MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Committee on Finance · 6:00 p.m.
August 12, 2019
6 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
Sources: Minutes (PDF, in the agenda packet where the council approved them) · Agenda packet · Meeting video
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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
During the meeting:
- President Ponte returned to the podium at 7:54 p.m
- Councilor Kilby left the meeting at 8:20 p.m
Every vote, in order
3 Discussion of Fiscal Year 2019 Quarter 4 Budget Report The Director of Financial Services provided a brief overview of the Quarter 4 Budget Report.
Minutes, page 151 · Agenda packet · Video
To table the matter
Yes: Joseph D. Camara, Pelletier, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosNo: Cadime, Laliberte, Long, PonteAbsent: Kilby
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Long and seconded by Councilor Camara, it was voted 4 yeas, 4 nays to table the matter with Councilors Cadime, Laliberte, Stephen Long and Cliff Ponte voting in the negative and Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Long, second: Joseph D. Camara)
To move the question
Yes: Cadime, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, Ponte, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosNo: Joseph D. CamaraAbsent: Kilby
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Laliberte and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was voted 7 yeas, 1 nay to move the question with Councilor Camara voting in the negative and Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Laliberte, second: Cadime)
To amend the motion to withdraw authorization for streetscapes projects and apply funding to road repairs, by adding that it be referred to the full council for action
Yes: Cadime, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, Ponte, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosNo: Joseph D. CamaraAbsent: Kilby
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Long, it was voted 7 yeas, 1 nay to amend the motion to withdraw authorization for streetscapes projects and apply funding to road repairs, by adding that it be referred to the full council for action, with Councilor Camara voting in the negative and Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Long)
To adopt the motion
Yes: Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, Ponte, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosAbsent: Kilby
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Long and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was voted 8 yeas to adopt the motion, with Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Long, second: Pelletier)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 151 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 9:10 p.m
Yes: Cadime, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, PonteNo: Joseph D. Camara, Steven A. Camara, ViveirosAbsent: Kilby
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Laliberte, it was voted 5 yeas, 3 nays to adjourn at 9:10 p.m., with Councilors Camara, Steven SCamara and Derek Viveiros voting in the negative and Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Laliberte)
To adjourn at 9:10 p.m
The minutes record the count as 5 yeas and 3 nays but do not make clear how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Laliberte, it was voted 5 yeas, 3 nays to adjourn at 9:10 p.m., with Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, 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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