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July 1, 2021
4 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Nikolas Atsalis, David Bogan, Kristine Clark, Jennifer Cullum, Jessica Rapp Grassetti, Paul Hebert, Mathew Levesque, Paul Neary, Paula Schnepp, Tracy Shaughnessy, Gordon Starr, Eric Steinhilber
Absent: Debra Dagwan
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To accept the minutes of June 17, 2021 as presented.
To accept the minutes of June 17, 2021 as presented.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was to accept the minutes of June 17, 2021 as presented. VOTE: PASSES 12 YES, Roll Call: Atsalis, Bogan, Clark, Cullum, Rapp Grassetti, Hebert, Levesque, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Starr, Steinhilber COMMUNICATIONS- from elected officials, boards, committees, and staff commission reports, correspondence and announcements: (Rapp Grassetti) Very concerned with Lovell's Pond closure and she noted the Cotuit parade on July 4th starting at 11:30 am in the village..”
2021-139 2021-139 Order Amending Chapter 184 Sewers And Water Of The General Ordinances
ORDERED: That Chapter 184 General Ordinances of the Code of the Town of Barnstable be amended by inserting the following new Article II, Sewer Assessments, as presented to the Town Council on April 15, 2021, and as amended by the Town Council at its meeting of May 20, 2021, and renumbering the current Articles II and III as Articles III and IV: “ARTICLE II SEWER ASSESSMENTS Section 1: Purpose and Authorization The purpose of this Article II is to assess all properties receiving benefit or advantage from public sewerage construction within a limited and determinable area, including, but not limited to, as set forth in the Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan approved by vote of the Town Council on November 7, 2019, and in accordance with Section 1 of Chapter 83 of the General Laws, any other applicable section of said Chapter 83 and any other applicable general or special law. Section
Yes: Atsalis, Bogan, Clark, Cullum, Grassetti, Hebert, Levesque, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, SteinhilberNo: Starr
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That Chapter 184 General Ordinances of the Code of the Town of Barnstable be amended by inserting the following new Article II, Sewer Assessments, as presented to the Town Council on April 15, 2021, and as amended by the Town Council at its meeting of May 20, 2021, and renumbering the current Articles II and III as Articles III and IV: “ARTICLE II SEWER ASSESSMENTS Section 1: Purpose … VOTE: PASSES 11 YES Roll Call: Atsalis, Bogan, Clark Cullum, Rapp Grassetti, Hebert, Levesque, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Steinhilber 1 NO Starr.”
2021-186 2021-186 Resolve Approving Mark S. Ells' Outside Employment With Cape Cod Community College
RESOLVED: That, in accordance with Section 7 of the Employment Agreement between the Town of Barnstable and Mark S. Ells effective July 1, 2021, the Barnstable Town Council does hereby approve Mark S. Ells' outside employment with Cape Cod Community College (the “College”) to allow him to continue teaching at the College for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was RESOLVED: That, in accordance with Section 7 of the Employment Agreement between the Town of Barnstable and Mark S. Ells effective July 1, 2021, the Barnstable Town Council does hereby approve Mark S. Ells' outside employment with Cape Cod Community College (the “College”) to allow him to continue teaching at the College for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. VOTE: PASSES 12 YES, Roll Call: Atsalis, Bogan, Clark, Cullum, Rapp Grassetti, Hebert, Levesque, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Starr, Steinhilber.”
Go into Executive Session with no return to Public Sector.
Go into Executive Session with no return to Public Sector.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was go into Executive Session with no return to Public Sector. VOTE: PASSES 12 YES, Roll Call: Atsalis, Bogan, Clark, Cullum, Rapp Grassetti, Hebert, Levesque, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Starr, Steinhilber.”
From the Barnstable Town Council’s official minutes, posted on the town’s website. We check every roll call against the recorded count and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Member photos: Cape Cod Times (Charles Bloom, Kristine Clark, John Crow, Felicia Penn, Barry Sheingold, Gordon Starr, Craig Tamash); the members’ own websites (William Crocker, Thomas Keane, Betty Ludtke); Seth Burdick from the Cotuit-Santuit Civic Association. Matthew Levesque from his Commercial Realty Advisors bio. Lisa DaLuz from Barnstable Government Access video of the October 1, 2026 Town Council meeting (identified by the nameplate in front of each member).
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