[Amended 9-23-1993 by Order No. 93-130]
A. Term of office. There shall be a Cultural Council,
to consist of 11 members. Members shall have demonstrated scholarship
or creativity in, or distinguished service to, the arts, humanities,
or interpretive sciences.
[Amended 5-1-1997 by Order No. 97-125]
B. Authorities and responsibilities. The Cultural Council
decides the distribution of arts lottery funds or other funds that
may be available to it and may also conduct other activities to promote
and encourage the arts, humanities, or interpretive sciences. The
Cultural Council operates pursuant to the provisions of MGL C. 10,
§ 58, as amended. The Cultural Council is an advisory and
ministerial committee of the Town.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council: The Cultural Council interacts with
the Town Council for the purpose of discussing policies and legislation
designed to promote and encourage the arts with the Town. The Cultural
Council interacts primarily with Council Committee on Human Resources
for this purpose.
(2) Town Manager: The Cultural Council interacts with
the Town Manager for the purpose of receiving administrative support,
financial assistance, utilization of property for the purpose of sponsoring
art exhibits, displays and related administrative activities.
[Amended 8-19-1993 by Order No. 93-130]
[Amended 8-21-1997 by Order No. 97-156; 2-1-2018 by Order No. 2018-058]
A. Term of office. There shall be a Housing Committee, composed of five
regular members, plus two alternate members. The alternate members
shall have voting rights at meetings if there is an absence of a regular
member or members. The regular and alternate members may include,
but shall not be limited to, individuals who fall into any of the
following categories or affiliations: banking industry, real estate,
industry, housing authority, minority groups, single head of household,
private developers, nonprofit civic groups and tenants' associations.
B. Authorities and responsibilities. The Housing Committee
facilitates the coordination of the factors that affect equal access
to housing and issues relating to the development of affordable housing
and functions as the Town's local housing partnership for the Commonwealth's
Local Initiative Program. The Committee also provides advice to the
Town Council regarding the Town's policies and programs for meeting
its requirements under MGL c. 40B, §§ 21 through 23. The
Housing Committee is an advisory committee of the Town.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council: The Housing Committee interacts with the Town Council
to provide advice to the Council regarding policies and programs aimed
at increasing the Town's supply of a diverse housing stock to meet
the documented housing needs of its residents and meeting its requirements
under MGL c. 40B, §§ 21 through 23. The Committee meets
annually, or more frequently as is necessary, with the Town Council
to apprise the Town Council of issues pertaining to affordable housing
and to discuss policies to effectuate fair and affordable housing
in the Town.
(2) Town Manager: The Housing Committee interacts with the Manager to
provide advice regarding policies and program aimed at meeting its
requirements under MGL c. 40B, §§ 20 through 23, and
for increasing the Town's supply of a diverse housing stock to meet
the documented housing needs of its residents. The Manager provides
staff support to the Committee through the Planning and Development
Department, and other appropriate staff.
(3) Other boards: The Housing Committee meets as necessary
with the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Conservation Commission,
Board of Health, Historical Commission, Old King's Highway Historic
District Committee, and the Housing Authority, to ensure compliance
with the fair and affordable housing policies of the Town.
[Amended 12-16-1993 by Order No. 94-001]
A. Term of office. There shall be a Comprehensive Financial
Advisory Committee, consisting of nine members. The terms shall be
for three years so arranged so an equal number shall expire each year.
[Amended 10-22-1998 by Order No. 99-023; 11-2-2006 by Order No.
2007-041]
B. Authorities and responsibilities.
(1) The Comprehensive Financial Advisory Committee provides
financial advice to the Town Council on the yearly operating budget
for all Town agencies, which includes the school budget as adopted
by the School Committee.
(2) The Comprehensive Financial Advisory Committee provides
financial advice to the Town Council and to the Town Manager on matters
of long-range financial planning.
(3) The Comprehensive Financial Advisory Committee is
responsible for advising the Town Manager on the annual preparation
of the Town's capital improvement plan. It prepares a report to the
Town Council on said annual capital improvement program and participates
in public hearings called for review of this program.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council: The Comprehensive Financial Advisory
Committee interacts with the Town Council.
(2) Town Manager: The Comprehensive Financial Advisory
Committee interacts with the Manager for the purpose of providing
advice and exchanging information in matters of operational budgeting,
capital budgeting, and long-term financial forecasting.
[Amended 4-6-2000 by Order No. 2000-086; 7-17-2003 by Order No. 2004-009; 2-3-2011 by Order No.
