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Council sets multiple public hearings, approves donations and leases at March 3 meeting
Summary
The Beverly City Council on March 3 set public hearings for several budget transfers, approved a $1,000 library donation and authorized a lease-to-purchase for a postage machine. Several mayoral appointments and reappointments were referred to committee.
The Beverly City Council took a series of administrative actions on March 3, setting public hearings on budget transfers, referring mayoral appointments to committee and approving routine items.
Minutes and appointments The council approved minutes of the Feb. 18, 2025 regular meeting; the motion carried 8–0. Several mayoral appointments and reappointments were referred to committee for review: Daniel Allen to the Economic and Community Development Committee (order 69), Suzanne Lamont to the Historic District Commission (order 70) and Stanley Mangold as a constable (order 71); each was referred to the Committee on Legal Affairs.
Budget transfers and public hearings The council's Committee on Finance and Property set multiple public hearings to consider transfers from the city's certified free cash balance: - Order 72: transfer of $628,693 to the Beverly Public Schools operating budget — public hearing set for March 17 at 8:15 PM. - Order 73: transfer of $1,071,390 to the city's stabilization fund — public hearing set for March 17 at 7:45 PM. - Order 73 (second item): transfer of $214,278 to the city's OPEB trust fund — public hearing set for March 17 at 7:30 PM. - Order 74: transfer request of $800,000 to cover repair and replacement costs for the city's fuel depot on the DPW campus — public hearing set for March 17 at 8:00 PM.
Donations and leases The council approved a $1,000 donation from Karen and Jay Trepp to benefit the Beverly Public Library (order 75). The Committee on Finance and Property recommended approval and the council accepted the recommendation; committee and council records show the acceptance carried 8–0.
The council also approved a request from the Beverly School Department to enter into a lease-to-purchase for a new postage machine valued at $5,946.60 (order 76); the committee recommended approval and the council approved the item.
Committee business and scheduling Committee chairs arranged follow-up meetings: the Committee on Finance and Property scheduled additional meetings and public hearings on March 17; Legal Affairs and Committee of the Whole will meet on March 10 for a Q&A on specialized code orders; Public Services and other committees were assigned other referred items, such as parking and traffic recommendations for Charnock Street.
No substantive policy votes on ordinances or spending were adopted at the March 3 meeting beyond authorizing public hearings and approving routine donations and leases; several items will return to the council following scheduled hearings.
