MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Committee on Finance · 6:20 p.m.
June 23, 2020
4 recorded votes, 0 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, Michelle M. Dionne, Bradford L. Kilby, Pamela S. Laliberte, Trott Lee, Christopher M. Peckham, Sr., Leo O. Pelletier, Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Councilor Kilby left the meeting at 9:45 p.m
Every vote, in order
3 Mayor and continuing appropriation (One Twelfth Budget) A PowerPoint presentation was made by the Director of Financial Services regarding the One Twelfth Budget. She also provided an overview of parking meter receipts, meals taxes, ,
Minutes, page 104 · Agenda packet · Video
To send a letter to the State Delegation requesting guidance on the use of the $7.9 million dollars that was awarded to the City of Fall River from the CARES Act (copy of said letter is attached hereto and made a part of these minutes)
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted to send a letter to the State Delegation requesting guidance on the use of the $7.9 million dollars that was awarded to the City of Fall River from the CARES Act (copy of said letter is attached hereto and made a part of these minutes).” (Motion: Dionne, second: Kilby)
4 Mayor and proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget for Emergency Medical Services Division
Minutes, page 105 · Agenda packet · Video
To refer the matter to the full council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to the full council for action.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Dionne)
5 Mayor and revised Fiscal Year 2021 budget for Water and Sewer Divisions
Minutes, page 105 · Agenda packet · Video
To refer the matter to full council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to full council for action, with Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Peckham)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 106 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 10:37 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 10:37 p.m.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Peckham)
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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