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Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and
<br />transfer $2,492 from revenue available for
<br />appropriation to pay previous fiscal year unpaid bills.
<br />Motion passes unanimously at 7:10 PM.
<br />Article 2
<br />To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer
<br />$256,200 from revenue available for appropriation to
<br />the Snow & Ice Account, or take any other action
<br />relating thereto.
<br />Submitted by the Department of Public Works
<br />Explanation: This article is necessary to fund a deficit
<br />in the Snow & Ice Account.
<br />The Board of Selectmen recommends Town
<br />Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0.
<br />The Finance Committee recommends Town
<br />Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0.
<br />Motion made by Selectman Carol Sherman.
<br />Motion: I move the Town vote to appropriate and
<br />transfer $256,200 from revenue available for
<br />appropriation to the Snow & Ice Account.
<br />Motion passes unanimously at 7:11 PM.
<br />Article 3
<br />To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-
<br />laws in accordance with the provisions of the Mashpee
<br />Home Rule Charter, Section 5-1(b), by adopting the
<br />following By-law as Division 1, Part 1, Chapter 1,
<br />Article V, Section 1-7, Reorganization of Town
<br />Government; Department of Natural Resources,
<br />together with the Plan of Reorganization submitted
<br />herewith, which shall be appended to the Town By-
<br />laws in the form of an administrative code; further, to
<br />amend General By-law, Part 1, Chapter 1, Article V,
<br />Section 1-6 as provided below, or take any other action
<br />in relation thereto.
<br />Article V, Section 1-7. Reorganization of Town
<br />Government; Department of Natural Resources.
<br />Pursuant to the provisions of the Mashpee Home Rule
<br />Charter, Article V, Section 5-1(b), the Town Manager
<br />has adopted a Reorganization Plan for the orderly,
<br />efficient and convenient conduct of the business of the
<br />Town, dated April 8, 2016, a copy of which is
<br />appended to the Administrative Code section of these
<br />Bylaws, which document is incorporated herein by
<br />reference. Said Reorganization Plan creates a new
<br />Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and transfers
<br />the Harbormaster, Assistant Harbormasters, Shellfish
<br />Constable, Shellfish and Water Quality Monitoring
<br />Technician, and Waterways Assistant positions from
<br />the supervision and control of the Police Department
<br />to the new DNR, and further, creates a new full-time
<br />position, Director of Natural Resources, within the
<br />newly created DNR. The provisions hereof and those
<br />of Administrative Code II shall supersede the
<br />provisions of Section 1-6, above, and Administrative
<br />Code I insofar as they relate to the Harbormaster's
<br />Office and the Shellfish Warden. Administrative Code
<br />II shall remain in full force and effect until amended,
<br />supplemented or repealed in accordance with the
<br />provisions of the Charter, Section 5-1.
<br />Submitted by the Board of Selectmen
<br />Explanation: Approval of this article would authorize
<br />the creation of a new department, the Department of
<br />Natural Resources, and a new position, Director of the
<br />Natural Resources Department, under which the
<br />Harbormaster, Assistant Harbormasters, Shellfish
<br />Constable, Shellfish and Water Quality Monitoring
<br />Technician, and Waterways Assistants would be placed
<br />for the purposes of protecting, preserving, and
<br />enhancing a healthy ecological function of the Town's
<br />natural resources, to include the shellfish and finfish
<br />populations; protecting the safety of persons and
<br />vessels that use our waterways; and the
<br />implementation of the Shellfish and Water Quality
<br />Monitoring components of the Mashpee
<br />Comprehensive Wastewater and Nitrogen Management
<br />Plan. Duties and responsibilities relative to Shellfish
<br />Propagation, Water Quality Monitoring, shellfish and
<br />waterways enforcement, moorings, and navigational
<br />aids would all be transferred to the DNR.
<br />The Board of Selectmen recommends Town
<br />Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0.
<br />The Finance Committee recommends Town
<br />Meeting approval by a vote of 5-0.
<br />Motion made by Selectman Andrew Gottlieb.
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