MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Committee on Finance · 6:00 p.m.
May 26, 2026
7 recorded votes, 4 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, Michael G. Canuel, Michelle M. Dionne, Paul B. Hart, Christopher M. Peckham, Sr., Linda M. Pereira, Cliff A. Ponte, Andrew J. Raposo
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Councilor Camara arrived at 6:10 p.m
- President Ponte returned to the podium at 7:30 p.m
Every vote, in order
3 Discussion of the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Municipal Budget as follows: mo e Municipal Budget Presentation The Council President provided a summary of the Committee's scheduled budget meetings on May 26, May 28, June 1, June 2 and June 3, 2026. President Ponte and Emily Arpke, Director
Minutes, page 115 · Agenda packet · Video
To recommend the City Council reject the proposed FY27 budget and request that the Administration adjust the revenues for the tax levy to 1% instead of 2.5%
Yes: Peckham, PonteNo: Cadime, Canuel, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Pereira, Raposo
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by President Ponte, it was voted 2 yeas, 7 nays, to recommend the City Council reject the proposed FY27 budget and request that the Administration adjust the revenues for the tax levy to 1% instead of 2.5%, with President Ponte and Councilor Peckham voting in the affirmative, and the motion failed to carry.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Ponte)
To recommend the City Council reject the proposed FY27 budget and request that the Administration adjust the revenues for the tax levy to 2% instead of 2.5%
Yes: Peckham, PonteNo: Cadime, Canuel, Dionne, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Pereira, Raposo
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Peckham and seconded by President Ponte, it was voted 2 yeas, 7 nays, to recommend the City Council reject the proposed FY27 budget and request that the Administration adjust the revenues for the tax levy to 2% instead of 2.5%, with President Ponte and Councilor Peckham voting in the affirmative, and the motion failed to carry.” (Motion: Peckham, second: Ponte)
To waive the rules and allow the discussion to continue until 10:30 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Péckham and seconded by Vice President Dionne, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules and allow the discussion to continue until 10:30 p.m.” (second: Dionne)
To move the question
Yes: Cadime, Canuel, Dionne, Peckham, PereiraNo: Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Ponte, Raposo
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Pereira, it was voted 5 yeas, 4 nays to move the question, with President Ponte and Councilors Camara, Hart, and Raposo voting in the negative.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Pereira)
To recommend that the City Council reduce the Law Department, Expenses, from 700,000 to $0
Yes: Cadime, Dionne, Peckham, PonteNo: Canuel, Hart, Joseph D. Camara, Pereira, Raposo
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Cadime and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was voted 4 yeas, 5 nays, to recommend that the City Council reduce the Law Department, Expenses, from 700,000 to $0, with President Ponte, Vice President Dionne and Councilors Cadime and , Peckham voting in the affirmative, and the motion failed to carry.” (Motion: Cadime, second: Peckham)
To table the Proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Municipal Budget
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Hart, it was unanimously voted to table the Proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Municipal Budget.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Hart)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 125 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 10:59 p.m
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 10:59 p.m.” (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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