MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Committee on Finance · 6:00 p.m.
July 16, 2024
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, Paul B. Hart, Bradford L. Kilby, Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte, Andrew J. Raposo, Laura-Jean Sampson
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
1 Citizen Input Time — Before Discussion of Financial Matters CJ Ferry, 300 Buffinton Street - Taxes/Fees Robert Camara, 127 Gagnon Street ~ Oath, Laws, Duty
Minutes, page 104 · Agenda packet · Video
To waive the rules to allow Mr
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow Mr.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Kilby)
That the City Clerk send a letter to ' Corporation Counsel on behalf of the City Council regarding this matter and requesting information regarding the anticipated date that the proposed ordinance will be presented, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of these minutes
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Ponte and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted that the City Clerk send a letter to ' Corporation Counsel on behalf of the City Council regarding this matter and requesting information regarding the anticipated date that the proposed ordinance will be presented, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Dionne)
To lift item 2 from the table
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to lift item 2 from the table.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Raposo)
2 Resolution - Committee on Finance reconvene with a representative from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the City Administrator and the City Engineer for an update on the progress of the Route 79/Davol Street Corridor
Minutes, page 105 · Agenda packet · Video
To table the resolution
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Ponte and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to table the resolution.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Dionne)
3 Order/Resolution — Drafted ballot question relative to the new Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School Seth Thomas Aitken, City Administrator, provided a brief overview of the decisions made in the past regarding the construction of a new Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School
Minutes, page 108 · Agenda packet · Video
To refer the order/resolution to full Council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Vice President Pereira, it was unanimously voted to refer the order/resolution to full Council for action.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Pereira)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 108 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 8:14 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by President Camara, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:14 p.m.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Joseph D. Camara)
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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