MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Committee on Finance · 6:00 p.m.
September 13, 2022
10 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, Joseph D. Camara, Michelle M. Dionne, Bradford L. Kilby, Leo O. Pelletier, Linda M. Pereira, Andrew J. Raposo, Laura-Jean Sampson
Absent: Pamela S. Laliberte
Every vote, in order
1 Citizens' Input Time — Before Discussion of Financial Matters: Nelson Vasquez, 210 Sunset Hill - MBTA
Minutes, page 44 · Agenda packet · Video
To waive the rules to allow for the letter from Patrick Higgins, currently not a Fall River resident, read during Citizen's Input
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Washington, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow for the letter from Patrick Higgins, currently not a Fall River resident, read during Citizen's Input, with Councilor Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Sampson)
2a Mayor and orders to accept and expend the following grants: ;: $268,132 - MA DCR — Extend the Quequechan River Rail Trail
Minutes, page 44 · Agenda packet · Video
To refer the order to the full Council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted to refer the order to the full Council for action, with Councilor Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Pereira)
2b Mayor and orders to accept and expend the following grants: ;: $100,000 ~ U.S, EPA — Lead pipe inventory and-public engagement program
Minutes, page 45 · Agenda packet · Video
To waive the rules to allow the Administrator of Community Utilities, Paul Ferland, to answer questions
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pelletier and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow the Administrator of Community Utilities, Paul Ferland, to answer questions, with Councilor Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pelletier, second: Pereira)
To refer the order to the full Council for adoption
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted to refer the order to the full Council for adoption, with .” (Motion: Kilby, second: Pelletier)
2c Mayor and orders to accept and expend the following grants: ;: $148,500 — MA EOEEA - Final design and permits to repair Sawdy Pond Dam
Minutes, page 45 · Agenda packet · Video
To refer the matter to the full Council for adoption
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to the full Council for adoption, with Councilor Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Pelletier)
2d Mayor and orders to accept and expend the following grants: ;: $379,875 — MA EOEEA — Mitigate effects of nutrient pollution in the So. Watuppa Pond
Minutes, page 45 · Agenda packet · Video
That the order be adopted, contingent upon approval for ARPA funds by the Bristol County Treasury
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted that the order be adopted, contingent upon approval for ARPA funds by the Bristol County Treasury, with Councilor Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Cadime)
To refer the matter to full council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to full council for action, with Councilor Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Pereira)
3 Mayor and Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Fall River and the Fall River Environmental Police, MCOP Local 491
Minutes, page 46 · Agenda packet · Video
To refer the matter to full Council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to full Council for action, with Councilor Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Pereira)
4 Discussion of Fiscal Year 2022 Quarter 4 Budget Report The Director of Financial Services provided a brief overview of the Fiscal Year 2022 Quarter 4
Minutes, page 44 · Agenda packet · Video
To refer the report to the full Council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted to refer the report to the full Council for action, with Councilor Laliberte absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Kilby)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 44 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 6:36 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Councilor Washington, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:36 p.m.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Sampson)
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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