MassVoter.com← Fall River City CouncilFall River · Committee on Finance · 6:00 p.m.
June 9, 2026
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: 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:
- President Ponte returned to the podium at 6:29 p.m
- Councilor Peckham entered the Chamber at 6:55 p.m
- Councilor Raposo exited the Chamber at 7:18 p.m
- President Ponte returned to the podium at 8:12 p.m
Every vote, in order
Before the numbered agenda items
Minutes, page 164 · Agenda packet · Video
To waive the rules to allow Mr
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Canuel and seconded by Councilor Hart, it was unanimously voted to waive the rules to allow Mr.” (Motion: Canuel, second: Hart)
2 Fiscal: Year 2025 Financial Audit prepared by Roselli, Clark & Associates a Terenzio Volpicelli, Certified Public Accountant, Roselli, Clark & Associates, provided a detailed overview of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) financial audit of the City of Fall River. Mr. Volpicelli - oe
Minutes, page 166 · Agenda packet · Video
To table the FY25 Financial Audit
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Vice President Dionne and seconded by Councilor Peckham, it was unanimously voted to table the FY25 Financial Audit.” (Motion: Dionne, second: Peckham)
3 Loan order of $29,800,000 for the purchase of the former Bishop Connolly High School property located at 373 Elsbree Street Emily Arpke, Director of Financial Services, provided a brief overview of the Debt Schedule Impact Analysis for the Former Bishop Connelly Site Purchase, which was distributed by lan M.
Minutes, page 170 · Agenda packet · Video
To recommend the item be referred to full Council for action
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Councilor Pereira and seconded by Vice President Dionne, it was unanimously voted to recommend the item be referred to full Council for action, with Councilor Raposo absent and not voting.” (Motion: Pereira, second: Dionne)
Adjournment
Minutes, page 170 · Agenda packet · Video
To adjourn at 8:46 p.m
From the minutes
“On a further motion made by Councilor Canuel and seconded by Vice President Dionne, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:46 p.m., with Councilor Raposo absent and not voting.” (Motion: Canuel, second: Dionne)
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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