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Fall River City board approves most FY26 exemptions, extends RRC contract and backs 1.75 tax factor
Summary
At a short Fall River City meeting, the board voted unanimously to approve a long list of FY26 statutory tax exemptions, deny two exemptions, extend a personal-property contract with RRC and recommend a 1.75 tax factor to the city council. All formal motions passed 3–0.
The Fall River City board met in open session and unanimously approved most fiscal year 2026 statutory exemption requests, extended a personal-property contract for RRC and recommended that the city council adopt a tax factor of 1.75.
The board first reconvened from an executive session at 10:29 a.m. and then approved a motion to grant FY26 statutory exemptions numbered 32–56 and 58. The motion passed 3–0, with board members recorded as voting "yes." The board separately voted 3–0 to deny exemptions numbered 57 and 59.
The board also voted unanimously to accept and extend a personal-property contract for an entity identified in the record as RRC. The transcript records a motion and a second, followed by roll-call affirmations recorded as "yes" from the three members present.
Separately, the board voted 3–0 to recommend to the city council that it accept the same tax factor used in the prior year, 1.75. The board's recommendation will be forwarded to the city council for final action.
Votes at a glance: - Approve FY26 statutory exemptions 32–56 and 58: passed 3–0. - Deny FY26 statutory exemptions 57 and 59: passed 3–0. - Accept/extend personal-property contract for RRC: passed 3–0. - Recommend tax factor of 1.75 to city council: passed 3–0. - Schedule next meeting for Nov. 19 at 10:00 a.m.: passed 3–0.
The meeting record shows no public comment on these items and no recorded dissents or abstentions. The board completed the meeting with the unanimous adjournment vote.
