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1 Going into the FY 2013 budget preparations, in Business and a B.S. in Public Administration from while some early indications point to an economy Roger Williams University. His municipal government beginning to turn around,it appears that it will be quite experience in the public safety area will be very useful some time before it gets back to the point where to the committees oversight. consumers regain real confidence and the housing markets begin to fully recover. And so as this Any residents interested in serving on the Finance Committee participates in the preparation of the new Committee,or who might have questions about serving budget, there are a number of near and longer term on the committee, please e-mail me through the town public policy issues that the town administration should web-site www.mashi2eema.gov or write to my address and plan for: attention, care of Town Hall. • With collective bargaining continuing with all the Respectfully submitted, bargaining units, regarding the rising Employee Mr. Christopher J. Avis, Chairman Health Insurance and Pension Costs as well as the Mr. Charles E. Gasior, Vice Chairman associated unfunded liabilities going forward,the Dr. Mark A. Davini, Clerk committee strongly recommends including Mr. Robert A. Chalker bargaining positions consistent with policies Mr. Oskar H. Klenert adopted in the private sector, including higher Mr. James T. Condon employee contributions, elimination of higher Mr. George C Schmidt, III cost plan options,and a lower tier of plan options for new hires. • Wastewater treatment,methods of treatment, and Report of the the funding of the associated costs. Fire Chief • Methods and future costs of household waste collection and disposal. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: • Keeping the cost of municipal government in line with non-property tax revenues while maintaining It is my honor to communicate to you the 2011 Report of the Mashpee Fire & Rescue Department, a stable property tax rate. This is my 18th annual report as your Fire Chief. • Providing sufficient fund balance reserves to off- set losses of non-property tax revenues,including Our Mission increasing the funds in the tax stabilization fund "The Mission of the Mashpee Fire & Rescue to at least the statutory minimum of 10% of the Department is to minimize loss and suffering within annual municipal budget, or approximately our community. We accomplish this by education, $5,000,000. training and the mitigation of emergency incidents within the limit of available resources". Volunteer service to a community is a desirable and essential component of municipal government. In Personnel closing I want to acknowledge William Johnson who As Fire Chief, I recognize that the greatest asset left with one year remaining on his term. Bill, whose of this department is its thirty four full-time and two background was in corporate finance, was a valued part time employees. Time and time again our member of the committee for five years and served as personnel demonstrates to me that our fire department the committee's chairman for a year. James Condon has the best Firefighters, EMTs and Paramedics on was appointed by the Town Moderator to fill Mr. Cape Cod, and possibly, in all of Massachusetts. To Johnson's unexpired term. Jim recently retired as the each and every member,I thank you for your continued Fire Chief of the City of Pawtucket, RI after a 30 year professionalism and commitment to the people of our career with that department. Mr. Condon also served community. on the City Pension Board and the Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Elderly. He has an Associate Degree 98