![]() The Annual Town Census is mailed to all Barnstable residents at the beginning of each year in January.We will keep you updated on any new developments on this matter. Two weeks ago, Judge Burroughs rejected CLF’s arguments and denied CLF’s motion for reconsideration, but she amended her previous order dismissing the case to be a dismissal “without prejudice.” This means that CLF is free to file a new complaint in this matter. In August, CLF filed a motion for reconsideration with the district court. Last July the federal district court granted the Town’s motion to dismiss the Clean Water Act lawsuit filed against the Town by the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF).Information Technology Director Jim Benoit was on hand to answer questions. We will keep you advised of our progress on this matter. Moving these projects forward sooner would also improve our security posture and our ability to quickly recover from any future disaster or cyber security event. Beyond that, we’ve planned to upgrade and modernize our backup and disaster recovery strategies in FY24. ![]() We are also evaluating the option of moving the Town’s website to an external hosting provider which would better isolate this public-facing system from the Town’s network and also provide assurance that the website will continue to function regardless of future temporary outages with our internal systems. We plan to bring forward a supplemental appropriation budget request to expedite this system improvement. Primary among these is upgrading the Town’s email server and Microsoft Office Software which is scheduled for replacement in FY 2024. There are further actions that we can take to potentially strengthen our security posture against future threats. As a further immediate precaution, we installed an additional anti-malware program across all Town PCs. After ensuring that the threat was mitigated, we brought the website back online on Janureturning to normal operations. ![]() We apologize for any inconvenience or interruption of business that may have occurred as a result of this incident. During the incident, the Town website was intentionally taken offline as a precaution. After post evaluation of the threat we determined that we had successfully prevented the threat from gaining access to our system. These system protections worked as intended. On Janua potential security threat was detected on the Town’s network by the multiple layers of protection that we have in place in our system.Milne’s PowerPoint presentation can be viewed here. Mark Milne, Director of Finance, will provide an update on Fiscal Year 2023 Tax Bills.Town Manager Mark Ells presented his Town Manager Communications for the period of December 16, 2022-January 19, 2023: Saving the best for last, Town Councilor Nikolas Atsalis said that his mother inspired him to serve and “I love you.” Next up was Public Comment followed by Council Response to Public Comment. Town Councilors Betty Ludtke and Jeffrey Mendes also shared their memories of Mrs. Atsalis had previously received the Barnstable Historical Commission’s Preservation Award. Town Councilor Jessica Rapp Grassetti shared that Mrs. President Levesque recognized Marina Atsalis for her over 20 years of service on the Hyannis Main Street Waterfront Historic District Commission. Town Council President Matthew Levesque led the Pledge of Allegiance and offered a Moment of Silence to keep in our thoughts the conflict in the Ukraine and those who are suffering because of it. ![]() The public was able to view the meeting on Barnstable Government Access Channel 18 or live stream through the Town website. The public was able to attend in person or participate remotely in Public Comment or during a Public Hearing via the Zoom. The JanuMeeting of the Barnstable Town Council was in person. Town Council Meeting – Thursday, January 19, 2023 ![]()
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