TOWN OF DOUGLAS ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICIALS I Compiled and Formatted by: Suzanne L. Kane Cover Photo - Soldiers Monument - Town Common by: Suzanne L. Kane Printed by: Staples Copy and Print Shop, Westborough, MA Also available at: wvaa/.douglasma.org TOWN OF DOUGLAS 2015 1 0 111 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION In Memoriam 7 In Appreciation 9 Municipal Center Hours ofOperation 10 Municipal Employees 1 Town Officials - Boards / Committees 16 Monthly Committee Meeting Schedule 24 Organizational Chart 25 Municipal Calendar- Fiscal Year 20 7 27 1 GENERAL GOVERNMENT Board ofSelectmen 33 Town Administrator 35 Town Clerk 36 • Town Statistics 36 • Census Statistics 36 • Massachusetts Congressional Delegation 37 • Vital Statistics 38 • Special Town Meeting- May 4, 2015 38 • Annual Town Meeting - May 4, 2015 40 • Annual Town Election - May 12, 2015 59 • Special Town Meeting - November 16, 2015 61 Information Technology 66 Personnel Board 67 FINANCE DEPARTMENT Finance Director/ Town Accountant 7 Treasurer/ Collector 139 Assessors - Board ofAssessors 157 Finance Committee 158 Capital Improvement Committee 160 Strategic Budget Committee 161 PUBLIC SAFETY Police Department 165 Fire Department 171 Building Department 174 Emergency Management 176 PUBLIC HEALTH Health Department - Board ofHealth 179 Public Health Nurse 180 Animal Inspector 180 Transfer Station 8 1 3 6 1 TABL E OF CONTENTS PUBLIC WORKS Highway Department 185 Water / Sewer Department - Water / Sewer Commissioners 185 Munieipal Faeilities Maintenance 186 Cemetery Commission 187 Tree Warden 188 PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Community Development Department 191 Planning Board 192 Conservation Commission 193 Zoning Board ofAppeals 194 Building Facilities & Construction Committee 195 Historical Commission 196 Economic Development Commission 196 Open Space Committee 197 Old Grammar School Disposition Committee 198 PUBLIC SERVICE Senior Center - Council on Aging 201 Cable Advisory Committee 203 Veterans’ Director 205 Moses Wallis Devise 206 CULTURE & RECREATION Simon Fairfield Public Library 209 Recreation Commission 210 Local Cultural Council 21 Octoberfest Committee 212 SCHOOLS Superintendent 215 Office ofStudent Support / Early Childhood Center 21 Primary School 217 Elementary 218 Middle School 220 High School 228 •Class of2015 242 Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School 243 •Class of2015 244 School Building Committee 245 GLOSSARY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED / Glossary of Departments, Boards, and Committees 249 Volunteers Needed - Current Openings 253 4 GENERAL INFORMATION 5 » a .^1 - .aEit- i’ai T'*^ »TV ; utivMto-• V* 1. M’’’'»v^'V ^ 'mit .11 1 pKlhft. • ' * life - S^SMI emu <; !•! I '. irU] aw *5 i ’'ll ?..®.‘ W£ •-' ‘4;^, :-..-t . ia /^•rvt *-• i££3ai :>! ) •A- *..1, 21S’ n«r w * .'20 • -I? t;: :4: ;u . >44 el> » ‘J rJMI Memoriam In Our Appreciation and Sympat-hy is extended to the families ofthose who served ourcommunity. GERALD BACHAND R. 1930-2015 Korean Veteran JOHN BROOKS J. - 1946 2015 Vietnam Veteran ROBERT CAMPO E. 1931 -2015 Korean Veteran PAULINE CARTER 1922-2015 WWII Veteran School Nurse RA YMOND REARING A. 1947 2015 Vietnam Veteran JAMES GREENE 1946-2015 Vietnam Veteran WILLIAM GUERTIN J. 1925-2015 WWII Veteran ALAN KELLIHER E. 1930-2015 Korean Veteran 7 Memoriam \n (continuedfrompreviouspage) HENRY MATHEWS J. 1927-2015 Korean Veteran RICHARD D. PIERCE 1930-2015 Korean Veteran JAMES REED R. 1947-2015 Vietnam Veteran RICHARD RODGERS J. 1934-2015 Korean Veteran ROYV. ROSE 1927-2015 Korean Veteran LEON SOCHIA T. 1925 -2015 WWII Veteran Volunteer Firefighter, Fire Chief 8