Beaumont City Council

City council, BISD discuss campus violence, construction

In a joint meeting between Beaumont city councilors and Beaumont ISD trustees Nov. 7, representatives discussed a bevy of topics ranging from violence afflicting local schools to a potential bond that would afford the construction of a new middle and high school.

City Council offers employee windfall

Beaumont city councilors have scheduled a vote 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.

Editorial: Calculated or complacent

Home Rule Charters are the Constitution of the city. It is not a document that is created by the elected officials through ordinance, or a vote of the city council, but a document that the voters approve – word for word.

City Manager contract would violate city law

Although the Beaumont City Council has named three finalists for the municipality’s open city manager position, an offer for employment has stalled behind the closed doors of executive session. Following yet more hours of private deliberation on Aug. 2, still nothing.

Beaumont council votes to purchase AT&T building

With only councilman Mike Getz opposing, the Beaumont City Council and Mayor Robin Mouton voted to purchase the downtown AT&T building for just over $2 million at a meeting of the elected officials held Tuesday, July 27. Read more in this week’s Examiner newspaper.

Beaumont city officials to give coronavirus update

Beaumont residents can hear an update on the city's plan regarding the coronavirus at the next city council meeting at 1:30 p.m. March 17 at City Hall, according to a news release.

Beaumont City Council cancels meeting

The Beaumont City Council has cancelled its weekly meeting for Tuesday, March 10.

City councilman facing censure after questionable comments

A Beaumont City Council member is facing a possible censure after allegedly uttering a series of seemingly lewd and inappropriate comments directed at the city’s attorney.

Beaumont City Council to hold evening meeting

Beaumont City Council’s weekly meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 11, in its regular location. Council has been discussing the possibility of holding evening meetings over the past months in an effort to be available to more residents.