MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River City Council · 2016–2017 Council · Meeting night
July 12, 2016
2 meetings this evening, 41 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Start my ballot →6:00 p.m. · Committee on Finance
Sources: Minutes (PDF, in the agenda packet where the council approved them)
Committee on Finance: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee
Attendance
Present: Linda M. Pereira, Richard Cabeceiras, Joseph D. Camara, Steven A. Camara, Pamela S. Laliberte, Stephen R. Long, Raymond A. Mitchell, Cliff A. Ponte
Absent: Shawn E. Cadime
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
1 Transfers and appropriations
To refer order #1 to the full council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to refer order #1 to the full council for action.”
To refer order #2 to the full council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to refer order #2 to the full council for action.”
To refer order #3 to the full council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to refer order #3 to the full council for action.”
To refer order #4 to the full council for action, as amended
From the minutes
“made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to refer order #4 to the full council for action, as amended.”
2 Resolution — Discuss possibility of City Council having own counsel
To adjourn at 7:33 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 7:33 p.m.”
7:00 p.m. · Fall River City Council · Regular meeting
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda packet · City meeting page
Attendance
Note on these minutes: The City Clerk’s posted minutes for this meeting are the agenda marked with the action taken on each item. They do not list which councilors attended, so we show the vote counts as written but not how each councilor voted. We will ask the City Clerk for the full minutes.
These minutes don’t list who attended.
36 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Priority Matters
2 Mayor and proposed ordinance re: salary adjustments and title changes for managerial and union positions
Minutes, page 1 · Agenda packet
To accept and place on file, pass through first reading and refer to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation, as amended
The minutes record 7 yeas and 1 nay but do not say how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“Accepted and placed on file and passed through first reading and referred to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation, as amended, 7 yeas, 1 nay.”
Priority Communications
4 Corporation Counsel and draft report on City ordinances
Minutes, page 1 · Agenda packet
To refer to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
From the minutes
“Referred to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation.”
5 Board of Election Commissioners and order authorizing polling places for State Primary Election to be held September 8, 2016 and State and Presidential Election to be held November 8, 2016
Minutes, page 1 · Agenda packet
To accept and place on file and Adopted
From the minutes
“Accepted and placed on file and Adopted.”
6 Purchasing Agent re: surplus of 1995 Engine 21 E-One and order requesting donation to Westport Fire Department
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To accept and place on file and Adopted
From the minutes
“Accepted and placed on file and Adopted.”
7 Purchasing Agent re: surplus of ten aged SCBA cylinders and order requesting donation to the Bristol County Regional Technical Rescue Team
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To accept and place on file and Adopted
From the minutes
“Accepted and placed on file and Adopted.”
Committee Reports
8 Resolution — Review city ordinances regarding approval of contracts
Recommended by the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To grant leave to withdraw
9 Resolution — Discuss Sec. 46-7 relative to noise
Recommended by the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To grant leave to withdraw
10 Proposed ordinance — Traffic, miscellaneous
Recommended by the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To pass through first reading
11 Proposed ordinance — Traffic, handicapped parking
Recommended by the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
Emergency Preamble, Adopted
The minutes record 8 yeas and 0 nays but do not say how each councilor voted.
To pass through first reading, second reading, passed to be enrolled and passed to be ordained
From the minutes
“Passed through first reading, second reading, passed to be enrolled and passed to be ordained.”
12 Order — S & H Supreme Eastern Ave
Recommended by the Committee on Regulations
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To adopt
13 Communication — City resident regarding taxicab regulations
Recommended by the Committee on Regulations
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To refer to the Committee on Regulations
From the minutes
“Referred to the Committee on Regulations.”
Resolutions
14 Com. on Ordinances and Legislation convene to discuss granting City Council the ability to confirm the appointment and removal of Corporation Counsel
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To adopt
The minutes record 7 yeas and 1 nay but do not say how each councilor voted.
15 Com. on Ordinances and Legislation convene to discuss requiring City Council approval for contracts that exceed three years ,
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To adopt
The minutes record 6 yeas and 2 nays but do not say how each councilor voted.
16 Com. on Ordinances and Legislation convene to review and update all salary ordinances
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To adopt
17 City Council and Mayor forward a letter to USA Today regarding a story published naming Fall River as number five in the fifty worst cities to live in
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To grant leave to withdraw
Orders: Hearings
18 City of Fall River — Removal of 14 feet of curbing for a total of 30 feet of curbing at 276 Maple Street
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To adopt
19 David Murphy — Removal of 12.4 feet of curbing for a total of 25 feet of curbing at 501 Birch Street
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To adopt
20 Eduardo and Irene Rego — Removal of 29 feet of curbing for a total of 198.8 feet of curbing at 63 North Court Street (curb to be removed on Railroad Avenue)
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To adopt
21 Verizon New England, Inc. and Massachusetts Electric Company — Hall Street — One (1) pole relocation
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To adopt
Orders: Miscellaneous
22 Police Chief's report on licenses
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To adopt
23 Auto Body Shop license renewal
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To adopt
24 Auto Repair Shop license renewals
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To adopt
25 Warrant — State Primary Election - September 8, 2016
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To adopt as amended
26 Warrant — State and Presidential Election ~ November 8, 2016
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To adopt as amended
Communications: Invitations: Petitions
27 Claims
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To refer to Corporation Counsel
28 Notice of Casualty and Loss at 226 Brightman Street
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To accept and place on file
29 Ordinances and Legislation —- January 19, 2016
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To approve
30 Ordinances and Legislation —- March 1, 2016
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To approve
31 Ordinances and Legislation — July 5, 2016
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To approve
32 Regulations — July 5, 2016
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To approve
Items Filed After The Agenda Was Prepared
Madeline Coutroubis — 80" Birthday
Minutes, page 5 · Agenda packet
To adopt Richard and Debra Levesque — 25" Anniversary
From the minutes
“Adopted Richard and Debra Levesque — 25" Anniversary.”
To adopt Brightman Corporation — 38"" Anniversary
From the minutes
“Adopted Brightman Corporation — 38"" Anniversary.”
To adopt Joseph St. Pierre — 100" Birthday
From the minutes
“Adopted Joseph St. Pierre — 100" Birthday.”
To adopt
That the sum of $225,075 be, and the same is, hereby appropriated and credited to GENERAL FUND STABILIZATION FUND from the GENERAL FUND FY 15 SURPLUS REVENUE (Freecash).
Minutes, page 6 · Agenda packet
To adopt
The minutes record 8 yeas and 0 nays but do not say how each councilor voted.
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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