Assembly of Delegates Regular Meeting

Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, this meeting of the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates will be conducted both in person and via remote means, in accordance with applicable law. Members of the public may watch the meeting through live, real-time broadcast at www.youtube.com/user/BarnstableCounty. A “Public Participation Guide” and meeting documents are available in advance at https://www.capecod.gov/county-government/meeting-center/. The County of Barnstable does not discriminate in the administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or other category protected by state and federal anti-discrimination laws and regulations. Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. For more information or to file a complaint please contact Justyna Marczak, Barnstable County ADA/Non-Discrimination Coordinator at jmarczak@capecod.gov, call 508-375-6646 or visit https://www.capecod.gov/

Members of the public may also attend the meeting remotely through Microsoft Teams:

Join on your computer or mobile app: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzI0MTMxZWQtODNjOC00NjU0LWIwZmEtODg4ODMxZTcxOGJm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2284475217-b423-48db-b766-ed4bbbea74f1%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%226aab8a54-417e-4bd0-a883-f38ffc2db7f2%22%7d

Meeting ID: 274 505 819 587. Passcode: Dxez5y

Or call in (audio only): (781) 469-0191. Phone Conference ID: 280 536 240#.

Committee of the Whole

1. Call to Order, Remote Meeting and Recording Statements
2. Moment of silence to honor our troops who have died in service to our country, and all those serving our country in the Armed Forces
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Call of the Roll and Declaration of a Quorum – Assembly Clerk
5. Approve Today’s Calendar of Business
6. Approve Journals of Regular Meetings
7. Communications from the Board of Regional Commissioners and County Administrator
8. Public Hearing on Proposed Ordinance 2024-13, Authorizing funds and the authority to file loan application(s) in the amount of $13,000,000 for the purpose of making loans to residents of the County for repairing, replacing and/or upgrading residential septic systems, inclusive of sewer connections and innovative/alternative septic systems, and further, adding to the County’s Fiscal Year 2024 operating budget, as enacted in Ordinance 2023-07, by making supplemental appropriations in the amount of  $13,000,000 for the Fiscal Year 2024.
9. Communications from Public Officials
10. Communications from Members of the Public

Assembly Convenes

Please note that for any item listed in this section the Assembly of Delegates may take official action including votes.

11. Committee Reports
    1. Assembly Standing Committee on Public Services Meeting of March 11, 2024
    2. Assembly Standing Committee on Health and Human Services Meeting of March 11, 2024
    3. Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Meeting of March 13, 2024
12. Discussion on the Assembly Finance Committee review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Proposed Operating Budget
13. Proposed Ordinance 2024-06, Establishing a Capital Improvement Fund and making an initial appropriation thereto from the Barnstable County unreserved fund balance, to further strengthen the County’s financial position
14. Proposed Ordinance 2024-11, Authorizing the appropriation of $48,658 for the purchase of a new barge section for the Dredge Enterprise Fund, and further, to repurpose remaining bond proceeds from the new dredge financed with long-term debt
15. Proposed Ordinance 2024-13, Authorizing funds and the authority to file loan application(s) in the amount of $13,000,000 for the purpose of making loans to residents of the County for repairing, replacing and/or upgrading residential septic systems, inclusive of sewer connections and innovative/alternative septic systems, and further, adding to the County’s Fiscal Year 2024 operating budget, as enacted in Ordinance 2023-07, by making supplemental appropriations in the amount of $13,000,000 for the Fiscal Year 2024.
16. Proposed Ordinance 2023-17, Transferring the sum of $5,000,000 from the Unreserved Fund Balance to the Community Septic Management Loan Program (CSMLP), known as the AquiFund
17. Clerk’s Report
18. Adjournment