MassVoter.com← Barnstable Town CouncilBarnstable Town Council · 2023–2025 Council · Regular meeting
January 4, 2024
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Barnstable ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: Charles Bloom, Seth Burdick, Kristine Clark, John Crow, Mathew Levesque, Betty Ludtke, Jeffrey Mendes, Paul Neary, Felicia Penn, Paula Schnepp, Gordon Starr, Craig Tamash, Kristin Terkelsen
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
To accept the minutes of December 21, 2023, as presented.
To accept the minutes of December 21, 2023, as presented.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was to accept the minutes of December 21, 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.
2024-086 2024-086 Order Authorizing The Award And Execution Of A Five-year Contract With Axon Enterprise, Inc. For The Purchase Of Body Worn Cameras And The Associated Licensing And Storage Of All Data To Establish A B
ORDERED: That, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30B, § 12(b), the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to award and execute on behalf of the Town a five-year contract with Axon for the purchase of Body Worn cameras and the associated licensing and storage of all data to establish a Body Worn Camera program for the Barnstable Police Department.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30B, § 12(b), the Town Council does hereby authorize the Town Manager to award and execute on behalf of the Town a five-year contract with Axon for the purchase of Body Worn cameras and the associated licensing and storage of all data to establish a Body Worn Camera program for the Barnstable Police Department. VOTE: PASSES UNANIMOUS.” The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
2024-087 2024-087 Appropriation Order In The Amount Of $73,654 For The Barnstable Police Department Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget For The Purpose Of Funding The Initial Operating Expenses For The Hiring Of 9 Patrol
ORDERED: That the amount of $73,654 be appropriated and added to the Fiscal Year 2024 Police Department General Fund Operating Expense Budget for the purpose of funding the initial expenses related to hiring, training, and uniform, ammunition, and equipment purchases for 9 new police officers.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was ORDERED: That the amount of $73,654 be appropriated and added to the Fiscal Year 2024 Police Department General Fund Operating Expense Budget for the purpose of funding the initial expenses related to hiring, training, and uniform, ammunition, and equipment purchases for 9 new police officers. VOTE: PASSES 13 YES. Roll Call: Bloom, Burdick, Clark, Crow, Levesque, Ludtke, Mendes, Neary, Penn, Schnepp, Starr, Tamash, Terkelsen. Update on discussions with Avangrid: Thomas LaRosa, First Assistant Town Attorney Attorneys McLaughlin and LaRosa met with Avangrid in December and again on January 2nd. The response by the Energy Facility Siting Board (EFSB) is attached as an exhibit to these minutes. Councilor questions and comments:.”
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).
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →