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Before many regular meetings the full council holds public hearings on petitions such as curb cuts, pole locations and licenses. Residents can speak for or against; the council decides at its regular meeting.

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Hearing nights

At the start of each meeting: Cabeceiras 19 of 19 · Cadime 133 of 144 · Joseph D. Camara 98 of 117 · Canuel 11 of 11 · Dionne 93 of 101 · Hart 36 of 38 · Kilby 110 of 118 · Laliberte 94 of 110 · Lee 35 of 35 · Long 41 of 47 · Mitchell 17 of 19 · Peckham 36 of 41 · Pelletier 77 of 91 · Pereira 111 of 120 · Ponte 106 of 109 · Raposo 70 of 71 · Steven A. Camara 44 of 45 · Sampson 43 of 44 · Tith 9 of 10 · Viveiros 27 of 28

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, August 11, 2026 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara, Christopher M. Peckham, Sr.Tuesday, July 14, 2026 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Paul B. Hart Tuesday, June 23, 2026 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Christopher M. Peckham, Sr.Tuesday, June 2, 2026 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, May 26, 2026 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara Tuesday, May 12, 2026 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · 5:55 p.m.1 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, March 24, 2026 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Paul B. Hart Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Pereira Tuesday, December 9, 2025 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Bradford L. Kilby, Cliff A. Ponte, Ricky T. Tith Wednesday, November 12, 2025 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Shawn E. Cadime, Joseph D. Camara, Bradford L. Kilby Tuesday, October 14, 2025 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, September 9, 2025 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, August 12, 2025 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Cliff A. Ponte Tuesday, July 15, 2025 · 5:55 p.m.4 recorded votesAbsent: Michelle M. Dionne Tuesday, June 24, 2025 · 5:30 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara Tuesday, June 10, 2025 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, May 27, 2025 · 5:45 p.m.1 recorded votesAbsent: Bradford L. Kilby Tuesday, May 13, 2025 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, April 8, 2025 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, March 11, 2025 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, February 11, 2025 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Shawn E. Cadime, Linda M. Pereira Tuesday, December 17, 2024 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, December 3, 2024 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, November 5, 2024 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Pereira Tuesday, October 22, 2024 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Shawn E. Cadime Tuesday, October 8, 2024 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Bradford L. Kilby Tuesday, August 13, 2024 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, July 16, 2024 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, June 25, 2024 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, June 11, 2024 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Monday, June 3, 2024 · 5:45 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, April 9, 2024 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Andrew J. Raposo Tuesday, March 12, 2024 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, February 27, 2024 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, January 9, 20242 recorded votesAbsent: Michelle M. Dionne Tuesday, December 12, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Leo O. Pelletier Tuesday, November 28, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.1 recorded votesAbsent: Pamela S. Laliberte, Leo O. Pelletier, Linda M. Pereira Tuesday, November 14, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.1 recorded votesAbsent: Pamela S. Laliberte, Leo O. Pelletier Tuesday, October 10, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.1 recorded votesAbsent: Shawn E. Cadime, Leo O. Pelletier Tuesday, September 12, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.1 recorded votesAbsent: Pamela S. Laliberte, Leo O. Pelletier, Laura-Jean Sampson Tuesday, August 15, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Michelle M. Dionne, Leo O. Pelletier Tuesday, July 18, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara, Michelle M. Dionne, Pamela S. Laliberte, Leo O. Pelletier Tuesday, June 27, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Shawn E. Cadime, Michelle M. Dionne Thursday, June 1, 2023 · 5:45 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, May 30, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Pamela S. Laliberte, Leo O. Pelletier Tuesday, May 16, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, April 11, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.5 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara, Pamela S. Laliberte, Leo O. Pelletier Tuesday, March 28, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Leo O. Pelletier Tuesday, March 14, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Shawn E. Cadime, Leo O. Pelletier Tuesday, February 28, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.1 recorded votesAbsent: Pamela S. Laliberte Tuesday, February 14, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, January 24, 2023 · 5:55 p.m.1 recorded votesAbsent: Shawn E. Cadime Tuesday, December 27, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.1 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, November 22, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Shawn E. Cadime, Pamela S. Laliberte Tuesday, November 8, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Pamela S. Laliberte Tuesday, October 25, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.5 recorded votesAbsent: Shawn E. Cadime Tuesday, October 11, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Michelle M. Dionne, Pamela S. Laliberte Tuesday, September 13, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.8 recorded votesAbsent: Pamela S. Laliberte Tuesday, August 16, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.8 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, July 12, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara Tuesday, June 28, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.5 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Pereira Tuesday, June 14, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.14 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara Tuesday, May 31, 20223 recorded votesAbsent: Shawn E. Cadime, Leo O. Pelletier Tuesday, April 26, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.4 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, April 12, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.4 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara Tuesday, March 22, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara, Michelle M. Dionne Tuesday, March 8, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara