Beardstown City Council met May 21, 2024. The council approved a water/sewer ordinance and several routine payments and permits, approved a $558,167.37 payment related to the USDA sanitary sewer project, authorized purchase of police body cameras, held an executive session on collective bargaining, and failed a proposed zoning amendment on accessory uses and structures 5-3; a committee meeting on the zoning item was scheduled for May 28.