Shawn E. Cadime

FINANCIAL EXPERTISE
Shawn graduated from Bryant University with a Bachelor’s Degree double majoring in Finance and Marketing. While in school, Shawn interned in the Office of Mayor Lambert and in the City Treasurer’s Office. After graduating, Shawn began working as a financial analyst for General Dynamics where he was responsible for financially overseeing multi-million dollar government contracts. HISTORY OF PUBLIC SERVCE
Serving our city on the Fall River School Committee from 2006-2010, Shawn dedicated himself to improving our city’s school system even serving as Vice-Chairman during his last term. While on the school committee Shawn also served as the Chairman of the Finance and Facilities Sub-Committees where he ensured that our schools were properly funded. REFORMS FOR FALL RIVER
Appointed City Administrator in May of 2010, Shawn immediately began addressing several of the City’s financial troubles. He completed 6 years worth of audits in 18 months; he reconciled cash and implemented a monthly reconciliation of cash, which had not been done in over 10 years; he initiated an aggressive tax title initiative that generate $2,000,000 annually in the collection of back taxes for the 3 plus years he served as City Administrator. Shawn also worked on refinancing the city’s bonds, which saved over $6,000,000 in long-term interest for taxpayers. He worked on Healthcare plan design, saving the city $3,000,000. Shawn built 4 successful budgets, improved the city’s bond rating, and performed contract negotiations for all Bargaining Units, including sitting in on the Teachers Union negotiations. However, many of Shawn’s other proposed reforms were never acted upon. TRANSITION
On December 2013, the incumbent mayor did not renew Shawn’s contract. The mayor stated that he no longer shared Shawn’s ”vision” for Fall River. With over 50 applicants, The Town of Seekonk quickly moved to hire Shawn as their Town Administrator. Shawn now manages the day-to-day operations of the town’s $45,612,000 budget, acts as the town’s purchasing agent and human resource officer. Cadime was recently certified by the Massachusetts State Inspector General as a Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Officer (MCPPO). In addition to the overall administration of the Town, Shawn has taken it upon himself to work alongside the Board of Selectmen on Seekonk’s charter and bylaw reforms. Additionally, Shawn is overseeing the construction of a new Fire Station, Animal Shelter addition, and a renovation project for a newly acquired Senior Center, and also manages the Capital Improvement Plan for the town. VISION FOR FALL RIVER
While he receives satisfaction from steering the Town of Seekonk down a prosperous path, he still longs to continue his family’s legacy of leaving the city a better place for our families and generations to come. Shawn passionately strives to finish the reforms he started in Fall River: 1) Cultivating trust, collaboration, and productivity among city officials and administration 2) Improving upon the city’s fiscal management and internal controls 3) Delivering the most efficient and valuable municipal services to our citizens 4) Bringing jobs to Fall River with smart economic incentives to ensure jobs stay in Fall River 5) Revitalizing neighborhoods by addressing abandoned, blighted, and unsafe buildings.