How the Winchester Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Richard Mucci joined the board after the March 30, 2021 annual town election, succeeding Jacqueline Welch. On April 5, 2021 the board unanimously chose Susan Verdicchio as Chair and Mariano Goluboff as Vice Chair. After a dispute over the board’s leadership on May 17, 2021, the board voted unanimously on May 19, 2021 to keep Susan Verdicchio as Chair and to make Amy Shapiro Vice Chair. Amy Shapiro resigned in August 2021 (her last meeting was August 2, 2021); the board decided not to hold a special election, and four members served until March 2022. The minutes do not record a new Vice Chair. Meetings were held remotely (Zoom) with roll-call votes. Covers 34 meetings, April 5 to March 18, 2022.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
From the agendas Winchester posts on its official site. Agendas can change; the posted agenda is the official one.
What Town Meeting decided
In Winchester, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Town Meeting members are elected by precinct; counts are from the town’s electronic voting.
Spring Town Meeting · April 27, 2026 38 votes: 32 passed, 3 failed, 2 no action, 1 referred
Sessions: April 27, April 30, May 4 and May 7, 2026
Art. 16 · motion 8Capital: $102,000 for Building Department records managementPassed“Motion Carried Voice Vote”
Art. 16 · motion 9Capital: $150,000 from water and sewer retained earnings for MS4 permit compliancePassed“Motion Carried Voice Vote”
Art. 16 · motion 10Capital: $75,000 from water and sewer retained earnings for water treatment plant computer programmingPassed“Motion Carried Voice Vote”
Art. 2Vacate Town Meeting member seats under Charter Sec. 2.5(c) (consent agenda; motion was to indefinitely postpone)Indefinitely postponed“Motion Carried Voice Vote”
Not here yet: Some Winchester articles are not here because the Town Clerk has not posted their certified votes (including the FY2027 budget articles from the 2026 Spring Town Meeting), and the February 9, 2026 Special Town Meeting has no posted results; the 2026 Fall Town Meeting is on November 5, 2026.
Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).
"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Winchester Select Board minutes from January 5, 2018 through September 14, 2026: 275 meetings and 3,365 votes. The town posts the board’s minutes in its Agenda Center from 2013, and older Board of Selectmen minutes (2004–2012) in its Document Center; MassVoter has loaded 2018 on. Until April 2018 the board was the Board of Selectmen: the Fall 2017 Town Meeting voted to rename it, the March 27, 2018 town election approved the change, and the minutes use “Select Board” from April 23, 2018. The minutes are typed documents with searchable text (five are Word files posted in the minutes slot). Missing: the minutes of the 13 meetings from November 17, 2025 through May 18, 2026 are not posted (November 17 and December 1, 2025; January 12, January 26, February 12, February 23, March 2, March 16, March 30, April 6, April 13, April 27 and May 18, 2026); the town has posted their agendas only. MassVoter is asking the town for them. Also not here: the October 22, 2018 meeting, whose minutes slot holds the minutes of the October 19, 2018 meeting (loaded under October 19); executive-session minutes; votes of the School Committee, the Planning Board, the Board of Assessors and the Housing Authority at joint meetings (only the Select Board members’ votes are shown); and meetings after September 14, 2026 (the September 28 and October 5, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Winchester’s minutes give each motion with its mover and seconder (“McGonigle - Bettencourt”) and then the vote. In 2018 and 2019 most votes say “All in favor … VOTED”, shown as every member present voting yes. Roll calls (“Roll Call: Bettencourt, Prior, McGonigle, Brady”), used for every vote at the remote meetings of 2020–2022 and since for executive sessions and some other votes, list the members voting yes and are shown by name; a member present but left out of a roll call is not shown voting, with a note. Split votes list the members on each side (“Yes: Brady, Fallon, McGonigle, Prior … No: Bettencourt”; “In favor: … Not in favor: …”) and abstentions by name; these are shown by name when they fit the count and the attendance. Since in-person meetings resumed in March 2022, most other votes are written only as “Brady - Bettencourt VOTED”, with no names, no count and no “All in favor”; those votes show the result only (1,112 votes in all). 3 votes show the count only, where the count and the names or the attendance do not match. A motion with no recorded vote is not counted as a vote. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Mar 7Appoint William McGonigle to the Board of Appeals regular…Motion: *Motion: That the Select Board appoint William McGonigle to the Board…Passed 2–1 · No: Mucci · Abstained: Bettencourt
March 7, 2022: Appoint William McGonigle to the Board of Appeals regular position, term to expire March 31, 2023
AppointPassed · 2–1
