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New health director introduced; committee delays vote on Health & Environment budget, reviews grants and staffing
Summary
The standing committee met the department's new health director, received briefings on several grants that fund regional public-health functions, and postponed a recommendation on the Department of Health & Environment budget pending further review of the water-quality laboratory line and strategic planning.
The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates standing committee on health and human services heard an introduction of the county's new health director, Jay Gardner, and paused action on the Department of Health & Environment budget to allow further review of the water-quality laboratory and related items.
The committee chair introduced Jay Gardner and delegates heard Gardner say he was “in a listening and learning mode” as he begins the job. Deputies and department staff then answered questions about grants, services to towns and ARPA-funded positions.
Deputy Director Erica Woods told the committee the tobacco-control position is funded by a Department of Public Health (DPH) grant…
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