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April 21, 2026
4 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Present: Patrick Costigan, Max Tassinari, Kurt Millar, Kim Dimes, Joseph Romano, Paul Reardon, Martin Finn, Suzanne Swope, James Letterie
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
MINUTES
Approve the Minutes of April 7, 2026, as circulated
Motion by Councilor Dimes to Approve the Minutes of April 7, 2026, as circulated.
The minutes say only "Motion Passed", with no count and no names.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Dimes to Approve the Minutes of April 7, 2026, as circulated. 2nd by Councilor Romano Motion Passed.” (Motion: Dimes, second: Romano)
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Take this motion out of order
Motion by Councilor Romano to take this motion out of order.
The minutes say only "Motion Approved", with no count and no names.
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Romano to take this motion out of order. 2nd by Councilor Dimes Motion Approved.” (Motion: Romano, second: Dimes)
Adopt the Retirement Boards recommendation to increase the Retirees COLA from $14,000 to $16,000
Motion by the Finance Committee with a Positive Recommendation that the Town Council vote to Adopt the Retirement Boards recommendation to increase the Retirees COLA from $14,000 to $16,000
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 that the Town Council vote to Adopt the Retirement Boards recommendation to increase the Retirees COLA from $14,000 to $16,000 Discussion This amount will bring each retiree approx. a $40-$50 monthly increase. ROLL CALL VOTE Yes: Councilor Costigan, Councilor Tassinari, Councilor Millar, Councilor Dimes, Councilor Romano Councilor Reardon, Councilor Finn, Vice President Swope, President Letterie Motion Passes.”
NEW BUSINESS
Approve the appointment of Jerry Falbo to the Board of License for a term to end June 30, 2029
Motion by Councilor Romano that the Town Council approve the appointment of Jerry Falbo to the Board of License for a term to end June 30, 2029
From the minutes
“Motion by Councilor Romano that the Town Council approve the appointment of Jerry Falbo to the Board of License for a term to end June 30, 2029 2nd by Councilor 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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