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Cover: Vince Guadazno’s photograph of the Town Hall Steeple looking out over Provincetown Harbor. Photo Credits: Vince Guadazno: cover, pages 11, 22, 108, 160, 185, 205, 211 Doug Johnstone: page 14 Art Credit: Howie Schneider - page 204 Acknowledgements Thanks to the Town Boards and Departments for submitting reports for inclusion in this year’s Annual Town Report. Thanks as well to Richard Faust for editing the reports, and to the design team of Gary Delius, Doug Allen, and Edward Terrill. ANNUAL TOWN REPORT YEAR 2003 TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS Annual Reports of the Officers of the Town of Provincetown, Massachusetts for the year ending December 31, 2003. Financial Reports for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. www.provincetown-ma.gov Compiled and Prepared by Doug Johnstone, Town Clerk In Memory of Sidney W. Bamford Airport Commission, Bicycle Committee, Open Space/ Recreation Committee Temporary Assistant Registrar, Zoning Board of Appeals Beatrice Cabral Public Works Seasonal Employee Alden E. Clapp Parking Department Seasonal Employee Dorothy Costa Public Works Seasonal Employee Marcel “Coty” Cote Harbor Committee, Parking Department Seasonal Employee James H. Green Municipal Advertising Committee, Police Department Study Committee Vivian R. Kolz Teacher Nancy McNulty Bicentennial Committee, School Committee In Memory of William McNulty Town Manager Assistant Harbormaster, Building Commissioner Harbor Development Committee, Police Needs Study Committee Police Building Advisory Committee, Water Resources Advisory Council William D. Roberts Charter Enforcement Commission Albert C. Rocheteau School Custodian Anthony Souza Parking Department Seasonal Employee John F. Souza, Jr. Public Works Employee Damianne Lea Strong Recreation Seasonal Employee Michael A. Torre On-Call Secretary, Temporary Bookkeeper Francis J. Ventura Public Works Employee TAbLE OF CONTENTS Directory of Town Officials ..................................................................... 6 Board of Selectmen/Town Manager ........................................................ 11 Board of Selectmen .................................................................................. 12 Town Manager ......................................................................................... 15 Grant Administrator.................................................................................. 19 Town Meeting & Elections ...................................................................... 22 Annual Town Meeting - April 7, 2003 ...................................................... 23 Special Town Meeting - April 7, 2003 ....................................................... 78 Election Results ....................................................................................... 107 General Government ...............................................................................108 Town Clerk ...............................................................................................109 Vital Statistics for 2003 ............................................................................. 110 Town Counsel .......................................................................................... 113 Art Commission ....................................................................................... 123 Cape Cod Commission - Provincetown Representative ........................... 124 Cape Cod National Seashore GMP Advisory Committee............................ 126 Cable Advisory Commission............................................................................ 127 Cultural Council ....................................................................................... 129 Finance Committee ...................................................................................130 Historic Commission ................................................................................ 131 Historic District Commission........................................................................... 132 John Anderson Francis Family Scholarship Committee ........................... 132 Management Information Systems .......................................................... 133 Open Space Committee ............................................................................134 Planning Board ........................................................................................135 Provincetown Public Pier Corporation........................................................... 136 Zoning Board of Appeals......................................................................... 138 Municipal Finance ...................................................................................139 Director of Municipal Finance ................................................................. 140 Board of Assessors.................................................................................. 142 Treasurer/Collector - FY July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003 ............................148 Public Safety ........................................................................................... 160 Department of Community Development ................................................. 161 Emergency Management ......................................................................... 165 Board of Fire Engineers............................................................................ 166 Growth Management Report............................................................................ 170 Board of Health ........................................................................................ 172 Director of Public Health .......................................................................... 173 Licensing Board ....................................................................................... 174 Marine Superintendent ............................................................................ 175 Parking Administrator........................................................................................ 177 Police Department .................................................................................... 179 Shellfish Constable .................................................................................. 184 Human Services ...................................................................................... 185 Cape End Manor Administrator ............................................................... 186 Cape End Manor Board of Directors ........................................................ 187 Council on Aging Board of Directors ....................................................... 188 Council on Aging Director ....................................................................... 190 Disability Commission ............................................................................. 192 Housing Authority ................................................................................... 192 Local Housing Partnership ...................................................................... 193 Board of Library Trustees ........................................................................ 194 Library Director ........................................................................................ 196 Recreation Director .................................................................................. 201 Veteran’s Agent........................................................................................ 203 Visitor Services Board .............................................................................. 203 Public Works Section ............................................................................. 205 Airport Commission ................................................................................. 206 Beautification Committee ......................................................................... 206 Harbor Committee .................................................................................... 207 Department of Public Works .................................................................... 208 Water & Sewer Board............................................................................... 210 Public Schools ......................................................................................... 212 School Building Committee ...................................................................... 213 School Committee .................................................................................... 214 Superintendent of Schools ...................................................................... 215 Provincetown Junior & Senior High School ............................................ 218 Veterans Memorial Elementary School ..................................................... 219 Report of School Employees Earnings ..................................................... 220 Student Enrollment .................................................................................. 225 Cape Cod Regional Technical High School.............................................. 226 Telephone Numbers & Email Addresses ................................................. 228 6 Directory of Town Officials Town of DIRECTORY OF TOWN OFFICIALS Elected Officials Appointed Officials Elected by Voters Appointed by the Board of Selectmen Town Moderator Town Manager Elizabeth Steele-Jeffers 5/06 Keith A. Bergman Board of Selectmen Secretary to Bd of Selectmen Mary-Jo Avellar, Chair 5/06 Vernon Porter Michele Couture 5/05 Sarah Peake 5/05