Barnstable County Massachusetts – Clerk of Court

The Barnstable County Clerk also serves as the Assembly of Delegates Clerk.  The County Clerk is NOT the County Clerk of Courts.  If you need information from the County Clerk of Courts please call 508-375-6600 for a directory listing.

The Clerk…….

•  must have a working knowledge of the Barnstable County Home Rule Charter.

• must be knowledgeable of the Barnstable County Administrative Code, County fiscal procedures and budgets in general, Robert’s Rules, previously adopted ordinances within the County, as well as other laws that are applicable to Counties in general and governmental bodies.

• drafts ordinances and resolutions on behalf of the Assembly, reviews ordinances that have been submitted for form and content and prepares reports for committees dealing with ordinances.

The Clerk of the Assembly of Delegates was originally elected by the Delegates for a two year term that ran concurrently with the terms of the Delegates. As a result of a change to the Barnstable County Home Rule Charter in 2000,  it was recognized that the Assembly Clerk is an employee of the County and is not subject to formal election procedures.

 

Eviction for Landlords Mass.

For Evictions in Mass:  https://www.mass.gov/eviction-for-landlords

Learn about filing an eviction, and what may happen before and after an eviction court case.

 

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