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Motion to adjourn Annual Town Meeting passes at TOWN OF MASHPEE 8:28 PM, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE Town meeting adjourned at 8:28 PM. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE I MASHPEE HOME RULE CHARTER And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant by ADOPTED MAY 2004 posting up attested copies thereof, one at the Town Hall, one at the Post Office, and one each on the bul- JOYCE M. MASON, TOWN MANAGER letin boards, thirty days at least before said meeting. SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant with I. Introduction your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and In May 2002, based on a citizen petition spearheaded place of said meeting. by long-time resident, Dr. Elizabeth Petti, an election was held to select nine members to a Charter Given under our hands this 8th day of September in the Commission to draft a Home Rule Charter for the year of two thousand and eight. Town of Mashpee. The stated need for a Charter was to "significantly improve (the) town's governmental Per order of structure and its concomitant ability to deal with con- Board of Selectmen temporary problems, both on a day to day and on a long-range basis. The Charter (was also to) provide John J. Cahalane, Chairman for structural financial accountability and a full report- ing to the citizens". Wayne E. Taylor Theresa M. Cook On October 30, 2003, following eighteen months of Don D. Myers work and a series of public hearings, the Charter George R Green, Jr. Commission submitted its report to the Board of Selectmen. In the Spring elections of May, 2004,the citizens of Mashpee approved the Home Rule Charter for the Town of Mashpee. The Mashpee Charter became effective on July 1, 2004. The Charter imposes a number of requirements and changes in the way Mashpee conducts its business, including recommendations on the organizational structure of the municipal and school departments. One of the most significant Charter provisions was the creation of the position of Town Manager who serves as the Chief Administrative Officer of the town, directly responsible to the Board of Selectmen. sh e e Section 4-2 of the Charter of the Town of Ma p specifies the far-reaching authority and responsibili ties vested in the position of Town Manager. This report is the culmination of a study on two require ments the Charter imposes on the Town Manager,the Board of Selectmen and the Town of Mashpee. II. Charter Organizational Mandates and Recommendations (Note: Regarding the use of the words "shall" and "may" in the Charter. The word "shale' means that the requirement is mandatory and required. The use of the word "may" means that the requirement is optional and advisory.) 74