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Councilor· 2023-05-01 – 2029-03-01 (month-level start: first appears on the Town Council roll call of May 2023 (Sept 2023 roster 'Term expires March 2026'), re-elected March 2026; month-level end: city Town Council page 'Term Expires: March 2029')
D.J. Bettencourt
Salem
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 14
- Total speaking time
- 1:24:49
- Avg per meeting
- 6:04
- Segments
- 1133
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Top issues during term (1)(Budget)
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Bettencourt was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved9-0Oct 14, 2026
Cut Legal Budget publications line in half
approvedVoted no7-2Oct 14, 2026
Add $30,000 to Direct Assistance budget
approved9-0Oct 7, 2026
Town Council budget — Contracted Services cut
denied1-7Aug 20, 2026
Appointment of Clayton Tabridge to the Budget Committee
approved8-0Aug 20, 2026
Appointment of Chris Susa to the Budget Committee
Voting record (2)(Budget)
0 yes2 no
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