*Motion: That the Select Board appoint William McGonigle to the Board of Appeals regular position, term to expire March 31, 2023. Goluboff - Verdicchio Roll Call: YES - Goluboff, Verdicchio VOTED 2-1-1 NO - Mucci ABSTAIN - Bettencourt Motion Passes
“*Motion: That the Select Board appoint William McGonigle to the Board of Appeals regular position, term to expire March 31, 2023. Goluboff - Verdicchio Roll Call: YES - Goluboff, Verdicchio VOTED 2-1-1 NO - Mucci ABSTAIN - Bettencourt Motion Passes.” (Motion: Goluboff, second: Verdicchio)
Jan 24Allocate up to $10,000 from the Select Board Housing…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board allocate up to $10,000 from the…Passed 3–1 · No: Goluboff
January 24, 2022: Allocate up to $10,000 from the Select Board Housing Fund for Mark Reenstierna and Associates for appraisal work at the Washington/Swanton Streets parcel
ApprovePassed · 3–1
*Motion That the Select Board allocate up to $10,000 from the Select Board Housing Fund for Mark Reenstierna and Associates for appraisal work at the Washington/Swanton Streets parcel. Mucci - Bettencourt Roll Call - Yes: Bettencourt, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED No: Goluboff 3-1 Motion Passes
Yes: Bettencourt, Mucci, VerdicchioNo: Goluboff
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board allocate up to $10,000 from the Select Board Housing Fund for Mark Reenstierna and Associates for appraisal work at the Washington/Swanton Streets parcel. Mucci - Bettencourt Roll Call - Yes: Bettencourt, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED No: Goluboff 3-1 Motion Passes.” (Motion: Mucci, second: Bettencourt)
Jan 10Reappoint Carey Sue Barney & Stacey Irizarry to the…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board reappoint Carey Sue Barney & Stacey…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
January 10, 2022: Reappoint Carey Sue Barney & Stacey Irizarry to the Affordable Housing Trust Committee for a term to expire April 30, 2024
AppointPassed · Unanimous, 3 present
*Motion That the Select Board reappoint Carey Sue Barney & Stacey Irizarry to the Affordable Housing Trust Committee for a term to expire April 30, 2024. Goluboff - Mucci Roll Call: Goluboff, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED
Michael Bettencourt had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board reappoint Carey Sue Barney & Stacey Irizarry to the Affordable Housing Trust Committee for a term to expire April 30, 2024. Goluboff - Mucci Roll Call: Goluboff, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED.” (Motion: Goluboff, second: Mucci)
Jan 10Reappoint Adrian LeBuffe to the Design Review Committee for…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board reappoint Adrian LeBuffe to the Design…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
January 10, 2022: Reappoint Adrian LeBuffe to the Design Review Committee for a term to expire December 31, 2024
AppointPassed · Unanimous, 3 present
*Motion That the Select Board reappoint Adrian LeBuffe to the Design Review Committee for a term to expire December 31, 2024. Goluboff - Mucci Roll Call: Goluboff, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED
Michael Bettencourt had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board reappoint Adrian LeBuffe to the Design Review Committee for a term to expire December 31, 2024. Goluboff - Mucci Roll Call: Goluboff, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED.” (Motion: Goluboff, second: Mucci)
Jan 10Approve the Parade Permit for En Ka Fair -…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board approve the Parade Permit for En…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
January 10, 2022: Approve the Parade Permit for En Ka Fair - Saturday, May 21, 2022 (Route: Skillings Road to Main Street; left onto Main Street, pass Stop & Shop and Winchester Savings…
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 3 present
*Motion That the Select Board approve the Parade Permit for En Ka Fair - Saturday, May 21, 2022 (Route: Skillings Road to Main Street; left onto Main Street, pass Stop & Shop and Winchester Savings Bank; travel around the traffic circle (Quill Rotary) and up Church Street, where it will turn left onto Waterfield Road and left again onto Mystic Valley Parkway; at intersection with Main Street, left onto Main Street, right onto Mt. Vernon Street and continue to the Edward F. O'Connell Plaza on the grounds of the Veterans Honor Roll, Town Hall, where it will disband after the flag ceremony.) Mt. Vernon Street will be closed to traffic from Quill Rotary to the Washington Street Intersection for the duration of the Parade. Subject to any COVID restrictions. Goluboff - Mucci Roll Call: Goluboff, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED
Michael Bettencourt had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the Parade Permit for En Ka Fair - Saturday, May 21, 2022 (Route: Skillings Road to Main Street; left onto Main Street, pass Stop & Shop and Winchester Savings Bank; travel around the traffic circle (Quill Rotary) and up Church Street, where it will turn left onto Waterfield Road and left again onto Mystic Valley Parkway; at intersection with Main Street, left onto Main Street, right onto Mt. Vernon Street and continue to the Edward F. O'Connell Plaza on the grounds of the Veterans Honor Roll, Town Hall, where it will disband after the flag ceremony.) Mt. Vernon Street will be closed to traffic from Quill Rotary to the Washington Street Intersection for the duration of the Parade. Subject to any COVID restrictions. Goluboff - Mucci Roll Call: Goluboff, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED.” (Motion: Goluboff, second: Mucci)
