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New rate schedules and contract updates were also prepared through this Department and contractual Report of the rate changes were verified and implemented. Human Services Department The Human Resources Department staff is responsible for management of new employee orientation To the Honorable Board of Selectman and the and benefit enrollment;administers and coordinates open Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: enrollment and on-going communication with employees and vendors for the Town's health insurance, life The Mission of the Human Services Department insurance and dental insurance programs,retirement and is to connect Mashpee residents with the resources and 457 plans,short-term disability plans,and pre-tax plans, solutions during times of need, with the goal of and an eye med program. We provide information about building a strong and integrated community. The the Town's Employee Assistance Program. We also Department serves residents through Mental Health assist with providing information for unemployment Consultation,Information and Referral and Advocacy. claims, attend hearings and prepare the filing for the In Support of this mission,Mashpee Human Services Town's seasonal designation with the Mass.Division of plays an active role in regional groups and coalitions, Unemployment. We processed employment verification including: Barnstable County Health & Human requests and provided statistical information for State and Services Advisory Council;Barnstable County Human Federal EEO reports. Rights Commission and the Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse Council. Also, the The Benefits Administrator coordinated our Department also oversees 14 contracts with outside annual employee benefits fair in the spring of 2015 as agencies who serve Mashpee residents. well as a retiree benefits fair in November 2015. The Administrator conducts audits of benefit payments, Over the past year,opioid addiction has become enrollment and changes throughout the year and assists a public health crisis in the United States. Locally, employees and retirees with any questions regarding many individuals called looking for support for plan changes and coverage. themselves or family members. Involvement in the Barnstable County Regional Substance Abuse The Payroll Administrator is instrumental in Coalition (RSAC) allowed for collaboration among utilizing and updating the functionality of the payroll community leaders and reprentatives from all Cape system in order to be efficient and accurate when municipalities. The purpose of the RSAC is to plan a extracting salary and benefit data and when processing the coordinated regional approach to address the problem bi-weekly School and Town payrolls. The accuracy of of substance abuse and addiction in our community. the salary and benefit data is crucial with regard to weekly, The first step was a data analysis, in February, 2015, monthly and quarterly remittances, reconciliations, "Analysis of Substance Abuse on Cape Cod: A required reporting and invoicing,as well as assisting with Baseline Assessment" was released. In August, 2015 budgeting and audits for cost effectiveness. the RSAC released "Addressing Substance Use on Cape Cod; Action Plan". Four domains were For the upcoming year, some of our major highlighted: Prevention; Harm Reduction activities will be to continue to make every effort to be (Intervention);Treatment and Recovery.The goal was supportive to the administration and employees of the to support and localize the State initiatives per the Town, to continue to be fiscally responsible by our Governor's Opioid Action Plan. involvement with benefits management, payroll processing and continue to adhere to employment laws. In March, 2015, Barnstable County awarded $550,000 to be received over five years to address I would like to thank Human Resources Staff for their opioid use. At the same time the MOAPC hard work and dedication: Human Resources Assistant, (Massachusetts Opioid Abuse Prevention Kimberly Landry,Benefits Administrator,Denise LaValle Collaborative) was created. Mashpee became a and Payroll Administrator,Susan Lumping. municipal partner to this grant along with several other Cape towns. As part of the strategic planning process, Respectfully submitted, the first initiative was Scope of Pain sponsored by Cape Kathleen A. Moore Cod HealthCare,to educate prescribing doctors. Human Resources Director 109