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April 5, 2016
5 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Minutes (PDF, in the agenda packet where the council approved them)
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Attendance
Present: Shawn E. Cadime, Richard Cabeceiras, Joseph D. Camara, Steven A. Camara, Pamela S. Laliberte, Stephen R. Long, Raymond A. Mitchell, Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
1 Discussion with CDA officials re: Year Two Annual Action Plan
To refer the matter to the full council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to the full council for action, with Councilors Steven A. Camara and Cliff Ponte absent and not voting.”
2 Resolution - status and maintenance of windows at Government Center
To recammend that the resolution be granted leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“On a motion made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to recammend that the resolution be granted leave to withdraw.”
3 Resolution - status and balances of employee health care accounts
To recommend that the resofution be granted leave to withdraw
Yes: Cabeceiras, Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Long, Mitchell, Pereira, PonteNo: Steven A. Camara
From the minutes
“On a motion made and seconded, it was voted 8 yeas, 1 nay to recommend that the resofution be granted leave to withdraw, with Councilor Steven A. Camara voting in the negative.”
4 Resolution with Administration and DOR reps re: findings of pro-forma audit
To recommend the resolution be granted leave to withdraw
Yes: Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Long, Mitchell, Pereira, Ponte, Steven A. CamaraNo: Cabeceiras
From the minutes
“On a motion made and seconded, it was voted 8 yeas, 1 nay to recommend the resolution be granted leave to withdraw, with Councilor Richard Cabeceiras voting in the negative.”
To adjourn at 8:44 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:44 p.m.”
From the official minutes kept by the Fall River City Clerk (agendas and minutes). The minutes are scanned documents; we read them with text recognition, check every vote count against the councilors named, and quote the exact sentence for each vote. MassVoter never grades officials; votes and attendance are shown exactly as the minutes record them. Councilor photos: the nine 2026–2027 councilors from the City of Fall River's official councilor photos (Contact the Council page, fallriverma.gov); earlier councilors cropped from the 2024–2025 council group photo and the 2022–2023 council group photo (as published by Fall River Reporter, September 2022). Trott Lee: from his campaign Facebook page (facebook.com/trottlee4cc). Ricky Tith: from Fall River Reporter (April 2025). 2018–2019 councilors (Steven A. Camara, Stephen R. Long, Derek R. Viveiros) and the 2018–2019 group photo: from the City of Fall River’s FY2019 budget book. Richard Cabeceiras, Raymond A. Mitchell and the 2016–2017 group photo: Herald News photo by Jack Foley (January 2016), provided by the Fall River City Clerk. The 2020–2021 and 2022–2023 group photos: provided by the Fall River City Clerk.
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