Jan 10Approve the Public Amusement License for En Ka Society…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board approve the Public Amusement License for…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
January 10, 2022: Approve the Public Amusement License for En Ka Society for En Ka Fair - 5:00-11:00 p.m. Friday, May 20 and 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2022. Subject…
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 3 present
*Motion That the Select Board approve the Public Amusement License for En Ka Society for En Ka Fair - 5:00-11:00 p.m. Friday, May 20 and 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2022. Subject to any COVID restrictions. Goluboff - Mucci Roll Call: Goluboff, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED
Michael Bettencourt had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the Public Amusement License for En Ka Society for En Ka Fair - 5:00-11:00 p.m. Friday, May 20 and 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2022. Subject to any COVID restrictions. Goluboff - Mucci Roll Call: Goluboff, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED.” (Motion: Goluboff, second: Mucci)
Jan 10Approve the Staging Permit for Metro Sign & Awning…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board approve the Staging Permit for Metro…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
January 10, 2022: Approve the Staging Permit for Metro Sign & Awning for Barrett Sotheby's to replace existing signs at 48 Mt. Vernon Street between January 21 & 31, 2022
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 3 present
*Motion That the Select Board approve the Staging Permit for Metro Sign & Awning for Barrett Sotheby's to replace existing signs at 48 Mt. Vernon Street between January 21 & 31, 2022. Goluboff - Mucci Roll Call: Goluboff, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED
Michael Bettencourt had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the Staging Permit for Metro Sign & Awning for Barrett Sotheby's to replace existing signs at 48 Mt. Vernon Street between January 21 & 31, 2022. Goluboff - Mucci Roll Call: Goluboff, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED.” (Motion: Goluboff, second: Mucci)
Jan 10Approve the October 4, 18 & 25, 2021, November…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board approve the October 4, 18 &…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
January 10, 2022: Approve the October 4, 18 & 25, 2021, November 1, 4, 8 & 15, 2021, December 6, 2021 minutes
Approve minutesPassed · Unanimous, 3 present
*Motion That the Select Board approve the October 4, 18 & 25, 2021, November 1, 4, 8 & 15, 2021, December 6, 2021 minutes. Goluboff - Mucci Roll Call: Goluboff, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED
Michael Bettencourt had left the meeting before this vote and is not shown.
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board approve the October 4, 18 & 25, 2021, November 1, 4, 8 & 15, 2021, December 6, 2021 minutes. Goluboff - Mucci Roll Call: Goluboff, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTED.” (Motion: Goluboff, second: Mucci)
Nov 4Recommend favorable action Town Meeting member Maureen Meister's amended…Motion: *Motion That the Select Board recommend favorable action Town Meeting member…Passed 3–1 · No: Goluboff
November 4, 2021: Recommend favorable action Town Meeting member Maureen Meister's amended Article 9
ApprovePassed · 3–1
*Motion That the Select Board recommend favorable action Town Meeting member Maureen Meister's amended Article 9. Bettencourt - Mucci Roll Call: Bettencourt, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTE No: Goluboff 3-1 vote passes
Yes: Bettencourt, Mucci, VerdicchioNo: Goluboff
From the minutes
“*Motion That the Select Board recommend favorable action Town Meeting member Maureen Meister's amended Article 9. Bettencourt - Mucci Roll Call: Bettencourt, Mucci, Verdicchio VOTE No: Goluboff 3-1 vote passes.” (Motion: Bettencourt, second: Mucci)
Aug 2Extend the contract with FMRA to December 31, 2021Motion: *Motion That the Select Board extend the contract with FMRA to…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Mucci
August 2, 2021: Extend the contract with FMRA to December 31, 2021
ApprovePassed · 4–0
*Motion That the Select Board extend the contract with FMRA to December 31, 2021. Shapiro - Goluboff Roll Call Yes: Shapiro, Goluboff, Bettencourt, Verdicchio VOTED Abstained: Mucci 4-0-1
“*Motion That the Select Board extend the contract with FMRA to December 31, 2021. Shapiro - Goluboff Roll Call Yes: Shapiro, Goluboff, Bettencourt, Verdicchio VOTED Abstained: Mucci 4-0-1.” (Motion: Shapiro, second: Goluboff)
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.