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April 10, 2018
8 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Minutes (PDF, in the agenda packet where the council approved them) · Agenda packet
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Attendance
Present: Shawn E. Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Steven A. Camara, Bradford L. Kilby, Pamela S. Laliberte, Stephen R. Long, Leo O. Pelletier, Cliff A. Ponte, Derek R. Viveiros
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Before the numbered agenda items
Minutes, page 81 · Agenda packet
To waive the rules to allow the following non Fall River resident to speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Laliberte, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow the following non Fall River resident to speak.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Laliberte)
To waive the 30 minute time limit for Citizens' Input
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted to waive the 30 minute time limit for Citizens' Input.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Pelletier)
To waive the 3 minute rule for Fire Chief John Lynch to / finish his statement
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Laliberte and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted to waive the 3 minute rule for Fire Chief John Lynch to / finish his statement.” (Motion: Laliberte, second: Pelletier)
2 Communication - PERAC — FY19 Appropriation i The Director of Financial Services gave an overview of the Fiscal Year 2019 PERAC - Appropriation. The City Administrator stated that the Fiscal Year 2018 normal cost for retirement is $5,987,835, which is much less than needs to be appropriated due to our
Minutes, page 82 · Agenda packet
To accept the communication and place it on file
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted to accept the communication and place it on file.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Pelletier)
To send a letter to the Mayor requesting that two budgets be presented to the City Council
Yes: Kilby, Pelletier, PonteNo: Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Long, Steven A. Camara, Viveiros
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, requesting that a letter be sent to the Mayor requesting that two budgets be presented to the City Council. It was voted 3 yeas, 6 nays with Councilors Cadime, Joseph Camara, Steven A. Camara, Pam Laliberte, Stephen R. Long and Derek Viveiros voting in the negative.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Pelletier)
3 Resolution — Administration provide details of proposed plan to eliminate PAYT purple bags a The Director of Financial Services stated that $2.5 million was listed as revenues from the PAYT program. Currently we are tracking about $2.3 to $2.35 million in revenues, so we will
Minutes, page 82 · Agenda packet
That the resolution be granted leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Laliberte and seconded by Councilor Long, it was unanimously voted that the resolution be granted leave to withdraw.” (Motion: Laliberte, second: Long)
4 Discussion regarding Year Four Annual Action Plan
Minutes, page 83 · Agenda packet
To refer the matter to the ok full council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Camara and seconded by Councilor Long, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to the ok full council for action.” (Motion: Joseph D. Camara, second: Long)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 83 · Agenda packet
To adjourn at 8:27 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:27 p.m.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Kilby)
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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