Barnstable County
Top issues
The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.
| Issue5 | Status | Board | Minutes | Meetings | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinance 2026-11 Federal Immigration Enforcement | open | Assembly of Delegates | 0 | 10 | Nov 8, 2026 |
| 2026 Charter Study Commission | open | Assembly of Delegates | 0 | 2 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Assembly Debate and Previous Question Rules | open | Assembly of Delegates | 0 | 2 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Clerk of the Assembly Job Description | open | Assembly of Delegates | 0 | 2 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| FY2028 Budget Guidelines Resolution | open | Assembly of Delegates | 0 | 2 | Nov 7, 2026 |
Issues on upcoming agendas
Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.
| Issue1 | Status | Board | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2028 Budget Guidelines Resolution | open | Assembly of Delegates |
Recent updates
Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.
| Issue7 | Status | Board | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinance 2026-20 FY2027 Supplemental Capital Budget | resolved | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Ordinance 2026-11 Federal Immigration Enforcement | open | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 8, 2026 |
| 2026 Charter Study Commission | open | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Assembly Debate and Previous Question Rules | open | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Clerk of the Assembly Job Description | open | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 7, 2026 |
| FY2028 Budget Guidelines Resolution | open | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Sagamore Bridge Shared-Use Path Railroad Crossings | open | Board of Regional Commissioners | Nov 7, 2026 |
Upcoming meetings
| Meeting3 | Board | Date | Time | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-16 - Human Rights Advisory Commission | Human Rights Advisory Commission | Nov 16, 2026 | 5:00 PM | Scheduled; agenda not read. |
| 2026-11-18 - Assembly of Delegates | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 18, 2026 | 4:00 PM | Scheduled regular meeting; agenda not yet posted. |
| 2026-12-02 - Assembly of Delegates | Assembly of Delegates | Dec 2, 2026 | 4:00 PM | Scheduled regular meeting; agenda not yet posted. |
Recent meetings
One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).
Issues with near term decisions
| Issue6 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinance 2026-11 Federal Immigration Enforcement | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 8, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 Charter Study Commission | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 7, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Assembly Debate and Previous Question Rules | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 7, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Clerk of the Assembly Job Description | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 7, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2028 Budget Guidelines Resolution | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 7, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sagamore Bridge Shared-Use Path Railroad Crossings | Board of Regional Commissioners | Nov 7, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Long running topics
Nothing right now.
No actions pending
Nothing right now.
Completed
| Issue1 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinance 2026-20 FY2027 Supplemental Capital Budget | Assembly of Delegates | Nov 9, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Sources
Where the data comes from
- County website: https://www.capecod.gov/ (barnstablecounty.org redirects here). Barnstable County is a Massachusetts county government under a Home Rule Charter in force since 1989.
- Meeting Center: https://www.capecod.gov/county-government/meeting-center/; Assembly calendar: https://www.capecod.gov/county-government/assembly-of-delegates/assembly-of-delegates-calendar/
- Boards, committees and commissions: https://www.capecod.gov/county-government/boards-committees-and-commissions/
- Meeting video: Barnstable County YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/BarnstableCounty. Live-stream entries for the Assembly of Delegates, its committees and the Board of Regional Commissioners.
- Collected 2026-11-07 (added at Dewey's request).
Governing bodies
- Assembly of Delegates (legislative; 15 delegates, one per town, weighted votes by population; regular meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesday 4 PM, Mary Pat Flynn Conference Center, 3195 Main St, Barnstable, hybrid): Speaker Susan Warner, Deputy Speaker Karl Fryzel, Dean John Ohman, Clerk Owen Fletcher
- Standing committees: Finance, Economic Affairs, Health and Human Services, Natural Resources, Public Services, Telecommunications and Energy, Governmental Affairs and Rules
- Board of Regional Commissioners (executive; three members): Mark Forest, Ronald Bergstrom, Sheila Lyons; County Administrator Michael Dutton
- Other county bodies with meetings here: Regional Emergency Planning Committee, HOME Consortium Advisory Council, Retirement Association, Human Rights Advisory Commission, Health and Human Services Advisory Council, AmeriCorps Cape Cod Advisory Board
- The Cape Cod Commission is a separate body and is not covered.
Data quality notes
- Agenda and document PDFs are on the county's document site and require a Microsoft login; they were not opened. Agenda content comes from the agenda text posted on the county's event pages, where present.
- No minutes or journals were located for any meeting. Outcomes and votes are not confirmed from the county's own records; items marked uncertain on the pages are from secondary sources or unverified.
- The Commissioners' Chair and Vice Chair are not stated on the county's page. The delegate roster comes from the standing committees page and may lag mid-term changes.
- Meeting pages begin with 2026-09-01. The 2026-11-04 Assembly meeting has no agenda text or video; the 2026-11-18 and 2026-12-02 agendas are not yet posted.