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Exemption, the FY 2023 residential tax rate has been Report of the set to $7.01 per $1,000 of assessed property value. This is a $1.02 decrease from the actual FY2022 tax Fire Department rate of$8.03. The tax rates for commercial,industrial, open space,and personal property have set at$6.94 per $1,000. To the Honorable Select Board and the Citizens of the Mashpee was assigned the bond rating of"AAA" Town of Mashpee: by Standard & Poor's. Rationale for this high rating On behalf of the members of the Mashpee Fire & included in their report was a strong economy, strong Rescue Department,it is my honor to submit my first management, strong budgetary performance and annual report for the calendar year 2022. flexibility, strong reserves and a strong institutional OUR MISSION framework. "The Mission of the Mashpee Fire & Rescue The Finance Committee wishes to express Department is to minimize loss and suffering within its appreciation to the three members who left the our community. We accomplish this by education, committee this fiscal year: James Carrier,John Miller, training, and mitigating emergency incidents within and Michael Richardson. They were all valuable the limit of available resources." members of the committee and proved PERSONNEL Also, the Finance Committee would like to As your Fire Chief, I am proud to work with welcome two new members appointed by the Town thirty-five full-time firefighters and two highly- Moderator in FY2023: Phil McCahill, who rejoins qualified administrative staff employees. Their work to the Finance Committee,and Richard Weiner. We look accomplish the mission of this Department represents a forward to their input and insight in the future. 24-hour,7-day-a-week commitment to the citizens we Lastly, volunteer service to a community is proudly serve. a desirable and essential component of municipal As of December 31,2022,the current authorized government. Any resident of Mashpee that has strength of the Department was thirty-six operational questions for the Finance Committee, please e-mail members (4 Captains,4 Lieutenants,24 Firefighters, 1 the Finance Committee at fincom(40mashpeema. oovv Lt. Fire Prevention Officer, 1 Lt. EMS Officer, 1 Fire or through the Town web-site at www.mashi2eema.gov. Chief, and 1 Deputy Fire Chief). 1 Administrative Finance Committee meetings are generally held on Assistant, 1-Billing Clerk for a total of thirty-eight Thursday evenings and are usually televised on the members. local community station—Channel 18. During 2022 we welcomed two new Fire Respectfully submitted, personnel to the department, FF/EMT Sean Clifford and FF/Paramedic Tyler Cuozzo; both are Mashpee Jeffrey C Pettengill,Chair High School Graduates. In January 2023, Jennifer A Gregory McKelvey, Vice-Chair Thomas started work as our new Administrative Darlene Furbush,Clerk Assistant, and FF/Paramedic Timothy Houde became Patrick Brady another new department member. Phil McCahill FIRE OPERATIONS Richard Weiner Our Fire Departments Fire Inspector and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Officers continue to develop new ways to deliver public education courses, site visits, and other public safety events to enhance the quality of life in Mashpee. Some beneficial offerings have been Smoke & Carbon Monoxide detector surveys of your home or business; Child Car Seat Installation; Vial of Life medical review; Fire Extinguisher Training; Home Safety inspections & lectures,and the management of End of Life decisions. The Fire Inspector and EMS Officer work closely with 116