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October 24, 2017
16 recorded votes, 3 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
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To waive the rules to allow Brian Pearson to finish his statement
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cliff Ponte and seconded by Councilor Joseph D. Camara, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow Brian Pearson to finish his statement.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Joseph D. Camara)
Bruce Souza, 181 South Main Street — Rail Trail Amy M. Blanchette, 724 Second Street - Quequechan Rail Trail
To waive the rules to allow citizen input to exceed 30 minutes and each speaker to exceed 3 minutes, if needed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Joseph D. Camara and seconded by Councilor Steven A. Camara, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow citizen input to exceed 30 minutes and each speaker to exceed 3 minutes, if needed.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Steven A. Camara)
John Gonzalez, 65 Johnny Cake Trail, So
To waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Linda M. Pereira and seconded by Councilor Steven A. Camara, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to speak.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Steven A. Camara)
Sabrina Davis, 196 Irving Street — Sale of water Erica Scott, 187 Pitman Street —- Water sale and Rail Trail Rhonda Northrup, 85 Summit Dr., Cranston, RI 02920
To waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Steven A. Camara, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to speak.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Steven A. Camara)
To waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to Speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Linda M. Pereira, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to Speak.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Pereira)
Thomas LaPointe, 40 Albion Street — Rail Trail Veronica Turner, 912 Pearce Street — Rail Trail Raymond J. Trinque, 300 Centennial Street, Pascoag, RI 02859 — Water sales
To waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Steven A. Camara, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to speak.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Steven A. Camara)
John Sylvia, 51 Ada Street - Quequechan River Rail Trail
To waive the rules to allow Corporation Counsel to answer questions regarding the Quequechan River Rail Trail
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 Corporation Counsel to answer questions regarding the Quequechan River Rail Trail.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Pereira)
To un-waive the rules regarding a 3 minute time limit per speaker
Yes: Cabeceiras, Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, MitchellNo: Laliberte, Long, Pereira, Ponte, Steven A. Camara
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Joseph D. Camara and seconded by Councilor Richard Cabeceiras, it was voted 4 yeas, 5 nays to un-waive the rules regarding a 3 minute time limit per speaker, with Councilors Steven A. Camara, Pam Laliberte-Lebeau, Stephen R. Long, Linda M. Pereira and Cliff Ponte voting in the negative and the motion failed to carry.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Cabeceiras)
James Souza, 300 Stetson Street - AJULQRRT Al Lima, 488 Hood Street — Rail Trail Joe Carvalho, 575 Eastern Avenue — Rail Trail Ken Putman, 500 Wallum Lake Road, Pascoag, RI 02859 — Rhode Island concer
To waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to , speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Councilor Joseph D. Camara, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to , speak.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Joseph D. Camara)
Deborah Heagney, 265 Park Street, No. Attleboro, RI 02760 — Water
To waive the rules to allow a non-Falf 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 a non-Falf River resident to speak.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Ponte)
Robert Woods, Woods Lane, Pascoag, RI 02859 — Water Sales
To waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Steven A. Camara, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to speak.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Steven A. Camara)
Laura Young, 87 Lower Gore Road, Webster, MA 01570 — Water Sale
To waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Linda M. Pereira and seconded by Councilor Cliff Ponte, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to speak.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Ponte)
2 Resolution — Administration provide details of plan to end PAYT program
To lift the item from the table
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Steven A. Camara, it was unanimously voted to lift the item from the table.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Steven A. Camara)
To table the matter
Yes: Joseph D. Camara, Mitchell, Steven A. CamaraNo: Cabeceiras, Cadime, Laliberte, Long, Pereira, Ponte
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raymond A. Mitchell and seconded by Steven A. Camara, it was voted 3 yeas, 6 nays to table the matter, with Councilors Richard Cabeceiras, Pam Laliberte-Lebeau, Stephen R. Long, Linda M. Pereira, Cliff Ponte and Shawn E. Cadime voting in the negative and the motion failed to carry.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Steven A. Camara)
To recommend the item be granted leave to withdraw
Yes: Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Long, Pereira, Ponte, Steven A. CamaraNo: Cabeceiras, Cadime, Mitchell
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Steven A. Camara and seconded by Councilor Pam Laliberte-Lebeau, it was voted 6 yeas, 3 nays to recommend the item be granted leave to withdraw, with Councilors Richard Cabeceiras, Raymond A. Mitchell and Shawn E. Cadime voting in the negative.” (Motion: Steven A. Camara, second: Laliberte)
To adjourn at 11:04 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Richard Cabeceiras and seconded by Councilor Linda M. Pereira, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 11:04 p.m.” (Motion: Cabeceiras, 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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