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and qualifications, and requirements regarding uni- Submitted by the Police Chief forms and equipment. Said special police officers Explanation: Passage of this article will allow the shall not be subject to the training requirements of Selectmen to petition the General Court to enact spe- Section 96B of Chapter 41. cial legislation to create a Retired Reserve Police Unit within the Mashpee Police Department consisting of SECTION 6. Said special police officers shall be Police Officers who have served in the capacity as a sworn to the faithful performance of their duties before permanent full time Police Officer in the Town of the Town Clerk of the Town who shall keep a record of Mashpee or another municipality of the all such appointments. Commonwealth and who have retired honorably based on superannuation. The Retired Reserve Police Unit SECTION 7. Special police officers appointed under would be a resource of trained and experienced indi- the provisions of this act shall be subject to the provi- viduals who may be used to augment the active force sions of Section 100 and Section 111F of Chapter 41. in emergencies, to perform private details, and to '. The amount payable pursuant to the provisions of accomplish other law enforcement and criminal inves- Section 111F of Chapter 41 shall be calculated by tigation operations missions as needed. Compensation averaging the amount earned over the prior fifty-two of personnel assigned to the Retired Reserve Police (52) weeks as a special police officer working police Unit would be derived from contractors/vendors of details(or averaged over such lesser period of time for private details and from Town, federal, state and any officer designated as a special police officer less municipal emergency management funding during any j than fifty-two (52) weeks prior to the incapacity). In declared states of emergency. no event shall payment pursuant to Section 111F of Chapter 41 exceed, in any calendar year,the limitation Motion made to dispense with reading of article. on earnings contained in Section 91(b) of Chapter 32. Payment pursuant to Section 111F of Chapter 41 shall Motion to dispense with reading of article passes at terminate when a special police officer reaches the age 9:15 p.m. of sixty-five (65). In the event the age limitation applicable to regular police officers serving a town is Motion made to amend. increased from the current sixty-five(65) years of age, the termination of benefits pursuant to Section 111F of Motion to amend passes at 9:16 p.m. Chapter 41, as provided herein to special police offi- cers, shall terminate at such a higher age limit, but in Motion made by George Green. no event shall said benefits extend beyond the age of seventy (70) for any special police officer. Special Motion: I move article 14 be indefinitely postponed police officers appointed under the provisions of this until October 20, 2003 Town Meeting. act shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 85H of Chapter 32, or eligible for any benefits pur- Amended Motion passes at 9:17 p.m. suant thereto. Article 15 SECTION 8. Appointment as a special police officer shall not entitle any individual appointed as such to To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the assignment to any detail(s). Special police officers Town of Mashpee by adding the following Section 40- appointed under the provisions of this act shall not be 7.A. to Chapter 40: eligible for unemployment compensation,nor shall the Town be liable for unemployment benefits,pursuant to When a two-thirds vote is required by statute, the the provisions of Chapter 151A of the General Laws, moderator may simply declare that the vote passed by for any reason, including police detail assignment the necessary two-thirds majority in accordance with determinations made by the Town removal of an indi- General Laws Chapter 39, Section 15. Seven voters vidual as a special police officer. can question the moderator's declaration of the vote, or take any other action relating thereto. SECTION 9. Retired police officers serving as special Submitted by the Town Clerk Police officers pursuant.to this act shall be subject to the limitations on hours worked and on payments to retired town employees set forth in Section 91A of Explanation: Under the current procedure at Town I Chapter 32. Meeting,votes requiring a two-thirds' majority must be unanimous if taken as a voice vote. Adoption of this SECTION 10. This act shall take effect upon its pas- article would allow the Moderator to declare a two- sage,or take any other action relating thereto. thirds' majority if the voice vote is clearly sufficient but less than unanimous,thereby saving the time needed for j i 63