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May 30, 2017
8 recorded votes, 1 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
Bill Kenney, 571 Florence Street — Streetscapes
To waive the rules to allow Bill Kenney 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 Bill Kenney to finish his statement.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Laliberte)
To allow Corporation Counsel to speak during citizen input é and the motion did not carry
Yes: Joseph D. Camara, Long, Ponte, Steven A. CamaraNo: Cabeceiras, Cadime, Laliberte, Mitchell, Pereira
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Steven A. Camara and seconded by Councilor Linda M. Pereira, it was voted 4 yeas, 5 nays to allow Corporation Counsel to speak during citizen input, with Councilors Richard Cabeceiras, Pam Laliberte-Lebeau, Raymond A. Mitchell, Linda M. Pereira and President Shawn E. Cadime voting in the negative é and the motion did not carry.” (Motion: Steven A. Camara, second: Pereira)
Thomas Cory, 389 Stafford Road — Streetscapes Collin Dias, 560 Ray Street - Slum Properties M. Earle Gaudette, 38 Gaudette Drive — Street Conditions
To waive the rules to allow citizen input to exceed 30 minutes
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Richard Cabeceiras, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow citizen input to exceed 30 minutes.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Cabeceiras)
1 Resolution — Administration discuss PILOT (Payment in lieu of taxes) Program
To recommend the resolution be granted leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Linda M. Pereira, it was unanimously voted to recommend the resolution be granted leave to withdraw.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Pereira)
2 Communication — Mayor regarding revised Capital Plan
To lift the item from the table
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Cliff Ponte, it was unanimously voted to lift the item from the table.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Ponte)
To recommend the communication be granted leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Richard Cabeceiras, it was unanimously voted to recommend the communication be granted leave to withdraw.”
3 Fire Chief be invited to future Committee on Finance meeting to discuss new policies and Procedures
To recommend the resolution be granted leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Linda M. Pereira, it was unanimously voted to recommend the resolution be granted leave to withdraw.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Pereira)
To adjourn at 6:41 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Pam Laliberte-Lebeau, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:41 p.m.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Laliberte)
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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