11/13/1996 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Executive Session (4)

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. L Draft Legislation - August Z, 1996 Amended October 30, 1996 } Not included in-,the transfer is land, buildings, fixtures and improvements located thereon owned by Barnstable County Government listed below: 1. Hospital Complex,Pocasset; �� 2. Helms House,Flint Rock Road.,Barnstable; 3. Police Service Center; 4. Fire Academy; 5. Route 132 Land; and 6. County Farm. (k) Not included in the transfer are buildings, fixtures and improvements of Property owned by Barnstable County Government listed below. 1. Sheriff's Residence; and 2. Communications building. Current and future uses located within these two buildings are entitled to the common use of the parking areas within the complex as may be necessary. Easements shall be provided in the event repairs and improvements to these buildings are necessary which requires the disruption of land transferred to the commonwealth under this act. At such time as the Sheriff's house is no longer used for correctional purposes, the use from that date forward shall be governed by the Cape Cod Regional Government. Such land and buildings described in sections 0} and (k) shall be exempt from local zoning ordinances provided the use of such land and buildings is. for commonly accepted governmental purposes. (1} Cape Cod Regional Government may occupy, without consideration, such space as is under the control of the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates in the Barnstable county courthouses and Probate Court building as of July first, nineteen hundred and ninety- seven,or its equivalent,including common use of parking for a period of five years be ' g July first,nineteen hundred and ninety-seven. Not later than.February first, two thousand and two,the Assembly of Delegates shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means alternative location(s) for providing suitable quarters for the Cape Cod Regional Government, including fair compensation for moving expenses. (m) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,pursuant to this act the sheriff of Barnstable county in office June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and-ninety-seven, shall become an employee of the commonwealth under the secretary of public safety effective July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-seven. The sheriff shall remain an elected official under the general direction of the executive office of public safety. (n) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary,pursuant to this act, effective July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-seven the commonwealth shall assume all financial control and responsibility over the Barnstable county jail and house of corrections and Barnstable county courthouse operations. The Cape Cod Regional Government shall retain control � of Barnstable county public safety functions other than the jail and house of correction which are outlined in Ordinance 90-16, The Barnstable County Administrative Code. These functions include but are not limited to Fire and Police Training Academy,and the communications services. (o) There shall be established a Cape Cod Regional Government Public Safety Board for the purposes of advising the Cape Cod Regional Government Board of Commissioners on the operation and management of the retained public safety functions. The membership of said Public Safety Board shall be comprised of the following; two representatives selected by the Barnstable County Fire Chiefs Association, two representatives selected by the Barnstable County Police Chiefs Association and one member representing Emergency Medical Technicians. Said 3 .. �