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Recommendations and comments that have been submitted to the Ordinance Review Committee regarding charter changes
Thank you Mr. Boncore for sharing this information publicly ahead of the planned meetings (see the schedule below. **FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION** The information contained in this document is in an attempt to provide the public information regarding various recommendations and … Continue reading
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More information is coming soon
We have made several requests from the town and the school department and should receive information within the next week. As that comes in we will once again begin publishing information.
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Town of Winthrop Contract with General Labor Union
Through a Freedom of Information Request I received the attached document for the Town of Winthrop Contract with the General Labor Union. Since this was created based upon scanned in images the text below is far from perfect. If you find errors, … Continue reading
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Work in progress: The 2012 Winthrop School Budget
During the last school committee meeting I was extremely impressed with the level of detail going into the analysis of the expenses and planned budget for the Winthrop School System. This level of analysis is critical for maximizing investments and … Continue reading
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Town of Winthrop Contracts with Clerical Union
Through a Freedom of Information Request I received the attached document for the Town of Winthrop Contract with the Clerical Union. Since this was created based upon scanned in images the text below is far from perfect. If you find errors, … Continue reading
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Meeting with Mr. Turco and Mr. Boncore
I met on Thursday at 1 PM with Mr. Boncore and Mr. Turco to discuss the proposed Town Charter and Ordinance changes that are discussed on Open Winthrop here. I wanted to first thank them for taking time out of … Continue reading
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Town of Winthrop Contract with Town Firefighters
Through a Freedom of Information Request I received the attached document for the Town of Winthrop Contract with the Winthrop Firefighters. Since this was created based upon scanned in images the text below is far from perfect. If you find errors, … Continue reading
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Winthrop Library Staff Association Contract
Through a Freedom of Information Request I received the attached document for the Town of Winthrop Contract with the Winthrop Library Staff. Since this was created based upon scanned in images the text below is far from perfect. If you … Continue reading
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Town Council Meeting Minutes 3/1/2011
Town Meeting minutes were originally posted in PDF format. They have been republished in text format for easier information sharing, searchability, etc… Under the Rules and Procedures of the Winthrop Town Council, President Turco calledthe meeting to order at 7:30 PM … Continue reading
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Proposed changes to the Town Charter as well as Procedures/Schedule
Joseph Boncore was good enough to respond to my email asking for details. Here is his email response as the text of the proposed charter changes (including my comments back to Mr. Boncore): Email: John Thank you for your interest … Continue reading
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Open Government in Winthrop, Massachusetts 