MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Committee on Finance · 6:00 p.m.
September 27, 2022
9 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, Pamela S. Laliberte, Leo O. Pelletier, Linda M. Pereira, Andrew J. Raposo, Laura-Jean Sampson
Absent: Bradford L. Kilby
Every vote, in order
2 a. Mayor and order transferring the sum of $55,800.00 from the Sale of Burial Lots Fund to Cemetery Upgrades, Expenses
Minutes, page 50 · Agenda packet · Video
To recommend transferring the sum of $52,000.00 from the Sale of Burial Lots Fund to Cemetery Expenses to the full Council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Washington, it was unanimously voted to recommend transferring the sum of $52,000.00 from the Sale of Burial Lots Fund to Cemetery Expenses to the full Council for action, with Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Sampson)
To recommend transferring the sum of $3,800.00 from the Sale of Burial Lots Fund to Cemetery Expenses to the full Council for action
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted to recommend transferring the sum of $3,800.00 from the Sale of Burial Lots Fund to Cemetery Expenses to the full Council for action, with Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Pereira)
To recommend transferring the sum of $43,900.00 from the EMS Stabilization Fund to EMS, Expenses to the full Council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to recommend transferring the sum of $43,900.00 from the EMS Stabilization Fund to EMS, Expenses to the full Council for action, with Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Raposo)
To recommend transferring the sum of $55,000.00 from the EMS Fund Stabilization Fund to EMS, Expenses to the full Council for action
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted to recommend transferring the sum of $55,000.00 from the EMS Fund Stabilization Fund to EMS, Expenses to the full Council for action, with Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Pereira)
3 Resolution — Administration consider implementing the use of body cameras by the Fail River Police Department
Minutes, page 51 · Agenda packet · Video
To lift the item from the table
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to lift the item from the table, with Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Raposo)
To refer the matter to full council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to full council for action, with Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Dionne)
4 Resolution — Administration provide update on the timeline for the distribution of COVID-19 "premium pay" for City employees
Minutes, page 51 · Agenda packet · Video
To lift the item from table but the item was already on the table for consideration
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Pelletier, it was unanimously voted to lift the item from table but the item was already on the table for consideration, with Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Pelletier)
To refer the matter to full Council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted to refer the matter to full Council for action, with Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Cadime)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 52 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 6:46 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:46 p.m., with Councilor Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, 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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