MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Committee on Finance · 6:00 p.m.
September 28, 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
1 Citizens' Input Rene G. Brown, 105 Bank Street — Citizens' Input Richard Barlow, 50 Anderson Street — State of the City
Minutes, page 40 · Agenda packet · Video
To waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to submit input
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to submit input, with Councilor Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Dionne)
To take item #5 out of order
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted to take item #5 out of order, with Councilor Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Kilby)
2 Discussion re: Amendment to the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Federal Court Order No. 1:87-CV-03067
Minutes, page 41 · Agenda packet · Video
To lift the matter from the table
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Lee and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted to lift the matter from the table.” (Motion: Lee, second: Peckham)
3 Discussion re: Administrative Order of Consent with the Environmental Protection Agency for the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Court Order
Minutes, page 41 · Agenda packet · Video
To lift the matter from the table
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to lift the matter from the table.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Dionne)
4 Committee on Finance meet with Administrator of Community Utilities to discuss stormwater accounts for properties located east of the North Watuppa Pond area
Minutes, page 42 · Agenda packet · Video
To recommend the matter be referred to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted to recommend the matter be referred to the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Lee)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 42 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 8:06 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Lee and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:06 p.m.” (Motion: Lee, second: Pereira)
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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