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Fall River Historic Commission elects officers, refers open-meeting complaint to counsel and approves minutes
Summary
The commission approved minutes from recent meetings, elected officers by roll-call vote, referred an open-meeting-law complaint to corporate counsel and approved a demolition request for a non-historic trailer; votes were recorded by roll call with affirmative votes noted in the transcript.
The Fall River Historic Commission completed routine business Tuesday night, approving past meeting minutes, electing officers and referring an open-meeting-law complaint to the city’s corporate counsel.
The commission reviewed and approved minutes from Sept. 30, Nov. 18 and Dec. 16, 2025 by roll-call vote. Following minutes approval, members opened nominations for officers. A nomination was made for Rick Mancini to serve as chair; the motion was seconded and a roll-call vote recorded in the transcript shows commissioners voting 'yes' to elect Mancini as chair. A nomination and second were recorded for John (Jonathan/Jocelyn) Lima as co-chair and commissioners voted 'yes' to elect the co-chair as well.
Under citizen input the commission noted an open meeting law complaint had been filed against the commission. A commissioner moved to refer the complaint to corporate counsel (the city solicitor); the motion was seconded and passed on a roll-call vote recorded in the transcript.
The meeting also included administrative approvals. The building department reported a demolition request for a trailer on Dwellie Street; the commission confirmed the structure was not on the significant structures list or the National Register and the demolition was approved. Commissioners discussed correspondence from the Massachusetts Historical Commission regarding two Jewish cemeteries; the commission confirmed the cemeteries are not currently listed on the commission’s significant structures list or the National Register and said they will follow up.
The meeting concluded after scheduling discussion; the chair said he would seek an alternate March meeting date to avoid quorum problems on March 17, and a motion to adjourn passed by roll call at 7:26 p.m.
Procedural context: The transcript records roll-call votes with commissioners individually saying 'yes' during several motions; no votes against or abstentions were recorded in the transcript passages covering these items.
