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June 29, 2021
2 meetings this evening, 3 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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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
3 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
1 Citizens' Input
Minutes, page 293 · Agenda packet · Video
To adopt the motion as amended for the President to call an emergency meeting on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 inviting the Mayor and Director of Financial Services, and further request that the Mayor resubmit a budget to the City Council for discussion to reduce, delete or approve, or that . the Mayor submit a month to month budget
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Peckham, Pelletier, Pereira, Ponte
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was voted 9 yeas, to adopt the motion as amended for the President to call an emergency meeting on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 inviting the Mayor and Director of Financial Services, and further request that the Mayor resubmit a budget to the City Council for discussion to reduce, delete or approve, or that . the Mayor submit a month to month budget.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Dionne)
That
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Laliberte, Peckham, PonteNo: Kilby, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was voted 5 yeas, 4 nays, that with a lack of response from the Mayor, the City President and Vice President were authorized to engage in the services of KP Law, PC to explore litigation with respect to the adoption of the FY 2022 Municipal Budget, with Councilors Kilby, Trott Lee, Leo Pelletier and Linda Pereira voting in the negative.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Peckham)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 294 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 8:31 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:31 p.m.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Lee)
7:00 p.m. · Fall River City Council · Special meeting
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda packet · Revised agenda · Meeting video · City meeting page
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
0 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
No recorded votes.
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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