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Board of Selectmen Minutes 5 February 24, 1998 Building Inspector: Mr. Hauck requested the Board increase the hours of the Assistant Building Inspector to maintain consistency in the office until the new Senior Clerk is employed. In addition,Mr. Hauck suggested that the overtime wage account be increased to cover the overload of work in his office. The issue was taken under advisement at this time. Leisure Services: Gus Frederick, Director of Leisure Services requested the Board appropriate the sum of$8,531 to the part-time salary wage account to accomplish daily scheduling tasks of the school facilities. The Board was supportive of the request to expand and schedule youth and community activities at the school facilities. Economic Development: Wayne Duchemin, Economic Development Coordinator requested the Board expand his expense budget to employ office management personnel on a consultant basis, and promote the town of Mashpee as a viable economic development entity. Mr. Duchemin indicated that an office management person would be sparingly used to perform general office management, clerical support, workshop support and data entry activities. The consultant would be compensated approximately $2,500 per year to accomplish the above tasks. I Additional expense items will focus on reprinting the Guide for Business, general marketing, developing a Bed& Breakfast brochure, sponsoring workshops, promoting assistance to the Mashpee Industrial Park, develop a campaign that utilizes web site technology, and print office stationary and business cards. The total expense breakdown for Economic Development is proposed to cost$15,100 informed Mr. Duchemin. Mr. Duchemin added that the Economic Development Committee has begun the process of investigating how to best expand the Town's economic development program efforts.