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- Calendar of business adopted (unanimous). At the start of the session the assembly moved and approved the day’s calendar of business by roll call; the clerk reported the adoption as unanimous.

- Referral: Barnstable County Regional Government Code of Conduct. After discussion the assembly voted to refer the matter to the standing committee on government regulations for further review. Several delegates requested the committee clarify scope and language before any assembly adoption.

- Referral: Manual of Government Governance and Procedures changes. Delegates moved to refer a set of proposed edits to the Manual of Governance to the government regulations committee for review ahead of May consideration.

- Housing resolution (Resolution 2025-06): adopted as amended. The assembly adopted Resolution 2025‑06 declaring a housing crisis, creating a housing working group, and endorsing the administrator’s effort to develop an interim municipal agreement for shared regional housing services. Final roll-call: 14 yes, 1 no (Frederickson). Clerk reported the affirmative votes represented approximately 78.64 percent of the county population for quorum reporting.

Ending: Delegates instructed standing committees to follow up on referred matters; the housing resolution directs the administrator to convene stakeholders and deliver recommendations to committees for ordinance and policy consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 16, 2025 Assembly of Delegates Regular Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 16 meeting the Barnstable County Assembly adopted its calendar of business, referred proposed ethics and governance manual changes to committee, and approved Resolution 2025‑06 declaring a housing crisis and supporting a shared regional housing services interim agreement.","taxTitle","Barnstable County, Massachusetts","taxId",12948,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6272207,"Barnstable County Assembly declares housing crisis, creates working group and backs shared regional housing services",2295,4671000,6966000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3028026-91066574ded121b9fa2efd67acf83518&start=4671&end=6966","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3028026-91066574ded121b9fa2efd67acf83518/thumbnail_4671000.jpg","/articles/6272207/Barnstable-County/Massachusetts/Barnstable-County-Assembly-declares-housing-crisis-creates-working-group-and-backs-shared-regional-housing-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6272207-d16e2c06cc3ef52ce2f2894e299219fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1770624521&Signature=fQfVp7sebHT3ywSql1XQuejXjo52W06VJDaps-IgR2Gqjgn3pYu~ZvqtzKPN6I~3p~~jBWxFZjyBs3NhFnmlUW0r7QG0VvUyQfR0Xcn2LMYFmEiN-47QrAjxSGMNyejhZS0~AR21vTbia6I2sWxzkxemx75UH8jYiXLiU0D5~3SFzD7RJp3Vsrx-5Buxct3GvpFydix9hBVC-c9iMtnUFCv9mfCc41B4aMlERbMnZc7RblN1osClB2RrvR250-RbcykQFpaGR2OGfGtWEwkXYT7cZvQPQlKRRKEdXlELGSDUc3RpS1L5Yq-Llb9ZPWfldbIvvxm9677dWc7M8o-hXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates voted April 16 to declare a housing crisis and to convene a multi-stakeholder working group to recommend how the county can use its home‑rule powers to help address the shortage.

The resolution, introduced by Deputy Speaker Daniel Gessen and sponsored by a coalition of delegates, directs the county administrator to assemble “a housing working group comprised of housing, environmental, and municipal stakeholders from across Barnstable County to develop actionable recommendations.” The resolution text cited median single‑family prices that rose from $449,000 in 2019 to $730,000 in 2023 and said a working family would need 245 percent of area median income to afford a median-priced home.

At Gessen’s request, the assembly adopted an amendment that explicitly “support[s] the Cape Cod Regional Government administrator’s efforts to develop an interim municipal agreement for the continuation of the shared regional housing office services sponsored by Barnstable County Regional Government.” Several delegates framed the amendment as a practical first step: a contract-based shared service that towns can join while the working group develops broader recommendations.

Deputy Speaker Daniel Gessen framed the resolution as an urgent regional responsibility: “Cape Cod is defined by the people who live here … and yet this place … is slipping through our fingers,” he said, urging delegates to “admit that we have a problem” and to begin acting. Other speakers — including Delegates Carl Frizzell, Sally Tye, Wyman Colombo and Provincetown Delegate Brian O’Malley — said the measure is a necessary step to coordinate towns, county agencies and nonprofit partners rather than duplicate efforts.

Some delegates warned the language needed refinement. Delegate Frederickson said he could not support the resolution as written and asked for clearer language about the county’s role versus town authority; he voted against the final measure. Several delegates urged quick follow-through on the shared regional housing services program, which 12 towns had already agreed to fund.

The assembly passed the amended resolution on a roll-call vote: 14 yes, 1 no (Frederickson). The clerk noted the 14 affirmative votes represented roughly 78.64 percent of county population for quorum reporting.

