How to follow this board
- People who live or work in Beverly can speak for up to three minutes in the public comment period of a regular Council meeting. Sign up with the City Clerk's office by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the meeting; the period is limited to five speakers, first come, first served. Source: the City Council's Rules and Orders (opens in new tab).
- Meetings are broadcast and recorded by BevCam (opens in new tab).
- For official email or text alerts when this board posts a meeting, sign up for the city's Notify Me (opens in new tab) service.
- New agendas and minutes from every board are in this site's RSS feed.
- Each Sunday evening, the weekly digest by email lists every board's meetings for the week ahead, and what the meetings whose minutes came out decided.
All recorded meetings
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Regular City Council Meeting
Council to set hearings on National Grid underground utility work and review housing unit waiver at 348 Rantoul Street and appointments.
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City Council Meeting
Committee to hold executive session to screen applicants for City Council Budget/Management Analyst position.
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City Council Meeting
Public hearing on National Grid's underground conduit petition for Bow, Wallis, Cabot and Abbott Streets, plus a proposed moratorium on data centers.
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City Council Special Meeting
Set public hearing for June 1, 2026, on naming road into Beverly Golf & Tennis "Matzeliger Way."
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City Council Meeting
Approved National Grid's Broadway underground utility petition, several board appointments, and scheduled two public hearings for May 4, 2026.
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City Council Meeting
Approved $241,250 retroactive pay transfer 7-1 and several grants, appointments, and license renewals.
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City Council Meeting
Approved Dodge Street conduit permit, $8,500 marine grant, and license renewals; held wage-study funding and wildlife-feeding rules in committee.
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City Council Meeting
Approved board appointments, license renewals, a $1,300 grant, and a new budget committee; continued four utility hearings.
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City Council Meeting
Approved $160,000 Dispatch transfer, $150,000 park transfer, eminent domain taking, and several licenses, leases, and appointments.
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City Council Meeting
Approved Seaport Grant match funding, board reappointments, license renewals, and ordinance amendments while continuing utility underground-installation hearings to later dates.
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City Council Meeting
Approved $25,895,000 loan and $2,000,000 debt stabilization transfer for City Hall and police annex rehabilitation 7-2
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City Council Meeting
Elected new Vice President, set hearings on City Hall loan and debt transfer, and approved council committee appointments.
Meetings recorded here start in January 2026. Earlier meetings are on the city's Agenda Center (opens in new tab).