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Barnstable County commissioners sworn in; Lyons elected chair, Torres vice chair

2063905 · January 2, 2025
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Sheila Lyons and Mark Forrest were sworn in as Barnstable County commissioners. The board elected Lyons chair and Mark Torres vice chair, approved committee assignments and carried a motion to adjourn.

Commissioner Sheila Lyons and Commissioner Mark Forrest were sworn in as members of the Barnstable County Board of County Commissioners at the board’s reorganization meeting. The board then elected Lyons chair and Commissioner Mark Torres vice chair, approved committee assignments and adjourned.

The oath for Lyons was administered by County Clerk Robin Young. "I, Sheila R. Lyons, do solemnly swear and affirm ... that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform the duties incumbent on me as a Barnstable County Commissioner," Lyons recited during the ceremony, referencing the constitutions of the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the laws and regulations of…

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