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City of Fall River Meetings

City Council · November 16, 2021

Tuesday, November 16, 2021 · Regular session · 8 of 9 present

Official minutes (PDF)
Decisions24
Passed21
Referred3
Split votes1

Minutes are available. A matching video has not been linked in this archive.

Where the council split

1 of 24 decisions was not unanimous
Split vote · 1 of 1
Budget · adopt the order

Mayor and order appropriating $550,000 ($350,000 from Sewer Retained Earnings and $200,000 from Water Retained Earnings to reduce sewer departmental receipts)

Passed
7–1yeas–nays
Named as voting noCliff A. Ponte
Named as absentLinda M. Pereira
“On a motion made by Councilor Shawn E. Cadime and seconded by Councilor Bradford L. Kilby, it was voted 7 yeas, 1 nay to adopt the order, with Council President Cliff Ponte voting in the negative and Councilor Linda M. Pereira absent and not voting.”

Minutes p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)The minutes name only these members. Everyone else isn’t listed individually.

All 24 decisions

In agenda order, grouped by subject
Appointments1
Budget & finance8 of 10
  • Passed Budget
    Mayor and orders to accept and expend grants: $20,000 - Greening the Gateway Cities Municipal Grant Program; $2,500,000 - Mass Works Infrastructure Program; $50,000 - Municipal Road Safety (MRS) Grant Program; $20,000 - Real Estate Services Technical Assistance; $82,853 - Edward Byrne Memorial Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local SolicitationAdopt items a. through e.
    Unanimous Official minutes,p. 1(PDF, opens in a new tab)
  • Passed Budget
    Mayor and order appropriating $609,959: $543,628 from General Fund Free Cash to OPEB Trust Fund, $8,203 from Water Fund Free Cash to OPEB Trust Fund, $2,431 from Sewer Fund Free Cash to OPEB Trust Fund, $55,697 from EMS Fund Free Cash to OPEB Trust FundThat the order be adopted
    Unanimous Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)
  • Passed Budget
    Mayor and order appropriating $501,274 from EMS Fund Free Cash to EMS Fund StabilizationThat the order be adopted
    Unanimous Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)
  • Passed Budget
    Mayor and order appropriating $400,000 from General Fund Free Cash to Claims and DamagesThat the order be adopted
    Unanimous Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)
  • Passed Budget
    Mayor and order appropriating $260,453 from General Fund Free Cash to Education - All OtherThat the order be adopted
    Unanimous Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)
  • Passed Budget
    Mayor and order appropriating $1,167,613 from General Fund Free Cash to School AppropriationThat the order be adopted
    Unanimous Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)
  • Passed Budget
    Mayor and order appropriating $2,814,395 (amended to $1,140,386) from General Fund Free Cash to reduce ordinary and municipal receiptsAdopt the order, as amended
    Unanimous Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)
  • Passed Budget
    Mayor and order appropriating $550,000 ($350,000 from Sewer Retained Earnings and $200,000 from Water Retained Earnings to reduce sewer departmental receipts)Adopt the order
    7–1 7 yeas, 1 nays Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)
Ordinances2 of 3
Other business1 of 8