Peabody City Council Meeting - October 8, 2026

The Peabody City Council’s regular meeting on October 8, 2026, included two finance actions. The council approved, 7–2, a $20,000 transfer from the IT department’s salary account to fund part-time wages in the Treasurer’s Office following a retirement. It also approved, 9–0, a transfer between two accounts identified by account numbers in the transcript; the amount and purpose were not clear. No contracts, bids, or vendor selections were identified.

The council approved a zoning-map amendment changing the specified Lake Street parcels from R1 to Business Neighborhood (BN), with all votes in the recorded roll call in favor; the discussion described duplex housing as the intended use. Other matters included continuing hearings, referring the mayor’s snow-removal veto and related discussion to the Municipal Safety Committee, and scheduling further consideration of that issue. No procurement activity was identified beyond the budget transfer.