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November 10, 2020
7 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
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Present: Stephen Ruggiero, Barbara Flockhart, Rob DeMarco, Peter Christopher, Tracey Honan, Nick LoConte, Rich Ferrino, James Letterie, Philip Boncore
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approval of October 20, 2020 Minutes, as circulated
Approve the minutes
Motion by Council Vice President James Letterie
From the minutes
“Motion by Council Vice President James Letterie 24 by Councilor Rich Ferrino. Approve: Councilor Stephen Ruggiero, Councilor Barbara Flockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor LoConte, Councilor Rich Ferrino, Council Vice President Jim Letterie, President Philip Boncore Motion Passes 9-0.” (Motion: Letterie, second: Ferrino)
OPEB Trust Fund Adoption
OPEB Trust Fund Adoption
Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation
The minutes list this roll call but do not write down the result. The motion came from a council committee, so no mover or seconder is named.
From the minutes
“Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation Discussion CFO Anna Freedman gives background on OPEB No 2nd Needed Voting For: Councilor Stephen Ruggiero, Councilor Barbara Flockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Rich Ferrino, Council Vice President James Letterie, President Philip Boncore Voting Against: None.”
Town Council transfer $25,000 for the Dog Park Funding (See Attached Motion)
Transfer $25,000 for the Dog Park Funding (See Attached Motion)
Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation
The minutes list this roll call but do not write down the result. The motion came from a council committee, so no mover or seconder is named.
From the minutes
“Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation No 2nd Needed Discussion Councilor Ferrino asks if ConCom has approved. DPW Director answers that the ConCom has agreed that a walk thru has been done and an OOC will be written by the ConCom. Town Council can vote on this as the OOC will still have to be done. Voting For: Councilor Stephen Ruggiero, Councilor Barbara Flockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Rich Ferrino, Council Vice President James Letterie, President Philip Boncore Voting Against: None.”
Town Council vote to create a Special Article for the proceeds of the Sale of
Rescind original motion voted on at our 10-20-20
Motion by Vice President Lettiere to rescind original motion voted on at our 10-20-20
The minutes list this roll call but do not write down the result.
From the minutes
“Motion by Vice President Lettiere to rescind original motion voted on at our 10-20-20 2nd by Councilor Ferrino Voting For: Councilor Stephen Ruggiero, Councilor Barbara Flockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Rich Ferrino, Council Vice President James Letterie, President Philip Boncore Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Letterie, second: Ferrino)
Approve Main Motion as Amended
Motion by Council Vice President James Letterie to Approve Main Motion as Amended
The minutes list this roll call but do not write down the result.
From the minutes
“Motion by Council Vice President James Letterie to Approve Main Motion as Amended 2™4 by Councilor Rich Ferrino. Voting For: Councilor Stephen Ruggiero, Councilor Barbara Flockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Rich Ferrino, Council Vice President James Letterie, President Philip Boncore Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Letterie, second: Ferrino)
Town Council Transfer for Lead Line Replacement Project
Refer to the Finance Committee
Motion by Councilor Rich Ferrino to Refer to the Finance Committee.
The minutes list this roll call but do not write down the result.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Rich Ferrino to Refer to the Finance Committee. 2"* by Councilor Peter Christopher. Voting For: Councilor Stephen Ruggiero, Councilor Barbara Flockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Rich Ferrino, Council Vice President James Letterie, President Philip Boncore Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Ferrino, second: Christopher)
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn
Motion by Council Vice President James Letterie to Adjourn at 8:39 PM
The minutes list this roll call but do not write down the result.
From the minutes
“Motion by Council Vice President James Letterie to Adjourn at 8:39 PM 2™ by Councilor Rich Ferrino. Voting For: Councilor Stephen Ruggiero, Councilor Barbara Flockhart, Councilor Rob Demarco, Councilor Peter Christopher, Councilor Tracey Honan, Councilor Nick LoConte, Councilor Rich Ferrino, Council Vice President James Letterie, President Philip Boncore Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Letterie, second: Ferrino)
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.
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