The Fall River City Council was unsuccessful last night in voting to remove Mayor Jasiel Correia from office in response to federal charges filed against Correia in conjunction with a now defunct personal business venture. At least seven councilors needed to vote to temporarily remove the mayor was required, but the motion failed on a 4-5 vote with councilors Joseph Camara, Steven Camara, Stephen Long, Leo Pelletier and Derek Viveiros in opposition.
The council did pass a motion of ‘no confidence,’ in Correia’s ability to serve in office on an 8-1 vote, as we see in this segment compliments of FRGTV:
Councilor Steven Camara cast the lone vote in opposition to the ‘no confidence’ measure.
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