and raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
<br /> available funds $24,678, with said funds to be distrib- continuity has also diminished our ability to carry out
<br /> mandated duties.
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