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August 27, 2018
5 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda packet · City meeting page
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Present: Shawn E. Cadime, Steven A. Camara, Bradford L. Kilby, Pamela S. Laliberte, Stephen R. Long, Leo O. Pelletier, Cliff A. Ponte, Derek R. Viveiros
Absent: Joseph D. Camara
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2 Resolution regarding the use of Dickinson Street by the Atlantis Charter School
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To table the resolution
Yes: Kilby, Long, Steven A. CamaraNo: Cadime, Laliberte, Pelletier, Ponte, ViveirosAbsent: Joseph D. Camara
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor SCamara and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was voted 3 yeas, 5 nays to table the resolution with Councilors Cadime, Pam Laliberte, Leo Pelletier, Derek Viveiros and Cliff Ponte voting in the negative and Councilor Camara absent and not voting and the motion failed to carry.” (Motion: Steven A. Camara, second: Kilby)
To adopt the resolution
Yes: Cadime, Kilby, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, Ponte, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosAbsent: Joseph D. Camara
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Long, it was voted 8 yeas to adopt the resolution with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Long)
3 Communication and Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Fall River and the Atlantis Charter School regarding the use of Dickinson Street
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet
To call the question
Yes: Cadime, Kilby, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, Ponte, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosAbsent: Joseph D. Camara
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor SCamara and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was voted 8 yeas to call the question, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Steven A. Camara, second: Kilby)
4b Loan orders for the purpose of repairs and ADA compliance for: .: Tansey School Repairs in the amount of $2,970,496
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To authorize the two loan orders to be published and referred to the Committee on Finance
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor SCamara and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted to authorize the two loan orders to be published and referred to the Committee on Finance, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Steven A. Camara, second: Kilby)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet
To adjourn at 8:14 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:14 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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