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November 19, 2019
2 meetings this evening, 7 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Start my ballot →5:55 p.m. · Public Hearings
Sources: Minutes (PDF, in the agenda packet where the council approved them) · Agenda packet · Meeting video
Public hearings let residents speak for or against petitions such as curb cuts, pole locations and licenses. The full council decides them at its regular meeting.
Attendance
Present: Shawn E. Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Steven A. Camara, Bradford L. Kilby, Pamela S. Laliberte, Stephen R. Long, Leo O. Pelletier, Derek R. Viveiros
Absent: None
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Before the numbered agenda items
Minutes, page 64 · Agenda packet · Video
To allow a non-resident to speak as an opponent
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Long, it was unanimously voted to allow a non-resident to speak as an opponent.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Long)
To close the public hearing
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Long, it was unanimously voted to close the public hearing.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Long)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 65 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 6:10 p.m
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:10 p.m.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Cadime)
6:00 p.m. · Fall River City Council · Special meeting
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda packet · Meeting video · City meeting page
Attendance
Note on these minutes: Cliff Ponte is not listed among the councilors at this meeting; the minutes show him as Acting Mayor, signing the council’s approved orders. Vice-President Pam Laliberte-Lebeau presided.
Present: Shawn E. Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Steven A. Camara, Bradford L. Kilby, Pamela S. Laliberte, Stephen R. Long, Leo O. Pelletier, Derek R. Viveiros
Absent: None
4 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Special Meeting Of The City Council
1 Citizens' Input Time — Marie Estacio, 120 Willow Street — Whitefield Street lot Bill Teixeira, 1019 Montgomery Street — Whitefield Street lot Bill Teixeira stated that Marie Estacio purchased two lots back in 2004 and was awarded a variance to
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet · Video
To adopt the tax factor of 1.71
Yes: Cadime, Kilby, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, ViveirosNo: Steven A. CamaraAbsent: Joseph D. Camara
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was voted 6 yeas, 1 nay to adopt the tax factor of 1.71 with Councilor SCamara voting in the negative and Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Kilby)
4 Resolution — Flooding and building issues at Whitefield Street
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet · Video
To adopt the resolution
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted to adopt the resolution, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Pelletier)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 6:50 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor SCamara, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:50 p.m., with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Steven A. Camara)
To adopt the FY2020 tax levy shares for each class of property
Yes: Cadime, Kilby, Laliberte, Long, Pelletier, ViveirosNo: Steven A. CamaraAbsent: Joseph D. Camara
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Long, it was voted 6 yeas, 1 nay with Councilor Steven A. Camara voting in the negative and Councilor Joseph Camara absent and not voting, to adopt the local tax levy to be borne by each class of real property and personal property for Fiscal Year 2020.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Long)
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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