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March 21, 2023
5 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Present: Tracey Honan, John Munson, Hannah Belcher, Rob DeMarco, Barbara Flockhart, Stephen Ruggiero, James Letterie
Absent: Richard Fucillo, Joseph Aiello
Every vote, in order
MINUTES
Accept the Minutes of March 7, 2023 as amended
Motion by Councilor Belcher to accept the Minutes of March 7, 2023 as amended
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Belcher to accept the Minutes of March 7, 2023 as amended 2nd by Councilor DeMarco Passed Unanimously.” (Motion: Belcher, second: DeMarco)
OLD BUSINESS
And Commissions that the Town Council ratifies the version of the Committee/Board Handbook as attached herein and request that the Town Manager update the Handbook with the current Human Resources...
Motion by the Appointments, Committee and Commissions that the Town Council ratifies the version of the Committee/Board Handbook as attached herein and request that the Town Manager update the Handbook with the current Human Resources policies
The motion came from a council committee, so no mover or seconder is named.
From the minutes
“Motion by the Appointments, Committee and Commissions that the Town Council ratifies the version of the Committee/Board Handbook as attached herein and request that the Town Manager update the Handbook with the current Human Resources policies Discussion Councilor Honan reiterates the appreciation of the hard work that went in to this Handbook. There is a lot of work , thought and time that went into this handbook Passed Unanimously.”
NEW BUSINESS
Waive Town Council Procedures rule 2A and amend the June Town Council Meetings to June 6th and June 13th in lieu of June 6th and June 20th . This will enable voting on the budget per the Charter
Motion by Councilor DeMarco to waive Town Council Procedures rule 2A and amend the June Town Council Meetings to June 6th and June 13th in lieu of June 6th and June 20th . This will enable voting on the budget per the Charter.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor DeMarco to waive Town Council Procedures rule 2A and amend the June Town Council Meetings to June 6th and June 13th in lieu of June 6th and June 20th . This will enable voting on the budget per the Charter. 2nd by Councilor Belcher Passed Unanimously.” (Motion: DeMarco, second: Belcher)
That will allow Town Manager Marino to negotiate on temporary and permanent easements on the Revere St. Tips Project
Motion by Vice President Ruggiero the Town Council that will allow Town Manager Marino to negotiate on temporary and permanent easements on the Revere St. Tips Project
The minutes list Joseph Aiello as absent for this vote. The minutes list Richard Fucillo as absent for this vote. The minutes say only "Motion Passes", with no count and no names. They name Rob DeMarco as abstaining.
From the minutes
“Motion by Vice President Ruggiero the Town Council that will allow Town Manager Marino to negotiate on temporary and permanent easements on the Revere St. Tips Project 2nd by Councilor Munson ROLL CALL Present: Councilor Honan, Councilor Munson, Councilor Belcher, Councilor Flockhart, Vice President Ruggiero, President Letterie Absent: Councilor Aiello, Councilor Fucillo Abstain: Councilor DeMarco Motion Passes.” (Motion: Ruggiero, second: Munson)
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn
Motion to adjourn by Councilor DeMarco to adjourn at 7:00 PM
From the minutes
“Motion to adjourn by Councilor DeMarco to adjourn at 7:00 PM 2nd by Councilor Belcher Passed Unanimously.” (Motion: DeMarco, second: Belcher)
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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