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LECYNAND KOPELMAN
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<br />LU"ZADETH ALANE,,`
<br />JOYCE FRANK
<br />-JOHN W,, GtORG40
<br />BARBARA JS.APqT ANL)RE
<br />J10E.L. S. BAIRD
<br />EVERETT' J '. MA-PUER:
<br />PA'TH1C;K J. COSITCLLO
<br />JOSEPH TEHAN, JR_
<br />WILLUAM HEM-0 Hill
<br />THURE,SA, M. DOWDY
<br />KAREN V. KELt—Y
<br />Ar . James, vaccaro
<br />Mashpee Town Hall
<br />16 Great Neck Road
<br />Mashpee:, MA 0,26491
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<br />Dear Mr,, Vaccaro'.
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<br />-JEANNE. S.. MCANIGHT
<br />JUMTH -C, C�UTLE.R
<br />A,NNE.,--MAA:1IE M, HYLANErrs
<br />MC.HARD BOWEN:
<br />CHEPY'L ANN BANKS
<br />DAVID J, DON.VSKR
<br />9M.A..N W. MLEY
<br />MARY LG:110�,QK)
<br />KA:TH:LE.E.N C. CONNOLLY
<br />JOHN G. QiANNON
<br />XUAIT M., FUEGAUF
<br />MICHEILE IE,M4.N.DAZZO
<br />'You have inf ormied me that an: empl, oyee of yours 'was. appointed
<br />to a Town positionon the, Economic De velopment Committee, which
<br />coipprises, five members, appointed by, the Board, of Selectmen, of
<br />which you are a member,.,
<br />You further informed me that the position, on the 'Economlc
<br />Development Committee is unpaid and that, the, Comitte.els purpose
<br />to encourage businessies locate in. mashpeel. As I mentloned
<br />. to you a while back on the phone, I do not, see any f inancial
<br />interest You -might have: in the appointment of your employee: or
<br />-Lhe process of appointing him, and I see no contlict in such
<br />appointment, The, piositi-on is unpaid, and your business, i�hich, is,
<br />already located in, Ma,shpee,, would, not be an object of the
<br />Committee 11 s worlr, P
<br />As you know, I am, required by law, once, asked this question,,
<br />to -turn, over a, #copy of this letter: to; the Town, Clerk and State
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<br />Ethics Commissione The, State Ethics, Commission has: thirty days
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<br />to reject this opinion, if 'they so: wish.:
<br />In, our discusslon you f elt that you did not want to put, the
<br />Town to the cost of seeking an: opinion and, you were happy to go
<br />with an, oral opinion,,, but at this point you felt you, would like
<br />to have it in writing. i appreciate the care you, and the. other.
<br />Selectmen have given, to keeping the legal costs down, and,
<br />therefore, there is no charge for, my service,s in connection,
<br />herewith.
<br />Very tru51 Lly youv-,=
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<br />Leonard Kopelman
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