2011-049]
A. Composition. There shall be a Golf Committee consisting of at least
seven members appointed through nominations by the Appointments Committee.
B. Authorities and responsibilities. The Golf Committee is advisory
to the Town Manager relative to the operation of the municipal golf
courses. The Committee advises on the establishment of course policies,
rules and regulations. The Town Manager retains authority over the
personnel and financial matters for the proper operation of the courses,
including the setting of the rates; however, the Town Manager seeks
the Committee's recommendations on rates. The Committee provides advice
to the Town Manager in the preparation of the operating and capital
budgets for the municipal courses. The Golf Committee is an advisory
committee of the Town.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council: The Golf Committee interacts with the Town Council
in order to discuss matters of municipal golf course policies, rules,
and regulations.
(2) Town Manager: The Golf Committee interacts with the Manager for the
purposes noted herein, seeking to ensure that the Manager remains
apprised of the needs of the municipal golf courses. The Manager provides
staff support to the Committee through the Golf Section of Community
Services Department, Recreation Division.
D. Term of office. Terms are three years, staggered dates of expiration
so that no more than three expire each year.
[Amended 9-23-1993 by Order No. 93-130]
A. Term of office. There shall be a Disability Commission
consisting of not more than 11 members. A majority of the persons
appointed shall consist either of persons with disabilities or persons
in an immediate family of a person with a disability or persons who
have extensive experience in the field of disabilities, and one member
shall be an employee of the Town. The Commission may appoint two alternates.
B. Authorities and responsibilities. The Disability Commission
seeks to research local problems of people with disabilities; advise
and assist municipal officials and employees in ensuring compliance
with state and federal laws and regulations that affect people with
disabilities; coordinate or carry out programs designed to meet the
problems of people with disabilities in coordination with programs
of the Massachusetts Office on Disability; review and make recommendations
about policies, procedures, services, activities and facilities of
departments and boards of the Town as they affect people with disabilities;
provide information, referrals, guidance and technical assistance
to individuals, public agencies, businesses and organizations in all
matters pertaining to disability; and coordinate the activities of
other local groups organized for similar purposes. The Commission
may draft rules and regulations concerning disabled persons needs
and issues, for adoption by the Town Manager and Town Council. The
Commission may receive gifts of property, both real and personal,
in the name of the Town, subject to approval of the Town Manager,
such gifts to be managed and controlled by the Commission. The Disability
Commission is an advisory committee of the Town.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council: The Disability Commission interacts
with the Town Council to advise the Council on policies designed to
meet the needs of the disabled. The Commission interacts primarily
with the Council Committees on Human Resources and Planning and Development.
(2) Town Manager: The Disability Commission interacts
with the Manager to ensure that Town programs and activities, as well
as facilities, seek to improve and enhance service to the disabled,
as well as come into compliance with state and federal standards concerning
same. The Commission receives administrative support through the Human
Resource Department.
(3) Other boards: The Disability Commission interacts
with the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Conservation Commission,
Board of Health, Historical Commission, Old King's Highway Historic
District Committee, Public Works Commission, Housing Authority, and
to ensure compliance with relevant laws, rules and regulations concerning
disabled persons.
[Amended 1-20-2005 by Order No. 2005-038]
[Amended 11-5-1992 by Order No. 93-026]
A. Term of office. There shall be a Historical Commission
consisting of seven regular members and one alternate. The alternate
shall have voting rights at meetings only in the absence of a regular
member.
[Amended 8-2-2012 by Order No. 2013-002]
B. Authorities and responsibilities.
(1) The purpose of the Historical Commission is to preserve,
protect, and develop the historical and archaeological assets of the
Town. The Commission may conduct research for places of historic and
archaeological value, and shall cooperate with the State Archaeologist
in conducting such research. It seeks to coordinate the activities
of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes and may, subject
to appropriation and approval by the Town Manager, advertise, prepare,
print and distribute books, maps, charts, plans and pamphlets which
it deems necessary for its work.
(2) The Historical Commission, for the purpose of protecting
and preserving such places may make such recommendations as it deems
necessary to the Town Council, and, subject to the approval of the
Town Council, to the Massachusetts Historical Commission, that any
such place be certified as an historical or archaeological landmark.
