State Rep. Dylan Fernandes faced a barrage of criticism from county officials last week for poor communication.

Amid ongoing talks about the distribution of some $3 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, the Dukes County Commission pushed back this week against inquiries from the county advisory board over its own jurisdiction in the process.

With the first half of $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding in hand, the county commission met Wednesday to talk about the distribution process.

More than $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding available at the county level for Island organizations affected by the pandemic remains tied up in talks about bookkeeping and process.

With more than $3 million in federal recovery act funds to distribute, the county commission has received close to $8 million in requests.

Dukes County is set to receive more than $3.3 million in federal coronavirus relief funding — a hefty windfall nearly the double size of the county’s annual budget.

The Dukes County Commissioners voted to send a letter to the state Department of Public Health, Gov. Charlie Baker and state representatives requesting more coronavirus vaccines for Dukes County.

The Dukes County commission appointed Tain Leonard Peck as the representative to the Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative.

A divided Dukes County commission reappointed airport commission chairman Robert Rosenbaum to another three-year term Wednesday, first issuing him a stinging rebuke.

Dukes County Commissioner Christine Todd was reappointed to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission by her fellow Dukes County Commissioners at their meeting last week.