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May 19, 2026
6 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Present: Shawn E. Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Michael G. Canuel, Paul B. Hart, Christopher M. Peckham, Sr., Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte, Andrew J. Raposo
Absent: Michelle M. Dionne
Every vote, in order
Special Meeting Of The City Council
1 Citizen Input —- None
Minutes, page 1 · Agenda packet · Video
To lift item 2 from the table
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted to lift item 2 from the table, with Vice President Dionne absent and not voting.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Peckham)
Priority Matters
2 Mayor and request for confirmation of the appointment of Christopher Hathaway as the Director of Community Maintenance
Minutes, page 1 · Agenda packet · Video
To confirm the appointment
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to confirm the appointment, with Vice President Dionne absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Raposo)
To lift item 3 from the table
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to lift item 3 from the table, with Vice President Dionne absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Raposo)
Committee Reports
3 Resolution — City Council pursues legal action to get a legal determination from a judge on the City Council's authority to confirm reappointments, the City Council's jurisdiction to investigate City departments and the City Council's
Recommended by the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
Minutes, page 2 · Agenda packet · Video
To waive the rules to allow Alan Rumsey, Esq., Corporation Counsel, to answer questions
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by Councilor Canuel, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow Alan Rumsey, Esq., Corporation Counsel, to answer questions, with Vice President Dionne absent and not voting.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Canuel)
To table the resolution until the May 26, 2026, Regular Meeting of the City Council
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Raposo, it was unanimously voted to table the resolution until the May 26, 2026, Regular Meeting of the City Council, with Vice President Dionne absent and not voting.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Raposo)
Adjournment
Recommended by the Committee on Ordinances and Legislation
Minutes, page 4 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 6:34 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 6:34 p.m., with Vice President Dionne absent and not voting.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Peckham)
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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