(3) The Historical Commission may hold hearings, may recommend
to the Town Manager execution of contracts with individuals, organizations
and institutions or services furthering the objectives of its program,
may recommend to the Town Manager execution of contracts with local
or regional associations for cooperative endeavors furthering its
program, and may, with the approval of the Town Council, accept gifts,
contributions and bequests of funds from individuals, foundations
and from federal, state or other governmental bodies for the purpose
of furthering its programs. The Commission may recommend to the Town
Manager acquisition of property by gift, purchase, grant, bequest,
devise, lease or otherwise a fee or lesser interest in real or personal
property of significant historical value and, upon approval by the
Town Manager, may be directed to manage the same, may make and execute
any agreement and may do and perform any and all acts which may be
necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this section.
[Amended 8-2-2012 by Order No. 2013-002]
(4) The Historical Commission surveys and compiles a listing
of all historical sites and buildings within the Town, public and
private; determines the functions and structures of all historical
organizations within the Town; and holds correlative seminars with
historical organizations. It further determines the requirements for
repair, reconstruction, and protection of historical landmarks and
assists and cooperates with public commissions in the conduct of public
historical events. The Historical Commission is an advisory committee
of the Town.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council: The Historical Commission interacts
with the Town Council to advise the Council on policies and legislation
concerning the preservation, protection and development of historical
or archaeological assets in the Town. The Commission interacts primarily
with the Council Committee on Planning and Development.
(2) Town Manager: The Historical Commission interacts
with the Manager primarily for the purposes outlined in order to effectuate
publication of its activities and/or acquisition of interests in historical
properties within the Town. Principal agencies are the Planning and
Development Department, Regulatory Services Department (Conservation
and Building Services Divisions), and Public Works. Administrative
support is provided to the Commission through the Planning and Development
Department.
[Amended 8-2-2012 by Order No. 2013-002; 5-4-2017 by Order No. 2017-142]
(3) Other boards: The Historical Commission shall, with
respect to matters or actions affecting the historical or archaeological
assets of the Town, coordinate with state boards and agencies, including,
but not limited to, the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the State
Archaeologist, the Cape Cod Commission, planning committees and interact
with respect to such matters or actions with Town boards and agencies
existing now or in the future, including, but not limited to the Planning
Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Old Kings Highway Historic District
Committee, Public Works Commission, Conservation Commission, Sandy
Neck Board, Board of Health, the Barnstable Housing Authority, other
district governments, and the Site Plan Review Committee as necessary
in order to better coordinate the activities of these boards in instances
where properties of either a historical or archaeological value are
under consideration by these boards.
[Added 7-19-2018 by Order
No. 2018-177]
A. Term of office. There shall be an Infrastructure and Energy Committee
consisting of seven regular members. Members of the Infrastructure
and Energy Committee shall serve for terms of three years, so arranged
that as equal a number of terms as possible shall expire each year.
B. Authorities and responsibilities. The Infrastructure and Energy Committee
is a standing committee serving as an advisory board to the Town Council,
Town Manager and Department of Public Works. The Committee's charge
is to:
(1) Provide the Town Manager and the Director of Public Works with recommendations
concerning the development of rules and regulations for the maintenance
and sanitary operation of the solid waste transfer station, water
pollution control facilities, public roads, bridges, sidewalks, parking
lots, parks, bulkheads, docks, Town landings, beaches, playgrounds,
recreation and conservation areas, cemeteries, Town forests, and public
buildings, excluding schools.
(2) Recommend viable methods for achieving energy conservation and for
utilizing renewable sources of energy within the Town.
(3) Promote energy efficiency programs available through the Cape Light
Compact in residential and commercial sectors.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council: The Infrastructure and Energy Committee interacts with
the Town Council to advise the Council on those policies and legislative
matters concerning public works and energy conservation and renewable
energy activities within the Town.
(2) Town Manager: The Infrastructure and Energy Committee provides the
Manager with recommendations in order to accomplish and effectuate
its mission.
(3) Other boards: The Infrastructure and Energy Committee interacts,
as necessary, with any Town board requiring or requesting assistance
in matters of public works and energy conservation and renewable energy
activities in the Town.
[Added 1-19-2006 by Order No. 2006-05; amended 10-5-2006 by Order No.
