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 2022
- Dec. 13 · Regular meeting8 votesBeaver Falls renewed police, fire and code services deals with Eastvale
- Nov. 22 · Regular meeting3 votesBeaver Falls council approved $271,308.21 in General Fund and payroll expenses
- Nov. 8 · Regular meeting5 votesBeaver Falls council approved ARPA-funded storm sewer contracts worth about $797,000
- Oct. 11 · Regular meeting5 votesBeaver Falls council advanced police patrol deal with county Housing Authority
- Sept. 27 · Regular meeting10 votesBeaver Falls council allocated $414,436 in state pension aid among city plans
- Sept. 13 · Regular meeting7 votesBeaver Falls council approved $550,314.53 in General Fund spending and payroll
- Aug. 23 · Regular meeting5 votesBeaver Falls council approved $500,194.78 in bills and three police pensions
- Aug. 9 · Regular meeting15 votesBeaver Falls council sought a $1.5 million state grant for streetscape projects
- July 26 · Regular meeting11 votesBeaver Falls council OKs $90,000 used bucket truck, votes to lock playgrounds nightly
- July 12 · Regular meeting5 votesBeaver Falls council corrected a June bill total by nearly $300,000
- June 28 · Regular meeting12 votesBeaver Falls council agreed to collect school district’s mercantile tax
- June 14 · Regular meeting10 votesBeaver Falls council hired two firefighters and a DPW laborer
- May 24 · Regular meeting16 votesBeaver Falls council hired two police officers, approved eight repository sales
- May 10 · Regular meeting11 votesBeaver Falls council approved $48,600 city share for police and fire radios
- April 26 · Regular meeting6 votesBeaver Falls council named Shannon L. Steele city solicitor and hired a development director
- April 12 · Regular meeting6 votesBeaver Falls council agreed to stop collecting Big Beaver Falls school taxes
- March 22 · Regular meeting13 votesBeaver Falls council approved four repository property sales with tax exonerations
- March 8 · Regular meeting8 votesBeaver Falls council approved Garlans Co. contract to repair City Building roof
- Feb. 22 · Regular meeting15 votesBeaver Falls council gave first OK to civil service rules deal, sold old police cruiser
- Feb. 8 · Regular meeting14 votesBeaver Falls council advanced a deal with Garlans Company to repair City Building roof
- Jan. 25 · Regular meeting8 votesBeaver Falls council removed Kevin Kunselman from the city’s Trust Fund Board
- Jan. 11 · Regular meeting6 votesBeaver Falls council approved $162,535 in bills and two repository property sales
- Jan. 6 · Regular meeting4 votesBeaver Falls swore in new council members and Mayor Kenya Johns, then reorganized
How members voted in 2022
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya Johns Mayor (D) | 20 of 22 | 173 | 0 | 1 |
| Peggy Evans (D) | 22 of 22 | 200 | 0 | 2 |
| John Kirkland (D) | 23 of 23 | 203 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanessa Ford Taylor | 19 of 22 | 177 | 0 | 2 |
| George S. Quay III Mayor Former member | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas Carson Former member | 1 of 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Leonard Chiappetta Former member | 21 of 23 | 185 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kunselman Former member | 1 of 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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.