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Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and Explanation: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, transfer$27,000 from revenue available for appropri- through the Clean Water Trust, has provided approxi- ation to fund the settlement for the SEIU, Local 888, mately $660,000.00 at 0% interest to the Town of AFL-CIO, Clerical Unit effective July 1, 2014, with Mashpee to assist homeowners in complying with said funds to be distributed to various salary line items Title V since 1998. The loans are available to home- by the Town Accountant. owners at 5% interest, to cover any ongoing costs of the program. Loans must be secured by a betterment Motion passes unanimously at 7:15 PM. assessed by the Town on the property being improved Article 4 by the loan. In 2006, Barnstable County took over issuance of new loans. The repayment of the loans to To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- the Town with the 5% interest is being repaid through fer $18,000 from revenue available for appropriation previously issued property betterments. In order for to the Building Inspector Full-time Salary Account,or the Town to be able to re-loan funds to future addi- take any other action relating thereto. tional septic projects, the Town must annually reau- thorize/re-approve participation in the Community Submitted by the Board of Selectmen Septic Management Program. Failure to reauthorize participation in the Program will restrict the Town Explanation: The Town hired a new Building from re-loaning funds to homeowners with failed sep- Commissioner. Given the experience and credentials tic systems. The repaid monies will be held in an of the candidate chosen, the Board of Selectmen account with the principal amount repaid to the agreed to place the individual at a step higher than was MCWT as scheduled. This article is needed to allow budgeted. Further, to assist with the transition, we monies to be expended before July 1,2015. continued to use the services of our contracted employee creating a shortfall in the salary line item. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5.0. The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a vote of 5-0. The Finance Committee recommends approval by The Finance Committee recommends approval by a vote of 6-0,1 absent. a vote of 6-0, 1 absent. Motion made by Selectmen Andrew Gottlieb. Motion made by Selectmen John Cahalane. Motion: I move the Town vote to continue participa- tion in the Community Septic Management Program Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and and the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (MCWT) transfer$18,000 from revenue available for appropri- for the purpose of making loans to residents of the ation to the Building Inspector Full-time Salary Town for repairing and/or upgrading residential septic Account. systems pursuant to agreements between the Board of Health and residential property owners, including all Motion passes unanimously at 7:16 PM. costs incidental and related thereto. Article 5 Motion passes unanimously at 7:17 PM. To see if the Town will vote to continue participation Article 6 in the Community Septic Management Program and the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust(MCWT) for the To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and trans- purpose of making loans to residents of the Town for fer from the Community Preservation Fund Budgeted repairing and/or upgrading residential septic systems Reserve for Appropriation, in accordance with the pursuant to agreements between the Board of Health provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 44B, §5, $170,000 for and residential property owners, including all costs the purpose of funding the acquisition of the property incidental and related thereto,or take any other action located at 9 Quashnet Road, Mashpee, identified on relating thereto. Assessor's Map 44, Parcel 11 comprised of 4.212 Submitted by the Board of Health 42