2007-032; 11-17-2011 by Order No. 2012-028; 7-20-2023 by Order No. 2023-197]
A. There is hereby established a Barnstable Municipal
Water Supply Board, which shall consist of five members who are ratepayers
of Hyannis Water, the water supply operation administered by and through
the Water Supply Division of the Department of Public Works, appointed
by the Town Manager for three-year overlapping terms. Two members
of said Board will be owners of Hyannis business property located
in Hyannis Water, served by the Hyannis Water System, and three members
of said Board shall be residents of Hyannis in the area served by
Hyannis Water. Said Board shall be responsible for the oversight of
the Water Supply Division of the Department of Public Works and shall
have the authority, subject to the authority and responsibility of
the Town Manager and the Town Council under the Charter, to:
(1)
Review and approve the operating budget for
the Division;
(2)
Review and approve the capital outlay plan and
budget for the Division;
(3)
Organize itself into subcommittees as needed;
(4)
Review and approve the rate schedules for the
Division;
(5)
Prepare an inventory and master plan for all
assets of the Water Supply Division, including all real and personal
property acquired from the Connecticut Water Company in the course
of the acquisition which will conclude in the year 2006; and
(6)
Make any recommendations to enhance the performance
and operation of the Division which, in its opinion, are appropriate.
B. In addition, the Division shall be entitled to, to
the extent permissible by law, having the proceeds of any sale or
change of use of property acquired in the acquisition of the Barnstable
Water Company by the Town of Barnstable dedicated to the capital outlay
budget of the Division, debt reduction then to the operation thereof.
C. The Town Manager shall annually cause a review to
be completed with respect to the provisions of this section of the
Administrative Code, and report on said review to the Town Council.
[Added 7-16-1992 by Order No. 92-141; amended 6-12-1997 by Order No. 97-150; 11-4-2004 by Order No. 2005-030; 4-3-2014 by Order No. 2014-069]
A. Composition; term of office. There shall be a Youth Commission consisting of 19 members, 17 of whom will be between the ages of 13 and 19. These 17 members shall serve for a one-year term and may be reappointed as long as they continue to qualify, and they will be the only voting members. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in §
241-8J, as long as a member is enrolled as a full-time student at a school located within the Town, or a home school resident student identified by the Barnstable School Superintendent, s/he does not have to be a resident of the Town. In addition, as long as a member who is a resident of the Town is enrolled as a full-time student, s/he does not have to be enrolled in a school located within the Town. Two members shall be adults and will serve for three-year terms, overlapping, as determined by the Appointments Committee. The two adult members will be nonvoting members and serve in an advisory capacity. All members appointed shall provide for a balanced and diverse representation of the community's interests and concerns. One member of the Youth Commission shall serve as a liaison to the Town Council, reporting either in person or in writing, as they are able.
[Amended 12-17-2015 by Order No. 2016-059; 5-6-2021 by Order No. 2021-170]
B. Authority and responsibilities. The Youth Commission
advises and assists the Town Council and Town Manager in the development
of policies, programs, and delivery of services for the health and
welfare of youth and their families. The Commission shall regularly
assess the needs of youth as individuals and community members and
work with all public and private schools located within the Town as
well as the Community Services Department, Police and other town departments,
multiple-member boards and community groups in coordinating or developing
mutual efforts to address these needs. The Commission further advises
and otherwise assists the Town Manager in utilization of all federal,
state, and municipal programs and services available to youth and
provides education and referral resources to all members of the community.
The Youth Commission is an advisory commission to the Town.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council. The Youth Commission interacts with
its Town Council liaison and the Town Council to advise the Council
relative to the establishment of policies and legislation concerning
issues affecting youth within the Town. The Board interacts primarily
with the Recreation Commission and Golf Commission.
(2) Town Manager. The Youth Commission interacts with
the Town Manager to ensure that the development and delivery of youth
and family services are effective. The Commission receives administrative
and staff support from the Department of Community Services.
(3) Other boards. The Youth Commission interacts with
the Recreation Commission, Golf Commission, Conservation Commission,
Sandy Neck Board, Public Works Commission, Historical Commission,
J.F.K. Memorial Trust Fund Committee, and other boards as necessary.
[Added 9-23-1993 by Order No. 93-130]
A. Term of office. There shall be a Road Committee consisting
of six persons: the Town Manager, one member of the Public Works Commission,
one member from the Historical Commission and one member of the Planning
Board, and two voters of the Town. In addition, ad hoc members shall
be appointed by each village civic association to act as liaisons
with their respective village associations on matters relating to
the taking of private roads.
[Amended 3-4-1999 by Order No. 99-075]
B. Authorities and responsibilities. The Road Committee
shall make recommendations on all roads being considered for layout
and acceptance within the Town. The Road Committee shall qualify roads
under consideration for layout and acceptance as to their relative
importance within the Town's overall hierarchy of roads providing
for intratown traffic movements and public safety. The Road Committee
is an advisory committee of the Town.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council: The Road Committee interacts with the
Town Council for the purpose of advising the Town Council on matters
related to road layout and acceptance policies within the Town.
