Beaver Falls City Council: Meetings & Votes
Every city council meeting and every recorded vote, taken from the official minutes. Canceled meetings are listed too, along with scheduled meetings whose minutes were never posted online. Minutes are posted after they are approved, usually at the next meeting.
Meetings in 2025
- July 22 · Regular meeting11 votesBeaver Falls council accepted three resignations and promoted a new fire captain
- June 24 · Regular meeting5 votesBeaver Falls swore in four new police officers and approved two city property sales
- June 10 · Regular meeting8 votesBeaver Falls council hired two police officers and sold two city-owned lots
- May 27 · Regular meeting7 votesBeaver Falls council accepted retirement of Detective Capt. James Siget
- May 13 · Regular meeting7 votesBeaver Falls council moved its meetings to 6 p.m. and set parking violation fees
- April 22 · Regular meeting11 votesBeaver Falls council sent $680,771 in state aid to city pension plans
- April 8 · Regular meeting9 votesBeaver Falls council spared 1127 6th Ave. from demolition list pending its sale
- March 25 · Regular meeting7 votesBeaver Falls council advanced street-cleaning parking ordinance, OK’d bike trail grant bid
- March 11 · Regular meeting2 votesBeaver Falls council adopted an ordinance tightening its vacant building registration law
- Feb. 25 · Regular meeting10 votesBeaver Falls council tabled a personal care home request after neighbors raised concerns
- Feb. 11 · Regular meeting3 votesBeaver Falls council approved $264,413 in bills and a county block grant application
- Jan. 28 · Regular meeting12 votesBeaver Falls council approved six county repository property sales, rescinded 2024 deal
- Jan. 14 · Regular meeting7 votesBeaver Falls council approved $754,712 in bills and hired a police cadet as jailer
How members voted in 2025
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya Johns Mayor (D) | 11 of 13 | 84 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Dinell (R) | 13 of 13 | 98 | 2 | 0 |
| Peggy Evans (D) | 10 of 13 | 76 | 0 | 3 |
| John Kirkland (D) | 13 of 13 | 98 | 1 | 0 |
| Vanessa Ford Taylor | 12 of 13 | 88 | 0 | 3 |
Attendance counts the meetings held while each member was on the city council. "Voted against the majority" counts no votes on motions that passed and yes votes on motions that failed. Tap a name to see every vote.
Many votes are taken by voice. When the minutes say a vote was unanimous, everyone present is shown voting yes. When they name members who voted no or abstained, everyone else present is shown voting yes. When they give only the result, individual votes are shown as not recorded.
Source: Beaver Falls City Council minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.