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Beaumont City Council.

Beaumont City Council.

City pays $255K for panned program

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Roughly one year’s worth of high-end assistant city manager pay for the city of Beaumont was lost on a contract for $255,383.02 for software that “would not function properly and appropriately for the city’s departments.

City Council offers employee windfall

News Staff
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Beaumont city councilors voted to offer the city attorney, city clerk and city magistrate $20,500 checks for the “purpose of (their) choice,” along with a pay raise and administrative allowance.
Beaumont's Oktoberfest - Oct. 8 - Beginning at 3pm - Rogers Park

Beaumont's Oktoberfest - Oct. 8 - Beginning at 3pm - Rogers Park

Fall season begins with Beaumont’s Oktoberfest

Chad Cooper
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Summer is officially over and the fall festivals are showing up on our calendars, which begins next weekend with the City of Beaumont’s annual, and very popular, Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 3-8 p.m. at Rogers Park (6540 Gladys Ave.).
City of Beaumont EMS Fire & Rescue vehicle

City of Beaumont EMS Fire & Rescue vehicle

EMT sues city for failure to follow through with promised benefits

Sharon Brooks
Thursday, September 22, 2022
A first responder has filed a lawsuit against the city of Beaumont stating the city has not fulfilled its obligations nor provided he and fellow emergency medical personnel in their employ the rights promised to them when their positions shifted to fall under the purview of the Beaumont Fire...
The city of Beaumont offers a wide range of activities with no cost to the participants

The city of Beaumont offers a wide range of activities with no cost to the participants

Free Beaumont attractions, services to chase away boredom

News Staff
Thursday, January 13, 2022
In stark contradiction to the argument that there’s nothing to do in Beaumont, the city has released a list of dozens of activities for Southeast Texans to participate in that won’t break the bank for the entertainment budget.
A photo montage of several positive aspects of the City of Beaumont in 2021

A photo montage of several positive aspects of the City of Beaumont in 2021

Beaumont 2021: contemplating city successes

News Staff
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Beaumont officials say city departments accomplished numerous important tasks to propel the community forward into 2022. “While many places pumped the brakes during a tough year, we had our foot on the gas pedal the whole time,” city officials reported.

Editorial: Who is spending our money?

Don J. Dodd
Thursday, December 9, 2021
In a move that would signal Jefferson County leaders are trying to be fiscally responsible with American Rescue Plan Act dollars awarded for pandemic response, officials decided to hire an outside company to administer the award.
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