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July 13, 2021
6 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
Every vote, in order
4 Citizens' Input Collin Dias, 560 Ray Street - American Civil Liberties Union
Minutes, page 118 · Agenda packet · Video
To take item #5 out of order
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to take item #5 out of order.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
5 Discussion and review of City Council policy on the use of the City Council Attorney
Minutes, page 119 · Agenda packet · Video
To add item #19 to the City Council Policy for access to the City Council Attorney, to state that the City Council as a body will be notified when services or opinions are requested
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Laliberte and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted to add item #19 to the City Council Policy for access to the City Council Attorney, to state that the City Council as a body will be notified when services or opinions are requested.” (Motion: Laliberte, second: Lee)
To recommend the changes be sent to full Council for adoption
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted to recommend the changes be sent to full Council for adoption.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Lee)
3 Resolution — Administration present an outlined plan for the use of $70 million dollars of one-time money from the $1.9 Trillion Dollar Stimulus Plan
Minutes, page 120 · Agenda packet · Video
To request a legal opinion regarding the expenditure of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted to request a legal opinion regarding the expenditure of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Lee)
To table the matter
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Laliberte and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to table the matter, with Councilor Pereira opposed.” (Motion: Laliberte, second: Dionne)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 121 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 10:08 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 10:08 p.m.” (Motion: Kilby, 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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