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March 3, 2022
6 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Shawn E. Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Michelle M. Dionne, Bradford L. Kilby, Pamela S. Laliberte, Trott Lee, Leo O. Pelletier, Linda M. Pereira, Andrew J. Raposo
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
2 Mayor and veto of City Council vote taken on February 22, 2022 regarding communication from Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School relating to construction of new Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School
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That the veto be laid on the table in accordance
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Camara, it was unanimously voted that the veto be laid on the table in accordance with the Charter.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Joseph D. Camara)
3 Order and warrant scheduling Special Election for April 11, 2022 Council President Pam Laliberte-Lebeau asked Corporation Counsel whether the City Council is in agreement that the matter needs to be brought to the residents for a vote due to the
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet · Video
To deny the order
Yes: Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, RaposoNo: Dionne, Kilby
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was voted 7 yeas, 2 nays to deny the order, with Councilors Dionne and Bradford Kilby voting in the negative.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Lee)
That the warrant scheduling a special election be granted leave to withdraw
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, Raposo
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was voted 9 yeas that the warrant scheduling a special election be granted leave to withdraw.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Pereira)
4 Order designating polling places
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet · Video
That the order be granted leave to withdraw
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, Raposo
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was voted 9 yeas that the order be granted leave to withdraw.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Pereira)
5 Order — Ballot Question re: Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet · Video
That the order be granted leave to withdraw
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Laliberte, Lee, Pelletier, Pereira, Raposo
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Camara, it was voted 9 yeas that the order be granted leave to withdraw.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Joseph D. Camara)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 10:33 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 10:33 p.m.” (Motion: Raposo, 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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