At a glance: board approves contracts, annual plans and procedural items
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Summary
The board approved minutes and multiple contracts (roof substantial completion certificate, sprinkler services at $219,600, valve/piping at $14,553, animal-control supplemental contract $40,144.80), authorized annual plan submissions to HUD and the state, approved participation in the state property insurance program, carried a slate of officers and voted to enter executive session.
The Fall River Housing Authority board carried a set of routine and project-related votes at its meeting, approving minutes, multiple contract awards, annual plan submissions and procedural actions.
Among the approvals, the board accepted minutes of the Dec. 8, 2025 meeting and voted to accept vouchers and regular monthly management and financial reports for November 2025. It approved a certificate of substantial completion for the roof replacement project Phase 7 (Buildings 26 and 30 at Sunset Hill).
Procurement votes included awarding sprinkler system inspection, testing and maintenance services at 14 sites to Rustic Fire Protection, Inc. for $219,600 and a valve-and-piping installation contract at Conoverdares Towers to J C Canisteraro LLC for up to $14,553. The board also approved a one-year animal control officer supplemental police services contract, not to exceed $40,144.80, and approved participation in the 2025 state-aided property insurance billing and participation agreement.
On housing program compliance, the board authorized submission of the FY 2026–2027 annual plan certification to HUD and the state FY 2027 annual plan to EOHLC, and staff said the HUD audit was submitted on Dec. 19 with no findings (CBIZ listed as auditors).
Procedural business included carrying a slate of officers for calendar year 2026 (Chairman Moore, Vice Chairman Underhill and Treasurer Jason Burns) by voice vote and a motion to close the regular meeting and enter executive session under the meeting’s cited statute to discuss strategy related to collective bargaining or litigation; the chair declared the executive session appropriate and the motion was approved.
The board recorded these approvals by voice; the transcript logs 'Aye' votes following each motion with no roll-call tallies provided in the public record portion of the transcript.