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Assembly committee delays vote but later forwards health and environment budget including three lab positions
Summary
After extended questioning about recruitment, quality control and revenue, the committee voted 3-2 to recommend the Department of Health and Environment budget — including three new laboratory positions — to the finance committee. A separate motion to postpone the vote failed 3-2.
The Cape Cod Regional Government Assembly of Delegates’ standing committee on health and human services debated proposed staffing additions and budget increases for the Department of Health and Environment’s water-quality laboratory before voting to recommend the department’s FY2026 budget to the finance committee on March 24, 2025.
The department proposed creating three new positions in ordinance number 4: a full‑time laboratory supervisor focused on quality assurance and data validation (recommended by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection audit), a chemist to handle PFAS testing, and a half‑time bacteriologist to provide operational backup during peak…
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