TOWN OF SOUTH HADLEY ANNUAL TOWN REPORT JULY 1, 2008 – JUNE 30, 2009 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Ambulance Service ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Animal Control Department ................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Appointed Officials for Fiscal Year 2009 ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Assessors ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Board of Appeals ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Board of Health .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Building Commissioner ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Cable Advisory Committee ................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Canal Park Committee ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Conservation Commission ................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Council on Aging ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Cultural Council ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Directory and Calendar – Board Meetings, Officials, Services .............................................................................................................................. 5 Emergency Management ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Facts of Interest About South Hadley ................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Forestry Committee ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Gas & Plumbing Inspector .................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Gaylord Memorial Library .................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Golf Commission ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Historical Commission ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Housing Authority .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Human Resources ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Information Technology (IT) Department ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 Intervenor Status Committee ............................................................................................................................................................................... 25 National, State and County Officials .................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Old Firehouse Museum ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Personnel Board .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Planning Board ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Police Department............................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Public Works Department ................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Recreation Commission ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 School Department School Committee .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Superintendent of Schools .............................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Sealer of Weights and Measures .......................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Selectboard ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 South Hadley Public Library ............................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Special Town Meeting FY2009, October 21, 2008 ............................................................................................................................................... 50 Special Town Meeting FY2010, May 9, 2009 ...................................................................................................................................................... 51 Tax Collector ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Town Accountant................................................................................................................................................................................................ 57 Town Clerk......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Town Election April 6, 2009 ............................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Town Government – Elected Officials (April 6, 2009).......................................................................................................................................... 6 Town Meeting FY2009, May 10, 2008 ................................................................................................................................................................ 44 Town Meeting FY2010, May 9, 2009 .................................................................................................................................................................. 52 Town Meeting Members – April 6, 2009 ............................................................................................................................................................