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December 1, 2020
4 recorded votes, 2 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, Leo O. Pelletier, Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte
Absent: Christopher M. Peckham, Sr.
Every vote, in order
1 Citizens' input Joseph F. Carvalho, 575 Eastern Avenue -- Landfill Eric Sowersby, 22 Apple Creek Lane — Proposal for Municipal Internet
Minutes, page 99 · Agenda packet · Video
To forward this communication to Corporation Counsel
Yes: Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, PonteNo: CadimeAbsent: Peckham, Pereira
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was voted 6 yeas, 1 nay to forward this communication to Corporation Counsel, with Councilor Cadime voting in the negative, Councilor Pereira absent due to technical difficulty and not voting and Councilor Peckham absent and nof voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Lee)
3 Resolution — Discuss funding for the construction of storage area/facility
Minutes, page 102 · Agenda packet · Video
To table
Yes: Kilby, Lee, Pelletier, PereiraNo: Cadime, Dionne, Laliberte, PonteAbsent: Peckham
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was voted 4 yeas, 4 nays to table with matter, with Councilors Cadime, Michelle Dionne, Pam Laliberte and President Ponte voting in the negative and Councilor Peckham absent and not voting and the mation did not carry.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Lee)
To table the matter
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, PonteAbsent: Peckham
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was voted 8 yeas to table the matter, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Dionne)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 102 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 8:21 p.m
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pereira, PonteAbsent: Peckham, Pelletier
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was voted 7 yeas to adjourn at 8:21 p.m., with Councilors Peckham and Leo Pelletier absent and not voting.” (Motion: Dionne, 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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