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9.16.2025 City Council Ordinances and Legislation

Fall River Government TV Sep 16, 2025

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the legislation come to order.

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Um, the clerk call the role.

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Council Kadin here.

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Council Hart here.

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Councelor Boa here.

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Council Tip here. Cher here. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting through any mediums. Therefore, therefore, attendees are advised that such recordings and transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unpersceived by those present and deemed acknowledged and permissible. Item number one on the

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agenda is citizen input. Has anyone signed in?

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No. Item number two are the minutes of the August 25th meeting. Motion to approve.

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There was a second. All in favor?

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I. Item number three, proposed handicap parking. Diamond Street East, 25 feet south of William Street. John Street East, 60 ft south of Wade Street. And William Street, south, 106 ft west of Washington Street.

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Motion for emergency preamble.

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Motion for an emergency preamble. A second. Emergency preamble. Roll call.

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Call.

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Yes.

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Council Hart.

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Yes.

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Council.

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Yes.

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Council Tiff.

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Yes. Vice President Ber.

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Yes.

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Motion to pass through all readings.

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Seconded.

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Motion to pass through first read. Uh first reading. Motion and a second. All in favor?

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All readings.

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Huh?

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All readings.

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All readings.

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There was a motion, a second. All in favor?

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I.

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Item number four, proposed miscellaneous ordinances and and miscellaneous traffic. This is handicap parking removal. County Street West 25 ft north of Bond Street. Fielding Street East 44 feet south of Pleasant Street, Slate Street North, 119 feet west of Church Street.

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Motion to pass through first reading.

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Seconded.

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Motion to pass through first reading and a second. All in favor?

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I.

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Lift item five from the table.

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Second.

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Motion to lift from the table. There was a motion and a second. All in favor?

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I.

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Item number five. Um, attorney Ramsey is here. We have any questions? He did send a letter. Does anyone need uh Attorney Ramsey to come down?

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Have him and the city administrator come down.

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If Attorney Ramsey would come down and Mr. Dion, acting city administrator,

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if you could both just give your name in. Alan Rumsey, Corporation Council.

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Mike Dion, interim dire uh interrum city administrator and director of community development.

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Anyone have any questions?

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I guess I'll let Allan share his legal opinion.

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Yeah, I guess the question I had was whether or not the uh city council could raise salary by ordinance. And the general answer is no. I mean, I didn't get into the weeds here. There are some like emergency exceptions that are to that rule that are not applicable here, but the general general rule is no.

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Okay, I yield.

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You yield.

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Is there a motion leave to withdraw?

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Motion grant leave to withdraw.

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Second.

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Motion leave to withdraw and a second.

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All in favor?

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Motion to adjurnn. Second.

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Motion to adjurnn. And there's a second.

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All in favor? I.

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meeting adjourned. Thank you so much.