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Fall River City officials approve uncollectible-tax write-offs, reorder agenda and set July meeting
Summary
At a short Fall River City meeting, officials approved minutes and monthly reports, authorized $155,617.13 in uncollectible-tax write-offs after an executive session, agreed to move an agenda item, scheduled the next meeting for July 22 at 10 a.m., and adjourned.
Fall River City officials met in a brief public session and approved several routine items and a tax write-off. The board unanimously approved minutes and the monthly report, moved an agenda item to follow an executive session, authorized uncollectible-tax write-offs that the meeting recorded as 15,561,713 cents (about $155,617.13), and set the next meeting for July 22 at 10 a.m.
The meeting opened with the presiding chair calling the roll; Nancy Hino, Rich Wilson and Rich Gonzalez were recorded present. The board unanimously approved the minutes for May 20, 2026, after a motion and second and a roll-call vote in which all three members voted yes.
Members then voted to take agenda item 3 out of order so it would be the first item addressed after an executive session. The board moved into executive session to discuss abatements and exemptions, citing statutory provisions as read into the record (transcript references: "GLC 38 section 21A7," "GLC 59 section 60," and related citations). The meeting recessed for executive session at 10:03 a.m. and reconvened in open session at 10:24 a.m.
Shortly after returning to open session, a member moved "that we approve under Mass General Law Chapter 5971 uncollectible taxes in the amount of 15561713 cents." The motion was seconded and carried on a 3–0 roll-call vote. The amount spoken in the meeting (15,561,713 cents) converts to $155,617.13; the transcript records the figure in cents rather than dollars.
The board then returned to the invoice/proof list (the item taken out of order). A member indicated no objections to the invoices and said they would sign them. With no other business raised under the 48-hour-notice rule, members set the next meeting for July 22 at 10:00 a.m. A motion to adjourn passed on a 3–0 roll-call vote and the meeting ended at 10:27 a.m.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of May 20, 2026 minutes — Passed, roll call 3–0 (Nancy Hino: yes; Rich Wilson: yes; Rich Gonzalez: yes). - Approval of monthly report — Passed, roll call 3–0 (Nancy Hino: yes; Rich Wilson: yes; Rich Gonzalez: yes). - Motion to move item 3 out of order — Passed, roll call 3–0. - Enter executive session (abatements/exemptions) — Passed, roll call 3–0; recessed at 10:03 a.m.; reconvened at 10:24 a.m. - Approval of uncollectible taxes (recorded as 15,561,713 cents) — Passed, roll call 3–0 (amount converts to about $155,617.13). - Adjournment — Passed, roll call 3–0.
The board did not record any public comment, contested debate, or dissenting votes during the meeting. Several statutory citations were read aloud; the meeting transcript contains the verbatim citations as spoken, including the phrase "Mass General Law Chapter 5971," which appears unclear in form. No additional details about the invoices or the abatements/exemptions were provided in open session.
