Beaver City Council approves minutes, bills and staff appointments; OKs ATV jamboree support, enters closed sessions

Beaver City Council on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, unanimously approved routine minutes and bills, confirmed several staff appointments, authorized financial and logistical support for the Beaver County ATV jamboree, and voted to move into closed sessions for real‑property and personnel matters.

The council voted to approve the Feb. 10, 2025 meeting minutes and the Feb. 13, 2025 bills by voice vote. Council member Owen Spencer moved to approve the minutes; Council member Allison Webb seconded. Spencer moved to approve the bills; Council member Lance Cox seconded. The council said “Aye” on both motions with no recorded opposition.

The council also approved several appointments. By motion and voice vote the council appointed Jason Brown as city manager; the motion was made by Council member Allison Webb and seconded (second unspecified in the record). The council appointed Stacy Phelps as senior city treasurer (motion by Council member Spencer, second by Council member Webb) and reappointed Ed Samar as city recorder (motion by Council member Cox, second by Council member Spencer). All three appointments were approved with no recorded opposition.

On a separate vote, the council approved financial and in‑kind support for the Beaver County ATV jamboree: $3,000 in funding plus use of city facilities and the temporary road closure needed for a parade. The motion (mover: Allison Webb; seconder: Owen Spencer) included authorization for staff to prepare the necessary road‑closure paperwork and to bill the vendor for the $3,000. The council voted “Aye.”

Council members also voted to enter two closed sessions: one to discuss the purchase, exchange or lease of real property and a second to discuss personnel matters. The motion to go into the property closed session was moved by Council member Lance Cox and seconded by Council member Spencer; the motion passed on roll call with the recorded votes: Owen Spencer — yes; Lance Cox — yes; Allison Webb — yes; Jason Brown — yes. The motion to enter the personnel closed session was moved by Council member Webb and seconded by Council member Cox and passed on roll call with the same recorded votes.

Why it matters: The votes formalize routine administrative actions (minutes, bills) and cement leadership and staff roles for 2025. The ATV jamboree support commits city resources and a temporary road closure; the closed sessions signal forthcoming confidential negotiations on property and personnel that could affect future council decisions.

Details and context: The minutes and bills approvals covered routine municipal expenditures; council discussion noted recent purchases of park benches tied to a prevention coalition match. The appointments follow the council’s standard practice of motion and voice approval. The ATV jamboree presenters requested $3,000 and use of city facilities; the council also approved closing a road for the parade and asked staff to complete the necessary permits.

The two closed sessions were scheduled under authority for discussing purchase/exchange/lease of property and personnel matters; the council approved the sessions by roll call and then recessed the public meeting. No outcomes from the closed sessions were announced in the public record at the meeting’s close.

Votes at a glance: • Approve Feb. 10, 2025 meeting minutes — motion: Owen Spencer; second: Allison Webb; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Approve Feb. 13, 2025 bills — motion: Owen Spencer; second: Lance Cox; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Appoint Jason Brown as city manager — motion: Allison Webb; second: not specified in public record; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Appoint Stacy Phelps as senior city treasurer — motion: Owen Spencer; second: Allison Webb; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Reappoint Ed Samar as city recorder — motion: Lance Cox; second: Owen Spencer; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Approve $3,000 and facility/road‑closure support for Beaver County ATV jamboree — motion: Allison Webb; second: Owen Spencer; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Enter closed session for purchase/exchange/lease of property — motion: Lance Cox; second: Owen Spencer; outcome: approved (roll call: Spencer yes; Cox yes; Webb yes; Brown yes). • Enter closed session for personnel — motion: Allison Webb; second: Lance Cox; outcome: approved (roll call: Spencer yes; Cox yes; Webb yes; Brown yes).

Future steps: Staff were directed to complete road‑closure paperwork for the ATV jamboree and to return to the council with any actions resulting from the closed sessions if required by law.

Ending: The council recessed into closed session after the roll‑call approvals; no final public actions from those sessions were disclosed before adjournment.