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Beaman council approves attorney rate increase and routine financial items
Summary
On Jan. 15 the Beaman City Council approved a new $175 hourly rate for city attorney Heather Prendergast (effective Jan. 1, 2026) and approved consent agenda items including payroll and bills totaling $38,023.45.
The Beaman City Council on Jan. 15 approved a $175-per-hour rate for City Attorney Heather Prendergast, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Council member Jason Scafferi moved the rate change and Barry Brockman seconded; the motion passed on a 4–0 vote.
Earlier in the meeting the council approved the consent agenda—minutes from Dec. 10, 2025; bills from Dec. 11, 2025 through Jan. 15, 2026; and December financial reports—on a motion by Brandon Schleisman and second by Jason Scafferi. The meeting packet lists total claims of $38,023.45 for the period and revenues of $23,175.86 for October 2025.
Why it matters: The attorney rate increase changes the city’s hourly legal cost structure and takes effect retroactively to Jan. 1, 2026. The approved bills include routine operating costs and a principal payoff on a GO fire truck note of $15,581.27.
The council recorded no dissent on either the consent agenda or the attorney rate motion; specific invoice-level questions were not recorded in the minutes excerpt.
