Where

41 Pleasant Street, Methuen, MA 01844

Scheduled until

9:00 PM

Location from the city calendar. The posted agenda is the official notice; check it if the two differ.

How to take part

• Attend in person at 41 Pleasant Street, Methuen, MA 01844.
• Residents can speak in the public participation period near the start of every council meeting, for up to five minutes, keeping to their subject. Give the Council Clerk's office (978-983-8510) your name, address and subject beforehand; speakers are heard in that order. Source: City Council Rules and Procedures (Rule XI) (opens in new tab).
• Meetings are broadcast and recorded by Methuen Community Studios (opens in new tab).
• The posted agenda (opens in new tab) is the official notice. It may give instructions for public comment.
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What's on the agenda

The council will review a contract for a police chief executive search, several grant acceptances, two open meeting law complaints, and resolutions and an ordinance on city positions and policies.

Agenda items

• Consideration of appointment: Marylin Murphy to Council on Aging
• Presentation: Veterans Service Officer 90 Days in Review
• Mayor's Report
• CAFO Report: update on Searles Estate expenses and revenues (Req. of Clr. Soto)
• CAFO Report: status on outstanding back taxes and recovery (Req. of Clr. Drew)
• Request: cost breakdown and tonnage fees for Methuen Housing Authority trash collection (Req. of Chair Soto)
• Request: clarification on school contracts through city legal department and delays (Req. of Chair Soto)
• Request: City Solicitor and DPW to create website roadmap for acceptance of unaccepted ways (Req. of Clr. Valley)

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• Request: clarification on betterment fees for Echo Lane sewer connection project (Req. of Clr. Valley)
• Request: Buildings Audit RFP status update (Req. of Clr. Drew)
• Request: update on City employee email signature standardization rollout (Req. of Clr. Drew)
• Request: HHSI Permit Fees Review status update (Req. of Clr. Drew)
• Request: 2026 Paving Program status, including completed and remaining streets (Req. of Clr. Drew)
• Request: Constellations Program financial and performance update (Req. of Clr. Drew)
• Request: Trash and Recycling Collection performance and FY2028 contractor transition update (Req. of Clr. Drew)
• Request: Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR)/FLOCK replacement system status and privacy update (Req. of Clr. Drew)
• Request: Permanent Police Chief Search status and timeline (Req. of Clr. Drew)
• Request: update on barrel fee email follow-up process (Req. of Clr. DiZoglio)
• Contract C-27-39: Blue Integrity Consulting, LLC, for Police Chief executive search, $29,500.00
• Resolution TR-26-89: amend TR-13-8 on annual performance evaluations for City Council employees (Req. of Chair Soto)
• Resolution TR-26-90: joint resolution calling for reopening federal investigation into corruption involving former Methuen Police Department leadership (Requested by Mayor Beauregard and Councilor Simard)
• Resolution TR-26-92: accepting gift of 9/11 memorial banners (Sponsored by Clr. Ryan DiZoglio)
• Ordinance TO-26-21: amend Wage and Salary Classification Plan to add Sealer of Weights and Measures position
• Open Meeting Law Complaint dated September 9, 2026
• Open Meeting Law Complaint dated September 29, 2026
• Resolution TR-26-93: accept FY2025 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program award, $27,999.02 (Request of Mayor Beauregard)
• Resolution TR-26-94: accept $48,759.90 Commonwealth of Massachusetts FY2027 Federal Municipal Road Safety Grant (Request of Mayor Beauregard)
• Resolution TR-26-95: accepting gift of equipment from Planet Fitness to the Fire Department

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 254 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 16, 2026.

Terms used here

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.

Open Meeting Law

The state law (M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Sections 18 to 25) that requires public boards to meet in public, post notice of their meetings in advance, and keep minutes.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting is listed in more than one place: the same board on the same day, and only one listing gives a time. The listings are shown here as one meeting.

• City Council Regular Meeting (opens in new tab), on the city calendar
• City Council Regular Meeting Agenda (opens in new tab), on the city's Agenda Center

First recorded by Methuen Publick on October 13, 2026.