10.13.2026 Fall River City Council

The Fall River City Council meeting on October 13, 2026, addressed several budget and procurement-related matters. The council approved transfers of $375,000 from EMS revenues to EMS salaries and $21,500 to EMS expenses. It also adopted a resolution directing the Finance Committee to convene with city officials to discuss preparing an RFP for an independent audit of the employer health trust fund; no RFP or audit contract was awarded at this meeting. The council discussed updating the capital improvement plan annually, with possible quarterly updates on active projects, but the transcript does not show a new capital-plan appropriation or approval. Fire department representatives raised concerns about station conditions and aging or unavailable apparatus, urging the city to fund facility work and new trucks; no related spending action was recorded. The council also approved tax increment exemption agreements for Charlton Mills Lofts LLC at 109 House Street and Cornell Lofts LLC at 650 Plymouth Avenue, each by a 5–3 vote, and approved several auto-repair licenses and curb-removal requests.

The council adopted a resolution for the Finance Committee to seek information from local organizations and city agencies about harm-reduction programs, including their funding, oversight, and operations; this was an inquiry, not an appropriation. Members also discussed an unused passenger van previously purchased with ARPA funding and the need to restore grocery transportation for veterans and seniors, but no new vehicle purchase or spending vote occurred. No vendor contract award was identified.