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September 21, 2023
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Kristine Clark, Jennifer Cullum, Paul Cusack, Jessica Rapp Grassetti, Mathew Levesque, Betty Ludtke, Jeffrey Mendes, Paul Neary, Paula Schnepp, Tracy Shaughnessy, Gordon Starr, Eric Steinhilber
Absent: Nikolas Atsalis
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To accept the minutes of September 7, 2023, as presented.
To accept the minutes of September 7, 2023, as presented.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was to accept the minutes of September 7, 2023, as presented. VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS COMMUNICATIONS from elected officials, boards committees, and staff, commission reports, correspondence and announcements.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2024-036 2024-036 Order Waiving Inspection Fees For Public Libraries In The Town Of Barnstable For A Period Of One Year
ORDERED: Notwithstanding the provisions of any ordinance of the Town regarding schedules of fees, public libraries in the Town of Barnstable shall be exempt from the payment of inspection fees for a period of one year, commencing on October 23, 2023.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: Notwithstanding the provisions of any ordinance of the Town regarding schedules of fees, public libraries in the Town of Barnstable shall be exempt from the payment of inspection fees for a period of one year, commencing on October 23, 2023. VOTE: PASSES 12 YES Roll Call: Clark, Cullum, Cusack, Rapp Grassetti, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Neary, Schnepp, Shaughnessy, Starr, Steinhilber.”
2024-020 To a second reading on 10/05/2023: 2024-020 Appointments To A Board/committee/commission
To a second reading on 10/05/2023 (2024-020: Resolved: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Comprehensive Financial Advisory Committee: James Sproul, as a regular member, to a term expiring 06/30/2026; Housing Committee: Asia Graves, as a regular member, to a term expiring 06/30/2026; Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic District Appeals Committee: Aaron Webb, as a regular member, to a term expiring 06/30/2024; Open Space Committee: Lev Malakhoff, as a regular member, to a term expiring 06/30/2024)
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was Resolved: That the Town Council appoints the following individuals to a multiple-member Board/Committee/Commission: Comprehensive Financial Advisory Committee: James Sproul, as a regular member, to a term expiring 06/30/2026; Housing Committee: Asia Graves, as a regular member, to a term expiring 06/30/2026; Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic District Appeals Committee: Aaron Webb, as a … VOTE: TO A SECOND READING ON 10/05/2023 -PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
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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