Tuesday, February 15, 2022 · 5:55 p.m.12 recorded votesAbsent: Leo O. Pelletier Tuesday, December 28, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.8 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, December 14, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.7 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, November 30, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.4 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, November 16, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.10 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Pereira Tuesday, October 26, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.5 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, October 12, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Michelle M. Dionne, Pamela S. Laliberte Tuesday, September 28, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Pamela S. Laliberte Tuesday, September 14, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.13 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, August 17, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.9 recorded votesAbsent: Christopher M. Peckham, Sr.Tuesday, July 13, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.14 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, June 8, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.14 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, May 25, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, May 11, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.5 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, April 20, 20216 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, March 23, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.4 recorded votesAbsent: Bradford L. Kilby Tuesday, February 23, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, January 19, 2021 · 5:55 p.m.6 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, December 15, 2020 · 5:55 p.m.6 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, December 1, 2020 · 5:55 p.m.11 recorded votesAbsent: Christopher M. Peckham, Sr.Tuesday, November 17, 2020 · 5:55 p.m.4 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, September 8, 2020 · 5:55 p.m.22 recorded votesEveryone present Monday, August 24, 2020 · 5:30 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, August 11, 2020 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Christopher M. Peckham, Sr.Tuesday, July 14, 2020 · 6:30 p.m.13 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, June 23, 2020 · 6:15 p.m.5 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, June 9, 2020 · 6:30 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Pamela S. Laliberte Tuesday, May 19, 2020 · 6:30 p.m.6 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, May 5, 2020 · 6:30 p.m.13 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, February 25, 2020 · 5:50 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, January 28, 2020 · 5:50 p.m.9 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Pereira Monday, December 16, 2019 · 6:30 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Bradford L. Kilby Tuesday, December 3, 2019 · 6:00 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, November 19, 2019 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, November 12, 2019 · 5:55 p.m.6 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara Tuesday, October 22, 2019 · 5:55 p.m.2 recorded votesAbsent: Bradford L. Kilby, Stephen R. Long Tuesday, September 24, 20192 recorded votesAbsent: Stephen R. Long Monday, August 12, 2019 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara Monday, July 15, 2019 · 5:55 p.m.7 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara, Pamela S. Laliberte Tuesday, June 4, 2019 · 5:55 p.m.5 recorded votesAbsent: Stephen R. Long Tuesday, May 14, 2019 · 5:55 p.m.5 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara Tuesday, April 23, 2019 · 5:55 p.m.5 recorded votesEveryone present Thursday, April 11, 2019 · 5:25 p.m.11 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, February 19, 2019 · 5:55 p.m.13 recorded votesAbsent: Derek R. Viveiros Tuesday, November 27, 2018 · 5:45 p.m.13 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, November 6, 2018 · 5:55 p.m.5 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, October 9, 2018 · 5:55 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Leo O. Pelletier Tuesday, September 25, 2018 · 5:45 p.m.8 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, September 11, 2018 · 5:45 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Wednesday, August 15, 2018 · 5:45 p.m.7 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara, Bradford L. Kilby Tuesday, June 26, 2018 · 5:45 p.m.19 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, May 29, 2018 · 5:55 p.m.5 recorded votesAbsent: Shawn E. Cadime, Pamela S. Laliberte Tuesday, May 15, 2018 · 5:45 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, April 24, 2018 · 5:45 p.m.7 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, April 10, 2018 · 5:45 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, March 27, 2018 · 5:30 p.m.9 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, February 27, 2018 · 5:45 p.m.5 recorded votesAbsent: Stephen R. Long Tuesday, February 6, 2018 · 5:45 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara Tuesday, January 23, 2018 · 5:30 p.m.4 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara Tuesday, December 19, 2017 · 5:45 p.m.9 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, November 28, 2017 · 5:45 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, November 14, 2017 · 5:30 p.m.4 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara, Cliff A. Ponte Tuesday, October 24, 2017 · 5:30 p.m.5 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, September 26, 2017 · 5:45 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Thursday, September 14, 2017 · 5:15 p.m.5 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, May 30, 2017 · 5:45 p.m.5 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, May 16, 2017 · 5:45 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara, Stephen R. Long, Raymond A. Mitchell Tuesday, March 28, 2017 · 5:45 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, March 21, 2017 · 5:45 p.m.7 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, February 21, 2017 · 5:45 p.m.5 recorded votesAbsent: Linda M. Pereira Tuesday, February 7, 2017 · 5:45 p.m.3 recorded votesAbsent: Raymond A. Mitchell Tuesday, December 13, 2016 · 5:45 p.m.11 recorded votesAbsent: Pamela S. Laliberte Wednesday, November 9, 2016 · 5:30 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, November 8, 2016 · 5:45 p.m.3 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, September 27, 2016 · 5:45 p.m.2 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, September 13, 2016 · 5:45 p.m.7 recorded votesEveryone present Tuesday, August 16, 201615 recorded votesAbsent: Joseph D. Camara, Steven A. Camara Tuesday, April 26, 2016 · 5:30 p.m.1 recorded votesAbsent: Stephen R. Long, Linda M. Pereira

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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