(2) Town Manager: The Road Committee interacts with the
Town Manager for the purpose of qualifying roads being considered
by the Town Manager for layout and acceptance. It receives administrative
support from the Public Works Department, Planning Department and
other staff as necessary to accomplish its purposes.
(3) Other boards: The Road Committee interacts with the
Public Works Commission, Planning Board, and other municipal boards
as necessary to accomplish its purposes.
[Added 12-1-1994 by Order No. 95-034; amended
3-2-2000]
A. Term of office.
(1) There shall be a Shellfish Committee consisting of
nine members, which shall be geographically diverse and will be appointed
by the Town Council and shall consist of:
(a)
No more than three commercial shellfishermen
(one of which shall be a grantholder).
(b)
No more than three family permit holders.
(c)
One person professionally trained in the aspects
of shellfishing.
(d)
No fewer than two members at large.
(2) One member of the Shellfish Committee shall be the
liaison to the Town Council.
B. Authorities and responsibilities. The Shellfish Committee
shall be responsible for reviewing and making recommendations to the
Town Manager and Town Council relative to the control, regulation
and/or prohibition of the taking of eels and any or all kinds of shellfish,
sea worms, and alewives within the Town. The Committee shall annually
review regulations and make recommendations for change not contrary
to law, concerning the times, places, methods, purposes, uses, sizes,
quantities and any other particulars, including a review of fees associated
with the controlling, regulating and propagating of the Town's shellfisheries.
The Committee shall also review and make written recommendations to
the Town Council relative to the issuance of shellfish aquaculture
licenses. The Committee is an advisory committee of the Town.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council: The Committee meets annually, or more
frequently as is necessary, with the Town Council to apprise the Town
Council of issues pertaining to the shellfisheries of the Town in
order to effectuate accomplishment of its mission.
(2) Town Manager: The committee meets as necessary with
the Town Manager, the Shellfish Constable, the Natural Resources Division
of the Department of Regulatory Services and/or other administrative
staff in order to effectuate accomplishment of its mission.
(3) Other boards: The committee meets as necessary with
any multiple-member body of the Town to effectuate accomplishment
of its mission.
[Added 10-9-1997 by Order No. 98-022]
A. Term of office. There shall be a Hyannis Main Street
Waterfront Historic District Commission consisting of seven unpaid
members appointed by the Town Council. The Commission members shall
include one member appointed from two nominees of each of the following
organizations: the Barnstable Historical Commission, the Massachusetts
State Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and the Cape
Cod and Islands Board of Realtors and four members who are residents
and/or business operators from the district. In the event that no
nominations by one or another of the above-named nominating groups
have been received within 30 days from the date of an invitation to
nominate, the Town Council may make the appointments to the Commission
without such nomination.
B. Authorities and responsibilities.
(1) The Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic District
Commission seeks to promote the educational, cultural, economic and
general welfare of the Town of Barnstable, and the Town's unique community
character through the preservation and protection of the distinctive
characteristics of buildings, structures and places significant in
history and architecture within the boundaries of the District, and
through the preservation, maintenance and improvement of appropriate
settings for such buildings, structures, and places, and the encouragement
of new design which is compatible with the existing historical and
community character, and through the benefits resulting to the economy
of said Town by preserving and enhancing the amenities and historical
aspects of this district which make Barnstable a desirable place to
live and for tourists to visit. The district includes all of the land
as shown within the boundaries on the Official Map on file with the
Barnstable Town Clerk and recorded at the Barnstable County Registry
of Deeds.
(2) The Commission is an advisory and regulatory commission of the Town, pursuant to Chapter 40C of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as amended. The Commission acts in accordance with Chapter 40C and Chapter
112, Historic Properties, Article
III, of the Code of the Town of Barnstable. The Commission holds hearings. The Commission determines the appropriateness of exterior architectural features of buildings and structures to be erected or altered within the district, passes upon the demolition or removal of buildings or structures or any part thereof; determines the appropriateness of erection or display of occupational, commercial or other signs and billboards within the district wherever a certificate of appropriateness is required.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council: The Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic
District Commission interacts with the Town Council to ensure Town
policy and legislation of interest to the district is preserved and
enhanced.
(2) Town Manager: The Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic
District Commission interacts with the Town Manager primarily to receive
administration and financial assistance in pursuit of the Commission's
activities. The Commission receives such assistance through the Historic
Preservation Division of the Planning Department. The Commission further
receives enforcement assistance through the Building Services Division
of the Regulatory Services Department, and other Town agencies as
appropriate.
