MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Committee on Finance · 6:00 p.m.
November 12, 2025
4 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: Joseph D. Camara, Michelle M. Dionne, Paul B. Hart, Bradford L. Kilby, Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte, Andrew J. Raposo, Ricky T. Tith
Absent: Shawn E. Cadime
During the meeting:
- Councilor Kilby arrived at 6:32 p.m
- President Camara arrived at 6:46 p.m
Every vote, in order
Before the numbered agenda items
Minutes, page 242 · Agenda packet · Video
To waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to speak
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Dionne, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow a non-Fall River resident to speak, with President Camara and Councilors Cadime and Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Dionne)
To waive the rules and allow Ms
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Ponte, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules and allow Ms.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Ponte)
1 Citizen Input Tracy Silva Barbosa, 120 Sycamore Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 — Fail River Arts and Culture Coalition David and Sandy Dennis, 132 Highland Avenue — Fall River Waterfront Cultural District
Minutes, page 242 · Agenda packet · Video
To waive the rules and allow Mr. and Mrs, Dennis to speak for an additional three minutes
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Ponte and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules and allow Mr. and Mrs, Dennis to speak for an additional three minutes, with President Camara and Councilors Cadime and Kilby absent and not voting.” (Motion: Ponte, second: Raposo)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 245 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 7:44 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Ponte, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 7:44 p.m., with Councilor Cadime absent and not voting.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Ponte)
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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