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January 6, 2026
3 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Max Tassinari, Patrick Costigan, Kim Dimes, Joseph Romano, Suzanne Swope, Paul Reardon, Kurt Millar, James Letterie
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
NEW BUSINESS
Consider all Interns of the Town of Winthrop, Special Municipal Employees
Motion by Councilor Romano that the Town Council consider all Interns of the Town of Winthrop, Special Municipal Employees
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Romano that the Town Council consider all Interns of the Town of Winthrop, Special Municipal Employees 2nd by Councilor Tassinari Discussion Interns that work for the town also work for the state and are not allowed to be employees of the town. They must be considered a Special Employee. Motion Passed Unanimously.” (Motion: Romano, second: Tassinari)
Nominate Councilor Swope as Town Council Vice President
Motion by Councilor Dimes to nominate Councilor Swope as Town Council Vice President
The minutes list this roll call but do not write down the result.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Dimes to nominate Councilor Swope as Town Council Vice President 2nd by Councilor Romano No Other Nomination Nominations Closed ROLL CALL VOTE Yes: Councilor Tassinari, Councilor Costigan, Councilor Dimes, Councilor Romano, Councilor Swope, Councilor Reardon, Councilor Millar, President Letterie.” (Motion: Dimes, second: Romano)
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn
Motion to adjourn by Councilor Romano at 7:20pm
From the minutes
“Motion to adjourn by Councilor Romano at 7:20pm 2nd by Vice President Swope Motion Passed Unanimously.” (Motion: Romano, second: Swope)
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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