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April 1, 2019
17 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Present: Mariano Goluboff, Michael Bettencourt, Jacqueline Welch, Susan Verdicchio, Amy Shapiro
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
OPENING
Adjourn to Executive Session for the purpose of discussing matters related to MGL Ch. 30A §21(a) 3 - To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation; MGL Ch. 30 §21(a) 2 -...
*Motion: That the Select Board adjourn to Executive Session for the purpose of discussing matters related to MGL Ch. 30A §21(a) 3 - To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation; MGL Ch. 30 §21(a) 2 - To discuss strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel; Rear 784-794 Main Street: MGL Ch. 30 §21(a) 6 - To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property. Bettencourt - Welch Roll Call: Goluboff, Bettencourt, Welch, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion: That the Select Board adjourn to Executive Session for the purpose of discussing matters related to MGL Ch. 30A §21(a) 3 - To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation; MGL Ch. 30 §21(a) 2 - To discuss strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel; Rear 784-794 Main Street: MGL Ch. 30 §21(a) 6 - To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property. Bettencourt - Welch Roll Call: Goluboff, Bettencourt, Welch, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Adjourn from Executive Session to Public Session, to return to Executive Session at the end of Public Session
*Motion: That the Select Board adjourn from Executive Session to Public Session, to return to Executive Session at the end of Public Session. Bettencourt - Verdicchio Roll Call: Goluboff, Bettencourt, Welch, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion: That the Select Board adjourn from Executive Session to Public Session, to return to Executive Session at the end of Public Session. Bettencourt - Verdicchio Roll Call: Goluboff, Bettencourt, Welch, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Verdicchio)
Monday, May 6, 2018
Choose Mariano Goluboff as Chair
*Motion That Mariano Goluboff be nominated to serve as Chair of the Select Board for the Town of Winchester. Welch - Bettencourt There is one nomination and second, is there any other nominations. Hearing no further nominations, Town Manager closed the nomination process and called for a vote. Roll Call: In favor: Bettencourt, Goluboff, Welch, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That Mariano Goluboff be nominated to serve as Chair of the Select Board for the Town of Winchester. Welch - Bettencourt There is one nomination and second, is there any other nominations. Hearing no further nominations, Town Manager closed the nomination process and called for a vote. Roll Call: In favor: Bettencourt, Goluboff, Welch, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED.” (Motion: Welch, second: Bettencourt)
Choose Michael Bettencourt as Vice-Chair
*Motion That Michael Bettencourt be nominated to serve as Vice Chair of the Select Board for the Town of Winchester till such time that the Select Board chooses to reorganize. Verdicchio - Goluboff There is one nomination and second, is there any other nominations. Hearing no further nominations, Town Manager closed the nomination process and called for a vote. Roll Call: In favor: Verdicchio, Bettencourt, Goluboff, Shapiro Abstained: Welch VOTED
Yes: Bettencourt, Goluboff, Shapiro, VerdicchioAbstained: Welch
From the minutes
“*Motion That Michael Bettencourt be nominated to serve as Vice Chair of the Select Board for the Town of Winchester till such time that the Select Board chooses to reorganize. Verdicchio - Goluboff There is one nomination and second, is there any other nominations. Hearing no further nominations, Town Manager closed the nomination process and called for a vote. Roll Call: In favor: Verdicchio, Bettencourt, Goluboff, Shapiro Abstained: Welch VOTED.” (Motion: Verdicchio, second: Goluboff)
TOWN MANAGER REPORT AND COMMENTS
Waive the customary fifteen (15) day appointment effective waiting period to allow Thomas Call to begin his employment
*Motion: That the Select Board waive the customary fifteen (15) day appointment effective waiting period to allow Thomas Call to begin his employment. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion: That the Select Board waive the customary fifteen (15) day appointment effective waiting period to allow Thomas Call to begin his employment. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
HEARINGS
Approve the Grant of Location to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Water Supply Protection, Office of Water Resources to install a new groundwater monitoring...
*Motion That the Select Board approve the Grant of Location to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Water Supply Protection, Office of Water Resources to install a new groundwater monitoring well in the public right-of-way between 223 and 225 Forest Street to replace the existing well located on private property at 224 Forest Street due to age and poor condition. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the Grant of Location to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Water Supply Protection, Office of Water Resources to install a new groundwater monitoring well in the public right-of-way between 223 and 225 Forest Street to replace the existing well located on private property at 224 Forest Street due to age and poor condition. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Winchester High School Solar PPA
Approve the Solar Power Purchase Agreement project with Solet Energy Development, LLC, as proposed for the location at Winchester High School
*Motion That the Select Board approve the Solar Power Purchase Agreement project with Solet Energy Development, LLC, as proposed for the location at Winchester High School. Bettencourt - Verdicchio All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the Solar Power Purchase Agreement project with Solet Energy Development, LLC, as proposed for the location at Winchester High School. Bettencourt - Verdicchio All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Verdicchio)
Approve agreement for payment in lieu of taxes for real property and personal property at 80 Skillings Road in conjunction with the Solect Energy Development, LLC Power Purchase Agreement for the...
