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April 14, 2025
17 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
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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
Special Meeting Of The City Council
1 Citizen Input Time Kelly Buchanan, 16 Bradford Ave ~ Water taxes Sara Carvalho, 38 June Street — Water and Sewer
Minutes, page 1 · Agenda packet · Video
To waive the rules to allow Paul Ferland, Administrator of Community Utilities, and Emily Arpke, Interim Director of Financial Services, to answer questions regarding the budgets and to take item 2a out of order
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Ponte and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow Paul Ferland, Administrator of Community Utilities, and Emily Arpke, Interim Director of Financial Services, to answer questions regarding the budgets and to take item 2a out of order.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Raposo)
That the proposed ordinances to increase the Water and Sewer rates for FY26 be granted leave to withdraw, as amended
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Vice President Pereira and seconded by Councilor Camara, it was voted 9 yeas that the proposed ordinances to increase the Water and Sewer rates for FY26 be granted leave to withdraw, as amended.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Joseph D. Camara)
Committee Reports
2 Action Orders — Fiscal Year 2026 Enterprise Fund budgets for Water and Sewer Divisions
Recommended by the Committee on Finance
Minutes, page 3 · Agenda packet · Video
To reduce the Water Enterprise Fund Revenue by $527,000.00
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Ponte, RaposoNo: Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Ponte and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was voted 4 yeas, 5 nays to reduce the Water Enterprise Fund Revenue by $527,000.00, with Councilors Dionne, Ponte and Raposo voting in the affirmative.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Cadime)
To reconsider the vote to reduce the Water Enterprise Fund Revenues by 527,000.00
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Sampson and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted to reconsider the vote to reduce the Water Enterprise Fund Revenues by 527,000.00.” (Motion: Sampson, second: Cadime)
To adopt the Water Division appropriation for Water, Salaries
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, SampsonNo: Hart
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Ponte and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was voted 8 yeas, 1 nay, to adopt the Water Division appropriation for Water, Salaries, with Councilor Hart voting in the negative.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Cadime)
To adopt the Water Division budget appropriation for Water, Expenses
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Ponte and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was voted 9 yeas to adopt the Water Division budget appropriation for Water, Expenses.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Dionne)
To adopt the Water Division budget appropriation for Water, Capital
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was voted 9 yeas to adopt the Water Division budget appropriation for Water, Capital.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Raposo)
To reduce the Water Division budget appropriation for Water, Transfers and Indirect Costs by 527,000.00, and to adopt the appropriation, as amended
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Ponte and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was voted 9 yeas to reduce the Water Division budget appropriation for Water, Transfers and Indirect Costs by 527,000.00, and to adopt the appropriation, as amended.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Cadime)
To adopt the Water Division budget appropriation for Water, Debt
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Ponte and seconded by Vice President Pereira, it was voted 9 yeas to adopt the Water Division budget appropriation for Water, Debt.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Pereira)
To adopt the Water Division budget, as amended
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was voted 9 yeas to adopt the Water Division budget, as amended.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Dionne)
To adopt the Sewer Division budget appropriation for Sewer, Salaries
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Ponte, it was voted 9 yeas to adopt the Sewer Division budget appropriation for Sewer, Salaries.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Ponte)
To adopt the Sewer Division budget appropriation for Sewer, Expenses
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was voted 9 yeas to adopt the Sewer Division budget appropriation for Sewer, Expenses.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Raposo)
To adopt the Sewer Division budget appropriation for Sewer, Capital
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was voted 9 yeas to adopt the Sewer Division budget appropriation for Sewer, Capital.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Raposo)
To reduce the Sewer Division budget appropriation for Sewer, Transfers and Indirect Costs by 832,000.00, and to adopt the appropriation, as amended
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Ponte and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was voted 9 yeas to reduce the Sewer Division budget appropriation for Sewer, Transfers and Indirect Costs by 832,000.00, and to adopt the appropriation, as amended.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Cadime)
To adopt the Sewer Division budget appropriation for Sewer, Debt
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Dionne and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was voted 9 yeas to adopt the Sewer Division budget appropriation for Sewer, Debt.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Raposo)
To adopt the Sewer Division budget, as amended
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Kilby, Pereira, Ponte, Raposo, Sampson
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Ponte and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was voted 9 yeas to adopt the Sewer Division budget, as amended.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Raposo)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 5 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 8:21 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Vice President Pereira and seconded by Councilor Kilby, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:21 p.m.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Kilby)
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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