MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Public Hearings · 5:55 p.m.
April 12, 2022
4 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, Leo O. Pelletier, Linda M. Pereira, Andrew J. Raposo
Absent: Joseph D. Camara
Every vote, in order
Before the numbered agenda items
Minutes, page 58 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be opened
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Dionne)
1 Underground Conduit and Pole Locations: Massachusetts Electric Company for underground conduit and new solely owned pole locations, as follows Airport Road National Grid requests to install four (4) new riser poles and two sections of 2-4" conduit, 50' and
Minutes, page 58 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting. i On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be opened, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Pereira)
2 Curb Removal: Michael Toupin, 452 Oak Grove Avenue, for the removal of curbing as follows Existing Proposed Existing To Be Total Driveway Driveway Replaced Driveway Access Access 452 Oak Grove Avenue 15'8" 10°4" 0' . 26°
Minutes, page 59 · Agenda packet · Video
That the hearing be closed
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Lee, it was unanimously voted that the hearing be closed, with Councilor Camara absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Lee)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 59 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 6:01 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:01 p.m., with Councilor Camara absent and not voting List of documents and other exhibits used during the meeting Agenda (attached) DVD of meeting OO A true copy.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Raposo)
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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