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Comprehensive Plan. The Plan was adopted in 1998 and has not been updated since. The Planning Department welcomed Administrative Secretary Patty Maguffin in January 2019 and she diligently worked to maintain the Department's website, digitizing internal files and records, and assisting with purchasing, payroll, and the administration of the Planning Board. I welcome your questions and concerns and look forward to assisting you. It is an honor to serve the Town of Mashpee and its fine community members. Respectfully submitted, Evan Lehrer, Town Planner Report of the Police Department To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: It is with distinct pleasure and enthusiasm that I submit my report as the Chief of Police for the Town of Mashpee for the year 2019. Over the course of the past year the Mashpee Police Department processed 36,338 calls for service; 765 motor vehicle accidents involving personal injury or property damage over $1,000.00, 814 arrests or criminal applications, 1,180 incident reports and 5882 motor vehicle stops. In regards to specific crimes, there were 30 aggravated assaults, 61 simple assaults, 12 motor vehicle thefts and 77 responses to domestic disturbances. The year 2019 saw several new members join our organization with the addition of Police Officers Erik Simonsen, Minor Elizondo and Jesse White. All three graduated from the first annual Cape Cod Police Academy on November 22, 2019. All bring vital areas of expertise and life experience and we look forward to working side by side with them as we welcome them to our team. We also want to welcome home Officer Adam Sassone after a nearly one year military deployment overseas and we are grateful for his safe return home. We continue our efforts within our strategic five year plan, emphasizing community engagement over the previous three years of that plan, continuing to make it a priority over the past year. These community engagement forums and community events assist us in building public trust with the community. We continued our "Coffee with the Command" program as well as "Cones with Cops" and "shop with a Cop" over the past year. We had an open house in place of National Night out this past year, only because the weather did not cooperate. Our open house created a friendly atmosphere designed to promote community engagement, public trust and communication. Also this past year we had our first Thanksgiving Turkey giveaway at the Mashpee Rotary as well as our first annual Pickleball tournament, both of which were well received. The Mashpee Police Department takes a strong stance in our philosophy of community policing and I appreciate the effort of all employees who continue to carry out that philosophy on a daily basis. Members of the Mashpee Police Department are highly committed and dedicated to identifying the core needs of our community. By providing outreach programs, specialized events and functions, we hope to build a strong collaborative and supportive relationship between our citizens and our police department. We take a strong stance in our philosophy of community policing and I appreciate the effort of all employees who continue to carry out that philosophy on a daily basis. On August 21, 2019 the Mashpee Police Department in conjunction with the Mashpee School District and Mashpee Fire/Rescue Department coordinated an Integrated Response to an Active Threat Training Exercise at Mashpee Middle- High School. The goals and objectives of this training were to test and facilitate a full emergency response to an immediate threat, or mass casualty event. Secondarily, we focused on our medical response to victims, securing the scene and parent/ student reunification. Included in this drill were numerous outside agencies including but not limited to, The Department of Homeland Security, Massachusetts State Police, Barnstable County Sherriff's Office, Upper Cape Cod Special Response Team, Cape Cod Law Enforcement Council Swat Team and many surrounding communities to supplement our response. Although we intensely hope this type of event never takes place and as much as we all hate the reality of it, active shooter events are going to continue and the unthinkable can occur anywhere. As public safety leaders it is our responsibility to our schools, our students, our staff and our community to be as prepared 155