*Motion That the Select Board approve agreement for payment in lieu of taxes for real property and personal property at 80 Skillings Road in conjunction with the Solect Energy Development, LLC Power Purchase Agreement for the terms listed on Exhibit A and B of the agreement subject to Town Meeting approval. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve agreement for payment in lieu of taxes for real property and personal property at 80 Skillings Road in conjunction with the Solect Energy Development, LLC Power Purchase Agreement for the terms listed on Exhibit A and B of the agreement subject to Town Meeting approval. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Warrant Articles
Approve the Warrant as presented for Spring 2019 Town Meeting subject to additional changes
*Motion That the Select Board approve the Warrant as presented for Spring 2019 Town Meeting subject to additional changes. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the Warrant as presented for Spring 2019 Town Meeting subject to additional changes. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Tapped Mobile Beer Truck
Approve One Day Alcoholic Beverage Licenses for - Diana Kenosian for Boston's Best Bartending - April 4, 2019 - The Next Door Theater; Diana Kenosian for Boston's Best Bartending - April 6, 2019 -...
*Motion: That the Select Board approve One Day Alcoholic Beverage Licenses for - Diana Kenosian for Boston's Best Bartending - April 4, 2019 - The Next Door Theater; Diana Kenosian for Boston's Best Bartending - April 6, 2019 - Town Hall Auditorium; Liora Norwich for the Winchester Multicultural Network - April 7, 2019 - Jenks Center; Iaritza Menjivar for Griffin Museum - April 11, 2019 - Griffin Museum; Catherine Sullivan for Hospitality Goddess - April 27, 2019 - Town Hall Auditorium; Diana Kenosian for Boston's Best Bartending - April 27, 2019 - Winchester Boat Club House; Louis Cocuzzo for St. Eulalia's Church - May 18, 2019 - Lower Hall; Tapped Mobile Beer Truck - September 7, 2019 - Wright-Locke Farm Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion: That the Select Board approve One Day Alcoholic Beverage Licenses for - Diana Kenosian for Boston's Best Bartending - April 4, 2019 - The Next Door Theater; Diana Kenosian for Boston's Best Bartending - April 6, 2019 - Town Hall Auditorium; Liora Norwich for the Winchester Multicultural Network - April 7, 2019 - Jenks Center; Iaritza Menjivar for Griffin Museum - April 11, 2019 - Griffin Museum; Catherine Sullivan for Hospitality Goddess - April 27, 2019 - Town Hall Auditorium; Diana Kenosian for Boston's Best Bartending - April 27, 2019 - Winchester Boat Club House; Louis Cocuzzo for St. Eulalia's Church - May 18, 2019 - Lower Hall; Tapped Mobile Beer Truck - September 7, 2019 - Wright-Locke Farm Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Graphicuts, LLC for Collins Management
Approve the Staging Permit for Graphicuts, LLC for Collins Management at 553 Main Street
*Motion That the Select Board approve the Staging Permit for Graphicuts, LLC for Collins Management at 553 Main Street. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the Staging Permit for Graphicuts, LLC for Collins Management at 553 Main Street. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Approve the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation Sixth Annual 5K and 10K race: Sunday, September 22, 2019 beginning at 12 Noon. Start and finish line: Jenks Center
*Motion That the Select Board approve the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation Sixth Annual 5K and 10K race: Sunday, September 22, 2019 beginning at 12 Noon. Start and finish line: Jenks Center. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation Sixth Annual 5K and 10K race: Sunday, September 22, 2019 beginning at 12 Noon. Start and finish line: Jenks Center. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Accept, with gratitude, the donation of $250.00 from the Albiani Management Company to support the Concerts on the Common for the 2019 summer
*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, the donation of $250.00 from the Albiani Management Company to support the Concerts on the Common for the 2019 summer. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board accept, with gratitude, the donation of $250.00 from the Albiani Management Company to support the Concerts on the Common for the 2019 summer. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Approve the minutes for March 18, 2019
*Motion: That the Select Board approve the minutes for March 18, 2019. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED Abstained: Verdicchio, Shapiro
Yes: Bettencourt, Goluboff, WelchAbstained: Shapiro, Verdicchio
From the minutes
“*Motion: That the Select Board approve the minutes for March 18, 2019. Bettencourt - Welch All in favor VOTED Abstained: Verdicchio, Shapiro.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
MEETING SCHEDLUE AND AGENDA TOPICS
Adjourn from Public Session, to return to Executive Session
*Motion: That the Select Board adjourn from Public Session, to return to Executive Session. Bettencourt - Welch Roll Call: Goluboff, Bettencourt, Welch, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion: That the Select Board adjourn from Public Session, to return to Executive Session. Bettencourt - Welch Roll Call: Goluboff, Bettencourt, Welch, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Adjourn from Executive Session to return to Public Session
*Motion: That the Select Board adjourn from Executive Session to return to Public Session. Bettencourt - Welch Roll Call: Goluboff, Bettencourt, Welch, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion: That the Select Board adjourn from Executive Session to return to Public Session. Bettencourt - Welch Roll Call: Goluboff, Bettencourt, Welch, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
Adjourn
*Motion: That the Select Board adjourn for the evening. Bettencourt - Welch Roll Call: Goluboff, Bettencourt, Welch, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED
From the minutes
“*Motion: That the Select Board adjourn for the evening. Bettencourt - Welch Roll Call: Goluboff, Bettencourt, Welch, Verdicchio, Shapiro VOTED.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Welch)
From the Winchester Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): Winchester News candidate profiles — Michelle Prior and Michael Bettencourt (2026), Anthea Brady and William McGonigle (2025), courtesy of the candidates. Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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