Ending: The resolution directs the administrator to convene the working group and empowers standing committees to hold hearings and propose ordinances based on the group’s recommendations; delegates urged rapid work on the shared services arrangement as an immediate deliverable while broader policy options are developed.","The assembly adopted a resolution declaring a housing crisis in Barnstable County, established a housing working group to develop recommendations and approved an amendment supporting the administrator’s effort to continue the shared regional housing services program; final vote was 14–1.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6272211,"Cape and Islands district attorney outlines new child-response team, trafficking work, fentanyl policy and elder-fraud push",807,403000,1210000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3028026-91066574ded121b9fa2efd67acf83518&start=403&end=1210","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3028026-91066574ded121b9fa2efd67acf83518/thumbnail_403000.jpg","/articles/6272211/Barnstable-County/Massachusetts/Cape-and-Islands-district-attorney-outlines-new-child-response-team-trafficking-work-fentanyl-policy-and-elder-fraud-push","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6272211-ca2a461c97e4b63eb12f3fb90734bef3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770624521&Signature=RT988TeZHLhha9oPze-93ckMahwzkeK~pSYuG0dJCcr~VBK9UPLzyroNRmimo8k3gRSLJ~0HAQjsH-8GhvqkWVP1Ld~xKRQtSKNRlbIc76RWJoBVkv-tH9cIYTij2HNtehHyDuE8XwNRSOL-l~H0D46h1e2~HZFc9sAoQQafL7~wiY3Jt04P5f8PHnRiCDHcrMF~hXRlY-VBINnVaRvMmH2mzDmCTv~rdy5xp06GxVONQUpUy8xa~gkvZJYRxi6mwI1fakq3Z60J6dhUu-TW7AGV6cf2mD4R~OJ2eAAN9yS2GYO~V8wkZquDMR-fAX2gNcFg04OwVOxVElbcrRmSAg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Robert Galloway, district attorney for the Cape and Islands, told the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates on April 16 that his office has launched a multi-agency child emergency response team, expanded human‑trafficking work with state grant funding and is pursuing new resources to investigate elder fraud.

Galloway described the new CERT program as a cross-agency effort that notifies law enforcement, the Department of Children and Families and local victim services “so we can properly and thoroughly investigate” allegations affecting children. “Whenever we have instances when our most vulnerable victims, our children, are subject to a physical or sexual assault, in real time, all of the team members are notified,” Galloway said.

The nut of the office’s recent anti‑trafficking work is grant-funded training and a statewide conference, Galloway said. After a roughly $100,000 award last year that funded four trainings on Cape Cod, his office secured another $100,000 to host a two‑day statewide conference in Hyannis with nearly 200 attendees per day and 38 presenters from across the country. “We had 38 speakers, from across the country,” he said, adding that the U.S. attorney’s office participated.

Galloway also described a prosecutorial approach to fentanyl trafficking cases. Using a dangerousness statute, he said, his office has asked judges to hold defendants charged at trafficking levels without bail. He cautioned that he could not attribute causation but cited regional data showing declines: “In 2023, the numbers of nonfatals were down 10 percent, and fatals were down 7 percent. Now we got the 2024 numbers. Nonfatals are down 25 percent from 2023, and fatals are down 35 percent from 2023.”

On data-sharing and overdose response, Galloway said the office won a competitive funding package that will provide $1 million over four years to bolster SIMS, a regional critical-incident database used by police to log overdoses and share information with care providers. The funds, he said, will support a full‑time staff position, contracts with partner providers and expanded coverage for Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.

Galloway closed with a warning about elder fraud: police across the Cape reported an increase in cases and capacity challenges. He said Barnstable Police had 397 elder-fraud calls during his analyzed period and that 257 reports were filed; from those reports the office saw charges in 13 cases, roughly 5 percent. To address the problem, Galloway said he and his team drafted a budget request of about $580,000 to hire forensic examiners, additional prosecutors and victim-witness staff.

Delegates asked questions about courthouse detainers by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the impact of artificial intelligence on scams, and outreach to hospitality and transit industries on trafficking awareness. About ICE detainers, Galloway cited the state Supreme Judicial Court decision Commonwealth v. Lunn and summarized its effect: because ICE detainers are civil, criminal courts and local law enforcement should not detain people in court on a civil process; by contrast, he warned, interfering with federal immigration enforcement can be a separate criminal offense.

Galloway declined to speculate on causal links between prosecution strategy and overdose trends but said the early results were “encouraging.” He thanked delegates for time and said staff would provide follow-up information as requests developed.

Ending: The district attorney’s report concentrated on prosecutorial tools and interagency programs that his office said are already active or launching; delegates pressed for more data on outcomes and welcomed further briefings as new staff and grant-funded positions come online.","District Attorney Robert Galloway told Barnstable County delegates the office has launched a child emergency response team, expanded human‑trafficking training with new grants, used a policy to hold fentanyl traffickers without bail and drafted a funding request to tackle rising elder fraud.","actionData","errors"]

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