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City of Beckley Common Council Meeting

February 3, 2026 · Beckley, WV
Source: 02 03 26 Council Minutes (PDF)
Retrieved April 25, 2026 from beckley.gov ↗
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Attendees

✓ Ryan Neal (Mayor)
✓ Phillip Jarrell (City Manager)
✓ Evan Dewey (Recorder Treasurer)
✓ Susan Miller (Mayor & City Manager's Executive Assistant)
✓ Bill File (City Attorney)
✓ Janine Bullock (Council Member)
✓ Kip Buchanan (Council Member)
✓ Frank Williams (Council Member)
✓ Natalie Coots (Council Member)
✓ Nancy Shoemaker-Dinges (Council Member)
✓ Cody Reedy (Council Member)
✓ Luke Miller (IT Director)
✓ Keith Carter (IT Technician)
✓ Dean Bailey (BPD Chief)
✓ Donald Morgan (Chief Code Enforcement Officer)
✓ Ed Thompson (BFD Chief)
✓ Mike Bolen (Director of Board of Public Works)
✓ Trish Morgan (Beckley Events Director)
✓ Leslie Baker (Director of Parks & Recreation)
✗ Sherrie Hunter (Council Member) (absent)
✓ Mary West (Public Speaker)
✓ Tom Moseley (Public Speaker)
✓ Josephine Moore (Policy & Government Outreach Coordinator for NRGRDA)
✓ Present: 22/23

Decisions

#Ordinance Creating Chapter 15, Article III, Section 401-413

APPROVED Unanimous

#Resolution Authorizing NRGRDA to Prepare & Submit a Request for Certification of a Build WV District

APPROVED Unanimous

#Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Raleigh County Commission, the City of Beckley, and the Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority

APPROVED Unanimous

#Opioid Funding Guidelines for Year One

APPROVED Unanimous

Agenda Items

#None

Public Comments

Heard comments from Mary West and Tom Moseley
#None

Enactment of Ordinances

Approved the creation of a Land Reuse Agency
#None

Adoption of Resolutions

Approved the authorization of NRGRDA to prepare and submit a request for certification of a Build WV district
#None

Old Business

No old business
#None

New Business

Discussed 2-hour free parking and opioid funding guidelines

Public Comments

3 speakers
Mary West · Topic: Unifying and supporting the community

Mary West spoke about the need for the city to unify and support one another

Tom Moseley · Topic: Cleaning up illegal dumping

Tom Moseley thanked Councilman Williams for his help in getting illegal dumping cleaned up in Ward III

Josephine Moore · Topic: Build WV district

Josephine Moore spoke about the Build WV district and its benefits for housing development