MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River City Council · 2016–2017 Council · Special meeting · 6:00 p.m.
January 10, 2017
4 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda packet · City meeting page
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Present: Richard Cabeceiras, Shawn E. Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Steven A. Camara, Stephen R. Long, Pamela S. Laliberte, Raymond A. Mitchell, Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Councilor Steven A. Camara arrived
Every vote, in order
1 Election of the Council President for 2017
Minutes, page 1 · Agenda packet
To elect Shawn E. Cadime President of the City Council for 2017
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Cliff Ponte, it was unanimously voted to adopt the order. On a roll call vote, Councilor Shawn E. Cadime received 9 votes and was declared President of the City Council for the year 2017.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Ponte)
2 Election of the Council Vice-President for 2017
Minutes, page 1 · Agenda packet
To elect Linda M. Pereira Vice-President of the City Council for 2017
On a roll call, Councilor Linda M. Pereira received 8 votes and Councilor Richard Cabeceiras received 1 vote. The minutes don’t say who voted for whom. A motion to make the vote unanimous followed.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Richard Cabeceiras and seconded by Councilor Cliff Ponte, it was unanimously voted to adopt the order. On a roll call vote, Councilor Linda M. Pereira received 8 votes and Councilor Richard Cabeceiras received 1 vote. Councilor Linda M. Pereira was declared Vice President of the City Council for the year 2017.” (Motion: Cabeceiras, second: Ponte)
To make the vote for Vice-President unanimous
From the minutes
“Councilor Joseph D. Camara then made a motion for unanimity and it was seconded by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and it was voted unanimously.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Mitchell)
2 Order — Elect Vice-President of the City Council for the year 2017
Minutes, page 1 · Agenda packet
To adjourn at 6:07 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Cliff Ponte, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:07 p.m.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Ponte)
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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