(3) Other boards: The Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic
District Commission interacts with the Zoning Board of Appeals, the
Planning Board, the Conservation Commission, the Board of Health,
the Historical Commission, the Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic
District Appeals Committee, the Licensing Authority, the Public Works
Commission and the Economic Development Commission, in order to effectuate
accomplishment of the Commission's responsibilities.
[Added 10-9-1997 by Order No. 98-022]
A. Term of office. There shall be a Historic District
Appeals Committee consisting of three unpaid members appointed annually
by the Town Council. The Committee shall include one member, where
possible, from the Hyannis business community, one member, where possible,
who is a resident of Hyannis, and one member, where possible, from
the field of architecture or a related profession.
B. Authorities and responsibilities. The Historic District Appeals Committee decides on individual cases brought by persons seeking relief from a decision of the Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic District Commission. The decision of the Committee shall be determined by majority vote of the Committee members. If they determine that the Commission action is unsupported by the evidence, or exceeds the authority of the Commission, they may annul the Commission decision, or remand the case for further action by the Commission. The Historic District Appeals Committee is an advisory and regulatory committee of the Town pursuant to Section
5-1 of the Town's Home Rule Charter and Chapter
112, Historic Properties, Article
III, of the Code of the Town of Barnstable, as amended.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council: The Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic
District Appeals Committee interacts with the Town Council in matters
of policies and legislation concerned with the issues and problems
relating to the preservation, protection and development of aesthetic
values within the district.
(2) Town Manager: The Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic
District Appeals Committee interacts with the Town Manager and the
administrative organization primarily through the Historic Preservation
Division of the Planning Department, the latter which serves to interact
with all other administrative agencies within the Town for the purposes
of providing professional assistance to the Committee.
(3) Other boards: As needed the Hyannis Main Street Waterfront
Historic District Appeals Committee interacts with the Hyannis Main
Street Waterfront Historic District Commission, the Historical Commission,
the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Planning Board, the Board of Health,
the Economic Development Commission, the Licensing Authority and the
Public Works Commission in order the effectuate accomplishments of
the Committee's responsibilities.
[Added 2-18-1999 by Order No. 99-063; amended
7-18-2002 by Order No. 2003-005; 1-20-2005 by Order No. 2005-038;
4-7-2005 by Order No. 2005-071]
A. Establishment and term of office. There shall be a
Community Preservation Committee consisting of nine members who shall
be appointed by the Town Council to include the following: one member
of the Conservation Commission; one member of the Historical Commission;
one member of the Planning Board; one member or the Executive Director
of the Housing Authority; and five at-large members. The Town Council
may give consideration to any recommendation from the members of the
Conservation Commission, Historical Commission, Planning Board and
Housing Authority as to the member to be so appointed. Members of
the Community Preservation Committee shall serve for terms of three
years, so arranged that as equal a number as possible shall expire
each year.
B. Authorities and responsibilities.
(1) Acquisition and preservation.
(a)
The Community Preservation Committee shall make
recommendations to the Town Council for the acquisition, creation
and preservation of open space; for the acquisition, preservation,
rehabilitation and restoration of historic resources; for the acquisition,
creation and preservation of land for recreational use; for the creation,
preservation and support of community housing; and for the rehabilitation
or restoration of open space, land for recreational use and community
housing that is reacquired or created as provided in MGL c.44A. With
respect to community housing, the Community Preservation Committee
shall recommend , whenever possible, the reuse of existing buildings
or construction of new buildings on previously developed sites.
(b)
The Community Preservation Committee may include
in its recommendation to the Town Council a recommendation to set
aside for later spending funds for specific purposes that are consistent
with community preservation but for which sufficient revenues are
not then available in the Community Preservation Fund to accomplish
that specific purpose or to set aside for later spending funds for
general purposes that are consistent with community preservation.
(c)
In considering its recommendations, the Community
Preservation Committee shall use as a guideline local and regional
open space plans, housing plans, master plans and the Local Comprehensive
Plan.
(2) Needs study. The Community Preservation Committee
shall study the needs, possibilities and resources of the Town regarding
community preservation. The Committee shall consult with existing
Town boards, including the Conservation Commission, the Historical
Commission, the Planning Board, and the Housing Authority, in conducting
such studies. As part of its study, the Committee shall hold one or
more public informational hearings on the needs, possibilities and
resources of the Town regarding community preservation possibilities
and resources, notice of which shall be posted publicly and published
for each of two weeks preceding a hearing in a newspaper of general
circulation in the Town.
