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Assembly committee forwards five departmental budgets, including dredge and Children’s Cove, to finance committee
Summary
The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates standing committee on public services voted March 25 to recommend five departmental budgets — Registry of Deeds, Public Safety Training, Facilities, the Dredge enterprise and Children’s Cove — for review by the finance committee, with one abstention recorded on the Children’s Cove recommendation.
The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates standing committee on public services on March 25 voted to forward five department budgets to the finance committee, with delegates asking staff for additional line‑item detail before the items go to the full assembly.
Chair Jared Gessen opened the virtual meeting and Clerk Fletcher recorded attendance and roll calls. The committee heard brief presentations and questions from department staff and administrators before taking motions to recommend the budgets to the finance committee.
Assistant Registrar of Deeds Dave Murphy told delegates the Registry’s budget was “pretty straightforward” and that a 2.2% drop in salary and wages reflected one‑time contract incentives in a…
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