MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Committee on Finance · 6:00 p.m.
April 11, 2017
14 recorded votes, 0 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
During the meeting:
- Council President Shawn E. Cadime returned
Every vote, in order
Dan Dupere, 80 Spencer Street - CDA Budget Carmen Richardi, 45 Rock Street - CDA Budget James Smith,.695 Pleasant Street - CDA Budget
To waive the rules to allow James Smith to finish his statement
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Joseph D. Camara and seconded by Councilor Linda M. Pereira, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow James Smith to finish his statement.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Pereira)
To waive the rules to allow the following non Fall River resident to speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Cliff Ponte it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow the following non Fall River resident to speak.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Ponte)
Henry Vaillancourt, M.D., 159 Tickle Road, Westport, MA — CDA Budget
To waive the-rules to allow the following non Fall River resident to speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Linda M. Pereira and seconded by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell it was unanimously voted to waive the-rules to allow the following non Fall River resident to speak.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Mitchell)
Anne Hartnett, 20 Racine Avenue, Seekonk, MA — Parking Ticket
To waive the rules to allow citizen input to exceed 30 minutes
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Joseph D. Camara and seconded by Councilor Cliff Ponte, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow citizen input to exceed 30 minutes.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Ponte)
To waive the rules to allow Chief Lynch to finish his statement
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Joseph D. Camara and seconded by Councilor Pam Laliberte-Lebeau, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow Chief Lynch to finish his statement.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Laliberte)
Anabela Oliveira, 179 No. Main Street - CDA Budget
To waive the rules to allow Anabela Oliveira to finish her statement
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Joseph D. Camara and seconded by Councilor Cliff Ponte, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow Anabela Oliveira to finish her statement.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Ponte)
2 Mayor and order for the acquisition of 0 Jefferson Street
To refer the matter to the full council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Stephen R. Long, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to the full council for action.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Long)
3 Order — CPA funding for an elevator at the Maritime Museum
To refer the matter to the full council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Stephen R. Long, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to the full council for action.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Long)
To take item #5 out of order
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Richard Cabeceiras, it was unanimously voted to take item #5 out of order.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Cabeceiras)
5 Resolution - Administration provide update on abandoned properties with overgrown weeds/trash
To fift the item from the table
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Steven A. Camara and seconded by Councilor Stephen R. Long, it was unanimously voted to fift the item from the table.” (Motion: Steven A. Camara, second: Long)
To refer the resolution to the full council for action
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Steven A. Camara and seconded by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell, it was unanimously voted to refer the resolution to the full council for action.” (Motion: Steven A. Camara, second: Mitchell)
To take item #6 out of order
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Cliff Ponte, it was unanimously voted to take item #6 out of order.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Ponte)
4.5 That the Appropriation Order #2 from March 14, 2017 for transferring $150,000 from EMS STABILIZATION FUND to EMS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES be rescinded due to the clerical error — That the sum of $22,360 be transferred, and the same is, hereby
To table items #4A, 4B and 4C
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Steven A. Camara and seconded by Councilor Ra ymond A. Mitchell, it was unanimously voted to table items #4A, 4B and 4C.” (Motion: Steven A. Camara, second: Mitchell)
4.4 That the Appropriation Order #2 from March 14, 2017 for transferring $150,000 from EMS STABILIZATION FUND to EMS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES be rescinded due to the clerical error — Resolution - Administration provide update regarding street ligh
To adjourn at 10:34 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Steven A. Camara, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 10:34 p.m.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Steven A. Camara)
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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