MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River City Council · 2020–2021 Council · Special meeting · 6:15 p.m.
October 18, 2021
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda packet · Meeting video · City meeting page
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Present: Shawn E. Cadime, Michelle M. Dionne, Bradford L. Kilby, Pamela S. Laliberte, Christopher M. Peckham, Sr., Leo O. Pelletier, Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte
Absent: Trott Lee
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1 Citizen Input Daryl Gonyon, 76 Frost Street ~ Budget
Minutes, page 1 · Agenda packet · Video
To waive the rules to allow Daryl Gagnon to finish his comments
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow Daryl Gagnon to finish his comments, with Councilor Lee absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Dionne)
To waive the rules to allow Joseph and Stephanie Merkt to finish their comments
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 Joseph and Stephanie Merkt to finish their comments, with Councilor Lee absent and not voting.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Dionne)
To adopt the resolution
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to adopt the resolution, with Councilor Lee absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Dionne)
4 2021. He also noted and read an email from Mary Sahady dated October 15, 2027 answering the invitation that was emailed to her on Thursday, October 14, 2021. Councilor Linda M. Pereira asked when the City Council will receive the Fiscal Year 2022 Quarter 1 Budget Report. Council
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet · Video
To file a resolution to direct to the attention of the Mayor that he has failed to comply
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Laliberte and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted to file a resolution to direct to the attention of the Mayor that he has failed to comply with Section 2-7, Access to Information, and Section 3-6, Communications Special Meetings of the City Charter, with Councilor Lee absent and not voting.” (Motion: Laliberte, second: Peckham)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 8:23 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:23 p.m., with Councilor Lee absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Dionne)
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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