(3) Management. Real property interests acquired with
community preservation funds shall be owned and managed by the Town
unless otherwise specified by vote of the Town Council.
C. Interrelationships.
(1) Town Council: The Committee shall meet at least quarterly
with the Town Council to apprise the Town Council of issues pertaining
to acquisition and preservation pursuant to the Community Preservation
Act.
(2) Town Manager: The Committee meets as necessary with
the Town Manager and all municipal departments and/or other administrative
staff in order to effectuate accomplishment of its mission.
(3) Other boards: The Committee meets as necessary with
the Conservation and Recreation Commission and any multiple-member
body of the Town, to effectuate accomplishment of its mission.
D. The Committee shall serve without compensation.
[Added 3-21-2013 by Order No. 2013-069]
A. Term of office. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Chapter
37, Article
I, and §
241-8 of the Barnstable Code, there shall be a committee known as the "Problem Properties Appeals Committee," consisting of three unpaid members and up to three alternate members to be appointed from time to time by the Town Council President upon the filing of an appeal under §
160-2D of the Barnstable Code. Members and alternates shall be chosen from the Town's standing committees.
B. Authorities and responsibilities.
(1)
The Problem Properties Appeals Committee decides on individual cases brought by persons seeking relief from a decision of the Chief of Police to officially identify a property as a chronic problem property under §
160-2B(6) and to assess the property owner penalties under §
160-2C.
(2)
The Committee will formulate its decision in conformance with Chapter
160, Chronic Problem Properties. The decision of the three-member panel shall be determined by majority vote of the Committee. If the Committee finds that the property is not a chronic problem property, based upon the criteria established under §
160-2B, the designation shall be removed and any penalties assessed shall be rescinded. If the Committee finds that the property is a chronic problem property, it may: uphold the penalty in its entirety; or reduce the penalty based upon a finding that the period of time or cost of the assigned police response was excessive; or abate any portion thereof that has already been paid based upon a finding that the period of time or cost of the assigned police response was excessive.
(3)
The Town Council may from time to time designate the committee
as the Committee to hear appeals for other ordinances involving problem
properties.
C. Interrelationships.
(1)
Town Council: The Problem Property Appeals Committee interacts
with the Town Council in matters relating to the implementation of
its functions under the provision of this section.
(2)
Town Manager: The Problem Property Appeals Committee interacts
with the Town Manager in matters relating to the implementation of
its functions under the provision of this section.
[Added 6-2-2005 by Order No. 2005-121; amended 7-20-2023 by Order No. 2023-196]
A. Term of office. There shall be an Open Space Committee
consisting of nine members, who shall be appointed by the Town Council.
Members shall serve for terms of three years, so arranged that an
equal number shall expire each year. Said Committee shall be geographically
diverse whenever possible.
B. Authorities and responsibilities.
(1) The Open Space Committee shall be responsible for keeping the Open
Space and Recreation Plan and the open space section of the Local
Comprehensive Plan updated and current.
(2) The Open Space Committee shall review conservation restrictions and
make recommendations for approval to the Town Council.
(3) The Open Space Committee may recommend parcels of land available
for purchase or protection (a) to the Community Preservation Committee;
or (b) to the Town Manager, if the funding will be from non-Community
Preservation Act funds; provided that in making such recommendations,
the Open Space Committee shall use as a guideline local and regional
open space plans, master plans and the Local Comprehensive Plan.
(4) The Open Space Committee shall assist Town departments in the management
of Land Bank lands acquired under the Land Bank Act in accordance
with the Act and its provisions.
(5) A member of the Open Space Committee shall serve as the Town’s
representative on the Santuit Preserve Management Committee.
(6) The Open Space Committee shall be responsible for implementing and
promoting the approved Cape Cod Pathways Plan within the Town of Barnstable,
including but not limited to promoting and advising on the Town’s
Walking Library, which is accessible to the public online and details
the various walks throughout the Town.
(7) The Open Space Committee shall educate the public about open space
issues through speakers at meetings of the Open Space Committee.
(8) Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or change the
responsibilities of the Community Preservation Committee as prescribed
by law.
[Added 4-18-2002 by Order No. 2002-092]
A. Term of office. There shall be a Jane Eshbaugh Community
Service Award Committee consisting of five members who shall serve
at large.
B. Authorities and responsibilities. The Jane Eshbaugh
Community Service Award Committee distributes applications for nominations
from which a person or organization is chosen to receive this award.
The award is to be given to a person or organization in recognition
of service to others in the areas of environmental protection, land
conservation, health and human services, innovative community initiatives,
beautification, and other appropriate areas of community endeavor.
