10.14.2025 Fall River City Council
Decisions28
Passed22
Referred6
Tabled · Failed0 · 0
Split votesSplit0not unanimous
All 28 decisions
In agenda order, grouped by subjectAppointments3
- Passed Appointment Appointment of Bruce Oliveira to the position of HarbormasterConfirm the appointmentUnanimous Official minutes,p. 1(PDF, opens in a new tab)
- Passed Appointment Appointment of Caroline H. Aubin to the Historical CommissionConfirm the appointmentUnanimous Official minutes,p. 1(PDF, opens in a new tab)
- Passed Appointment Appointment of Ryan Andrew Klein to the Historical CommissionConfirm the appointmentUnanimous Official minutes,p. 1(PDF, opens in a new tab)
Budget & finance1
- Passed Budget Order establishing spending limits of Library Revolving Fund for Fiscal Year 2026Adopt the orderUnanimous Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)
Ordinances3 of 4
- Referred Ordinance Mayor and proposed ordinance re: salary amendments for the Director of Fall River Emergency Management Agency, Veterans' Grave Officer and Senior AideRefer the proposed ordinance to the Committee on Ordinances and LegislationUnanimous Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)
- Referred Ordinance Traffic Commission recommending amendments to the traffic ordinancesRefer the recommendations to the Committee on Ordinances and LegislationUnanimous Official minutes,p. 3(PDF, opens in a new tab)
- Passed Ordinance Proposed Ordinance - Traffic, Miscellaneous (Handicapped parking removals: County Street, Fielden Street, Slade Street)Pass through second reading and enrollmentUnanimous Official minutes,p. 3(PDF, opens in a new tab)
Other business5 of 15
- Referred Other Executive Session Minutes from the July 28, 2020 Committee on Finance Meeting and June 22, 2021 Regular Meeting of the City CouncilRefer both sets of minutes to Corporation Counsel for redaction of the text relating to "deployment of security personnel or devices, or strategies with respect thereto" and to request that the redacted minutes be returned to the City Council for review of those redactions as soon as possible9–0 9 yeas, 0 nays Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)
- Passed Other Gift order for donation of a limited edition print of the original painting of Captain Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., by Brian Fox, to Government CenterAdopt the orderUnanimous Official minutes,p. 1(PDF, opens in a new tab)
- Passed Other Sending a letter to the Administration regarding various updates and repairs at the Fall River Public LibrarySend a letter to the Administration regarding these mattersUnanimous Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)
- Passed Other Communication from the Director of Human Resources re: investigation into concerns raised by the Veterans' Benefit AgentAccept and place on fileUnanimous Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)
- Passed Other Board of Election Commissioners and warrant for Municipal Election scheduled for November 4, 2025Adopt the warrantUnanimous Official minutes,p. 2(PDF, opens in a new tab)