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September 19, 2016
2 meetings this evening, 6 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Start my ballot →5:30 p.m. · Committee on Finance
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
During the meeting:
- Councilor Linda M. Pereira arrived
- Councilor Joseph D. Camara arrived
- President Cadime returned
4 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
1a Communication from Mayor and loan orders — Jefferson Street Area Land Acquisition and Improvements — $1,000,000
To refer the loan orders to the full Council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cliff Ponte and seconded by Councilor Linda M. Pereira, it was unanimously voted to refer the loan orders to the full Council for action.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Pereira)
3 Communication from Mayor re: declaration of trash disposal vehicles as surplus property Joshua Knolt, Regional Sales Manager for Richie Brothers Auctioneers, Inc. gave an overview of how the process works and stated that they had been in bu
To amend the previous motion to include the auction method be the gross guarantee
Yes: Pereira, Steven A. CamaraNo: Cabeceiras, Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Long, Mitchell, Ponte
From the minutes
“A further motion was made by Councilor Stephen R. Long and seconded by Councilor Pam Laliberte-Lebeau to amend the previous motion to include the auction method be the gross guarantee, On yet a further motion made by Councilor Steven A. Camara and seconded by Councilor Linda M. Pereira, it was voted 2 yeas, 7 nays to table the matter and the motion failed, with Councilors Richard Cabeceiras, Joseph D. Camara, Pam Laliberte-Lebeau, Stephen R. Long, Raymond A. Mitchell, Cliff Ponte and President Shawn E. Cadime voting in the negative.” (Motion: Long, second: Laliberte) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
To refer the communication to the full Council for approval and that the vehicles be sold at auction
Yes: Cabeceiras, Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Long, Mitchell, PonteNo: Pereira, Steven A. Camara
From the minutes
“The motion carried 7 yeas, 2 nays with Councilors Steven A. Camara . and Linda M. Pereira voting in the negative.” (Motion: Cabeceiras, second: Mitchell)
To adjourn at 10:35 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Richard Cabeceiras, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 10:35 p.m.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Cabeceiras)
6:30 p.m. · Fall River City Council · Special meeting
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda packet · City meeting page
Attendance
Present: Shawn E. Cadime, Richard Cabeceiras, Joseph D. Camara, Steven A. Camara, Stephen R. Long, Pamela S. Laliberte, Raymond A. Mitchell, Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte
Absent: None
2 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Committee Reports
Referral to the full Council: Communication and order — Declaration of trash disposal vehicles as surplus property and that the vehicles be sold at auction
Recommended by the Committee on Finance
Minutes, page 1 · Agenda packet
To approve the communication from the Mayor requesting that the trash disposal vehicles be declared surplus property and that the Purchasing Agent be authorized to sell at auction eighteen surplus trash disposal vehicles
Yes: Cabeceiras, Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Long, Mitchell, PonteNo: Pereira, Steven A. Camara
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Richard Cabeceiras and seconded by Councilor Stephen R. Long, it was voted 7 yeas, 2 nays to approve the communication from the Mayor requesting that the trash disposal vehicles be declared surplus property and that the Purchasing Agent be authorized to sell at auction eighteen surplus trash disposal vehicles, with Councilors Steven A. Camara and Linda M. Pereira voting in the negative.” (Motion: Cabeceiras, second: Long)
To adjourn at 10:38 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Linda M. Pereira, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 10:38 p.m.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Pereira)
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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