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Fall River City Council · 2026–2027 Council · Meeting night

June 2, 2026

2 meetings this evening, 6 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.

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5:55 p.m. · Public Hearings

Sources: Minutes (PDF, in the agenda packet where the council approved them)

Public hearings let residents speak for or against petitions such as curb cuts, pole locations and licenses. The full council decides them at its regular meeting.

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 Peckham arrived at 6:02 p.m

3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page

Opening the hearings

Minutes, page 105

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 8 present (Peckham absent)

To open the hearing

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted to open the hearing, with Councilor Peckham absent and not voting.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Cadime)

Read it in the official minutes, page 105 (PDF)

Closing the hearings

Minutes, page 106

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 9 present

To close the hearing

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted to close the hearing.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Peckham)

Read it in the official minutes, page 106 (PDF)

Adjournment

Minutes, page 106

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 9 present

To adjourn the hearing at 6:05 p.m

From the minutes

“On a further motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Canuel, it was unanimously voted to adjourn the hearing at 6:05 p.m.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Canuel)

Read it in the official minutes, page 106 (PDF)

6:05 p.m. · Committee on Finance

Sources: Minutes (PDF, in the agenda packet where the council approved them)

Committee on Finance: committee votes are recommendations to the full council, which takes the final vote. About this committee

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

3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page

1 Citizen Input : Andre Lopes, 64 Hunter Street — Our City

Minutes, page 150

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 9 present

To lift the Proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Municipal Budget from the table

From the minutes

“On a motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Cadime, it was unanimously voted to lift the Proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Municipal Budget from the table.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Cadime)

Read it in the official minutes, page 150 (PDF)

2 Continue discussion of the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Municipal Budget as follows: , ° Departments carried over from the June 4, 2026, Committee on Finance agenda, if needed e Public Safety Police; Harbor Master; Fire

Minutes, page 156

Table (set aside)Passed · Unanimous, 9 present

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)

Read it in the official minutes, page 156 (PDF)

Adjournment

Minutes, page 156

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 9 present

To adjourn at 7:42 p.m

From the minutes

“On a further motion made by Councilor Raposo and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 7:42 p.m.” (Motion: Raposo, second: Peckham)

Read it in the official minutes, page 156 (PDF)

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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