MassVoter.com← Winthrop Town CouncilWinthrop Town Council · 2020–2021 Council · Regular meeting
February 18, 2020
11 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Winthrop ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: Rich Ferrino, Nick LoConte, Barbara Flockhart, Rob DeMarco, Stephen Ruggiero, Tracey Honan, Peter Christopher, James Letterie, Philip Boncore
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
MINUTES
Approve the minutes as amended
Motion by Councilor Tracey Honan to Approve as Amended
The minutes give the count as 8-0, but the roll call reads: Rob DeMarco yes, Peter Christopher yes, Rich Ferrino yes, Philip Boncore yes, Nick LoConte yes, James Letterie yes, Stephen Ruggiero yes. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Tracey Honan to Approve as Amended 2" by Councilor Barbara F lesckheat Discussion, Councilor Flockhart has grammatical errors to be corrected. Motion Passed: 8 - 0 Voting For: Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Rich Ferrino, President Philip Boncore, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Jim Letterie, Councilor Stephen Ruggiero Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Honan, second: Flockhart)
Town Council appropriate the sum of $690,000 to pay cost of replacing lead water service lines
Appropriate the sum of $690,000 to pay cost of replacing lead water service lines
Motion by Councilor Jim Letterie to Approve Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Jim Letterie to Approve Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation. Motion Passed: 9 - 0 Voting For: Councilor Barbara F lockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Rich Ferrino, President Philip Boncore, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Jim Letterie, Councilor Stephen Ruggiero Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Letterie)
Town Council appropriate the sum of $609,750 to pay costs of upgrading and replacing existing
Appropriate the sum of $609,750 to pay costs of upgrading and replacing existing
Motion by Councilor Jim Letterie to Approve Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Jim Letterie to Approve Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation. Motion Passed: 9 - 0 Voting For: Councilor Barbara Flockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Rich Ferrino, President Philip Boncore, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Jim Letterie, Councilor Stephen Ruggiero Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Letterie)
Town Council appropriate the sum of $298,500 to pay costs of a sewer infiltration and inflow
Appropriate the sum of $298,500 to pay costs of a sewer infiltration and inflow
Motion by Councilor Jim Letterie to Approve Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Jim Letterie to Approve Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation. Motion Passed: 9 - 0 Voting For: Councilor Barbara Flockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Rich Ferrino, President Philip Boncore, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Jim Letterie, Councilor Stephen Ruggiero Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Letterie)
Town Council transfer $24,316.80 from Fund 727 RRAP
Transfer $24,316.80 from Fund 727 RRAP
Motion by Councilor Jim Letterie to Approve Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Jim Letterie to Approve Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation. Motion Passed: 9 - 0 Voting For: Councilor Barbara F lockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Rich Ferrino, President Philip Boncore, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Jim Letterie, Councilor Stephen Ruggiero Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Letterie)
Amend Ordinance 5.28.060 License and Conditions for
Amend Ordinance 5.28.060 License and Conditions for
Motion by Councilor Jim Letterie to Approve Motion approved by the Rules & Ordinance Committee with a Positive Recommendation.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Jim Letterie to Approve Motion approved by the Rules & Ordinance Committee with a Positive Recommendation. Motion Passed: 9 - 0 Voting For: Councilor Barbara Flockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Rich Ferrino, President Philip Boncore, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Jim Letterie, Councilor Stephen Ruggiero Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Letterie)
Committee Handbook
Table: Committee Handbook
Motion by Councilor Peter Christopher to Table.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Peter Christopher to Table. Motion Passed: 9 - 0 Voting For: Councilor Barbara F lockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Rich Ferrino, President Philip Boncore, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Jim Letterie, Councilor Stephen Ruggiero Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Christopher)
School Building Assistance Committee Re-Appointments
Motion to appoint the following to the School Building Assistance Committee (Please see attached motion)
Motion by President Philip Boncore to Approve Motion to appoint the following to the School Building Assistance Committee (Please see attached motion)
From the minutes
“Motion by President Philip Boncore to Approve Motion to appoint the following to the School Building Assistance Committee (Please see attached motion) Motion Passed: 9 - 0 Voting For: Councilor Barbara F lockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Rich Ferrino, President Philip Boncore, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Jim Letterie, Councilor Stephen Ruggiero Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Boncore)
Town Fee Schedule
Refer the motion to the Rules & Ordinance Committee
Motion by President Philip Boncore to Council President Boncore refers motion to the Rules & Ordinance Committee.
The minutes list this roll call but do not write down the result.
From the minutes
“Motion by President Philip Boncore to Council President Boncore refers motion to the Rules & Ordinance Committee. Voting For: Councilor Barbara F lockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Rich Ferrino, President Philip Boncore, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Jim Letterie, Councilor Stephen Ruggiero Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Boncore)
Fort Bank Access Road Update
Refer the motion to the Public Safety Committee
Motion by President Philip Boncore to Council President Boncore refers motion to the Public Safety Committee
The minutes list this roll call but do not write down the result.
From the minutes
“Motion by President Philip Boncore to Council President Boncore refers motion to the Public Safety Committee Voting For: Councilor Barbara Flockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Rich F errino, President Philip Boncore, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Jim Letterie, Councilor Stephen Ruggiero Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Boncore)
Discuss re-scheduling Town Council Meeting March 3, 2020 (2020 Massachusetts primary)
Approve Suspend Town Council rules and schedule March meetings for March 10th and March 24th also March 24th being the Spring Forum
Motion by Councilor Jim Letterie to Approve Suspend Town Council rules and schedule March meetings for March 10th and March 24th also March 24th being the Spring Forum.
The minutes list this roll call but do not write down the result.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Jim Letterie to Approve Suspend Town Council rules and schedule March meetings for March 10th and March 24th also March 24th being the Spring Forum. 2™ by Councilor Barbara Flockhart. Voting For: Councilor Barbara Flockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Rich Ferrino, President Philip Boncore, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Jim Letterie, Councilor Stephen Ruggiero Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Letterie, second: Flockhart)
From the Winthrop Town Council’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Member photos: Winthrop Sun Transcript (candidate announcements for Letterie, Millar, Dimes and Romano; Costigan and Swope from a captioned June 2026 Strawberry Festival photo by Salza). Former members and Tassinari, Reardon and Finn show initials for now.
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →