Provincetown 2005 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT Cover: Homage to Heritage Museum & Chaim Gross, by Mary Spencer Nay (1913 - 1993) from the Collection of the Town of Provincetown, overseen by the Provincetown Art Commission. Ms. Nay came to Provincetown in 1950 to study with Boris Margo, and was an artist and teacher in Provincetown and Louisville, Kentucky. Photo Credits: Vince Guadazno: pages 14, 176, 177 Bill Haywood: page 116 Doug Johnstone: pages 20, 89, 128, 155, 207 Town Hall Archive Collection: page 11 James Zimmerman: cover Acknowledgements: Thanks to the Town Boards and Departments for submitting reports for inclusion in this year’s Annual Town Report. Thanks as well to Edward Terrill for help with layout and design. ANNUAL TOWN REPORT YEAR 2005 TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS Annual Reports of the Officers of the Town of Provincetown, Massachusetts for the year ending December 31, 2005. Financial Reports for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005. Provincetown Library: “A portal to step from this tiny town on this spit of sand into the whole world.” Heather Wishik, Library Patron “I so enjoy the views from the mezzanine to the pier and harbor below as the light changes during the late afternoon.” Stephen Borkowski, Art Commission Chair “The Rose Dorothea model makes an equally bold statement for the Town; that the sea and its bounty created our heritage and now must be revered and preserved as our most valuable natural asset. That the building was saved and its mission recast to preserve and sustain our heritage is a testament to the enduring values of our Town’s people.” Edward Mick Rudd, Board of Library Trustee Compiled and Edited by Doug Johnstone,Town Clerk www.provincetown-ma.gov In Memory of Ellen R. Cook School Committee Finance Committee Paul Cook Town Clerk/Accountant John S. Edwards Seasonal Parking Department Employee William A. Fetner Wharfinger Assistant Harbormaster Joel Glasser On-Call Secretary Frances Bent Harding Cape End Manor Employee In Memory of June Santos Martin Cape End Manor Employee Thomas C. Osowski Assistant Harbormaster Acting Marine Superintendent Joanne M. Roderick Cape End Manor Nurse Rescue Squad Emergency Medical Technician Mary L. Smith Cape End Manor Employee Joseph E. Souza Seasonal Parking Department Employee Seasonal Public Works Department Employee Richard L. Williams Finance Committee Table of Contents Directory of Town Officials ..................................................................... 6 Board of Selectmen/Town Manager ........................................................ 11 Board of Selectmen .................................................................................. 12 Town Manager ......................................................................................... 15 Grant Administrator .................................................................................. 18 Town Meeting & Elections ...................................................................... 20 Annual Town Meeting - April 4, 2005 ...................................................... 21 Special Town Meeting - April 4, 2005 ....................................................... 59 Special Town Meeting - November 7, 2005 .............................................. 70 Election Results ....................................................................................... 88 General Government ............................................................................... 89 Town Clerk ............................................................................................... 90 Vital Statistics for 2005 ............................................................................. 91 Town Counsel ..........................................................................................100 Art Commission .......................................................................................109 Cape Cod Commission - Provincetown Representative ...........................110 Cape Cod National Seashore GMP Advisory Committee............................ 112 Cable Advisory Commission............................................................................ 113 Charter Enforcement Commission....................................................................114 Community Preservation Committee.............................................................. 115 Cultural Council .......................................................................................116 Economic Development Council...................................................................... 117 Finance Committee ...................................................................................118 Historic District Commission ...................................................................119 Historical Commission....................................................................................... 120 John Anderson Francis Family Scholarship Committee ...........................120 Management Information Systems ..........................................................121 Open Space Committee ............................................................................122 Planning Board ........................................................................................123 Provincetown Public Pier Corporation........................................................... 124 Zoning Board of Appeals .........................................................................126 Municipal Finance ...................................................................................128 Town Accountant ....................................................................................129 Board of Assessors ..................................................................................134 Treasurer/Collector.............................................................................................136 Employee Earnings.............................................................................................143 Public Safety ........................................................................................... 155 Department of Community Development ................................................. 156 Board of Fire Engineers ............................................................................ 158 Growth Management Report............................................................................ 162 Licensing Board ....................................................................................... 164 Parking Administration........................................................................................165 Police Department .................................................................................... 167 Public Health Director .............................................................................. 172 Rescue Squad .......................................................................................... 173 Shellfish Constable .................................................................................. 175 Human Services ...................................................................................... 176 Cape End Manor Administration ............................................................. 177 Cape End Manor Board of Directors ........................................................ 178 Council on Aging Director................................................................................ 179 Disability Commission ............................................................................. 182 Housing Authority ................................................................................... 182 Local Housing Partnership ...................................................................... 183 Board of Library Trustees ........................................................................ 184 Library Director ........................................................................................ 190 Recreation Director .................................................................................. 194 Veteran’s Agent ........................................................................................ 196 Visitor Services Board .............................................................................. 196 Public Works Section ............................................................................. 199 Airport Commission ................................................................................. 200 Beautification Committee ......................................................................... 200 Conservation Commission................................................................................ 201 Harbor Committee .................................................................................... 202 Department of Public Works .................................................................... 203 Water & Sewer Board............................................................................... 205 Public Schools ......................................................................................... 207 School Committee .................................................................................... 208 Superintendent of Schools ...................................................................... 209 Provincetown Junior & Senior High School ............................................ 211 Veterans Memorial Elementary School ..................................................... 212 Report