Special emphasis is to be placed on contributions to the community
by unsung residents who work quietly, even to the extent of self-sacrifice,
without expectation of recognition or reward.
C. Interrelationships. Town Council: The Jane Eshbaugh
Community Service Award Committee interacts with the Town Council
to notify the Council of its choice on an annual basis. The Town Council
may assist the Committee through notification and/or advertisement
of nomination procedures and other related matters.
[Added 10-20-2005 by Order No. 2006-017]
A. Composition and term of office. There shall be a Human
Services Committee consisting of seven members, representing Barnstable’s
diverse community. These members should include, but not be limited
to, representatives from human services organizations and corporations
based in the Town of Barnstable, as well as individuals residing in
the Town of Barnstable concerned with human services. The term of
office will be three years, staggered, appointed through the Town
Council Appointments Committee.
[Amended 9-2-2010 by Order No. 2011-007; 6-21-2018 by Order No. 2018-158]
B. Authority and responsibilities. The Human Services
Committee will be a standing committee serving as an advisory board
to the Town Council and Town Manager, presenting and promoting solutions,
including implementation plans, and coordinating and consolidating
efforts with agencies at the local, regional, and state levels where
indicated. The Committee will assess the health and human service
needs of our community, including, but not limited to, homelessness,
and the mental and physical health of the Town's residents. On a regular
basis, but not less than once a year, the Committee will report to
the Town Council with an assessment of the Town's human condition.
C. Interrelationships.
(1)
Town Council. The Human Services Committee interacts
with the Town Council to advise the Council relative to the establishment
of policies and legislation concerning the human service needs of
the Town's residents.
(2)
Town Manager. The Human Services Committee interacts
with the Town Manager to ensure that the development and delivery
of health and human services is effective.
(3)
Other boards. The Human Services Committee interacts
with various boards, committees, and commissions, such as the Housing
Authority, Council on Aging, Disability Commission, Housing Committee,
Recreation Commission, Youth Commission, and other boards as necessary.
[Added 9-3-2015 by Order
No. 2016-006]
A. Purpose of the Committee: to advise the Town of Barnstable on the
completion and implementation of its Comprehensive Water Resource
Management Planning Project, with the goal of protecting and restoring
the Town's fresh and salt water bodies and its drinking water supplies,
in compliance with the Cape Cod Commission's Cape Cod Area Wide Water
Quality Management Plan Update of 2015 (the 208 Plan).
B. Composition of the Committee.
(1)
There shall be a Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC) consisting
of 11 members as follows:
(a)
Five members shall be appointed by the Town Council so as to
be as geographically diverse as possible so as to represent all the
salt water embayments, freshwater lakes and ponds and watersheds of
the Town of Barnstable.
(b)
Three members shall be appointed by the Town Council as at-large
members who have interest or expertise in matters related to water
quality and wastewater issues.
(c)
Three members shall be Town Councilors, appointed by the Town
Council President. Town Council members shall be full voting members
of WRAC and shall act as liaisons from WRAC to the Town Council and
Town Manager.
(2)
A liaison to WRAC shall be appointed by the Chair or his/her
designee from each of the following: Board of Health, Conservation
Commission, and Planning Board and from other boards, committees,
commissions as requested by the Town Council.
C. Term of office. Town Council members shall be appointed by the Town
Council President to serve at his/her discretion. Other members shall
each serve for a term of three years, so arranged that as equal a
number as possible shall expire each year.
D. Authorities and responsibilities. Assist and advise the Town and
specifically the Director of the Department of Public Works and/or
his/her designee in identifying, prioritizing and reporting to the
Town all Town-wide and site specific strategies which would bring
the Town of Barnstable into compliance with the 208 Plan and any other
applicable regulations for water resources protection.
E. Interrelationships.
(1)
The Town Council. WRAC interacts with the Town Council in matters
of policy and implementation of its functions and recommendations
under the provisions of this section. The Town Council members of
this Committee will regularly report to the Town Council as a whole.
From time to time, the Town Council may direct the Committee to focus
on specific areas of implementation or other related wastewater, groundwater,
surface water and drinking water matters.
(2)
The Town Manager. WRAC interacts with the Town Manager in matters
relating to staff support and recommendations, funding and implementation
of its functions under the provision of this section, including but
not limited to interaction with other towns, districts, state and
federal agencies and the Cape Cod Commission.
(3)
Other boards, committees and commissions. WRAC meets, as necessary,
with any multiple-member board to effectuate its purpose.