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October 15, 2025
2 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Douglas S. Butler, Mehreen N. Butt, John F. Carney, Jonathan P. Chines, Stacey Constas, John Crisley, Brian Fox
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Thomas Purcell from Deputy Chief to Fire Chief
Moved to accept the temporary civil service appointments of Thomas Purcell to Fire Chief, John Walsh to Deputy Fire Chief, Michael Long to Fire Captain, and Nolan Curran to Fire Lieutenant,...
MOTION: Moved to accept the temporary civil service appointments of Thomas Purcell to Fire Chief, John Walsh to Deputy Fire Chief, Michael Long to Fire Captain, and Nolan Curran to Fire Lieutenant, effective October 15, 2025. Moved by: Jonathan P. Chines Second: John F. Carney Vote: (7-0-0) The motion passed unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Moved to accept the temporary civil service appointments of Thomas Purcell to Fire Chief, John Walsh to Deputy Fire Chief, Michael Long to Fire Captain, and Nolan Curran to Fire Lieutenant, effective October 15, 2025. Moved by: Jonathan P. Chines Second: John F. Carney Vote: (7-0-0) The motion passed unanimously..” (Motion: Chines, second: Carney)
Adjournment
Adjourn
MOTION: A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Moved by: Jonathan P. Chines Second: John F. Carney The Chair noted that Stacey Constas appeared to have disconnected from the meeting prior to the vote. Vote: (6-0-0) The motion passed unanimously.
Yes: Butler, Butt, Carney, Chines, Crisley, FoxThe minutes say Stacey Constas was not present for the vote, so that member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“MOTION: A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Moved by: Jonathan P. Chines Second: John F. Carney The Chair noted that Stacey Constas appeared to have disconnected from the meeting prior to the vote. Vote: (6-0-0) The motion passed unanimously..” (Motion: Chines, second: Carney)
From the Wakefield Town Council’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Town Council). We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no member photos): Jonathan Chines from his own Wakefield Patch posts (2026); Stacey Constas (2025), John Crisley (2025, captioned group photo) and Ami Ruehrwein Wall (April 2026 WCAT candidate forum screenshot) from the Wakefield Daily Item; Douglas Butler and John Carney from WCAT’s 2024 candidate interview photos (Barbara Worley); Brian Fox from WCAT’s board page (2021). All cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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