MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Committee on Finance · 6:00 p.m.
September 12, 2023
6 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, Pamela S. Laliberte, Linda M. Pereira, Andrew J. Raposo
Absent: Leo O. Pelletier, Laura-Jean Sampson
During the meeting:
- Councilor Laliberte arrived at 6:12 p.m
Every vote, in order
1 Citizens' Input Time — Before Discussion of Financial Matters: Deolinda Camara, 5-Wayland Street — No one is doing their job ‘ Eileen Raposa, 813 Meridian Street - Meridian Street/Davis Park playground
Minutes, page 144 · Agenda packet · Video
To waive the rules and allow Ms
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules and allow Ms.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Raposo)
To waive the rules to allow Alan Macomber, 1 Hope Street, Westport, MA, to speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Vice President Pereira and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow Alan Macomber, 1 Hope Street, Westport, MA, to speak, with Councilors Pelletier and Washington absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Raposo)
2 Fiscal Year 2023 Quarter 4 Budget Report : Bridget Almon, Director of Financial Services, stated that the Quarter 4 Budget Report was no longer accurate because the end-of-year entries for various departments had not yet been
Minutes, page 145 · Agenda packet · Video
To table the item
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Kilby and seconded by Vice President Pereira, it was unanimously voted to table the item, with Councilors Pelletier and Washington absent and not voting.” (Motion: Kilby, second: Pereira)
3 Discussion with Administration and representatives from the Department of Emergency ; Medical Services, Community Development Agency. and the Homeless and Substance Use Disorder Outreach Services re funding and contracting of a Mental .
Minutes, page 145 · Agenda packet · Video
To table the item
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Laliberte, it was unanimously voted to table the item, with Councilors Pelletier and Washington absent and not voting.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Laliberte)
4 Discussion with Administration re strategies to decrease the number of homeless encampments within the City.
Minutes, page 146 · Agenda packet · Video
To recommend that the resolution be granted leave to withdraw
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Vice President Pereira and seconded by President Camara, it was unanimously voted to recommend that the resolution be granted leave to withdraw, with Councilors Pelletier and Washington absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Joseph D. Camara)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 146 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 8:26 p.m
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:26 p.m., with Councilors Pelletier and Washington absent and not voting.” (Motion: Raposo, 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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