The Beverly City Common Council, and you - the residents of our

City,face the same financial struggles as most of the State during

this difficult recession. You are struggling to do more with less,

and so is the City of Beverly.  You make daily decisions regarding

where to put your resources, which bills get paid, which purchases

wait and which projects have to be put on hold for another year.

 It is no different for us.  The State of New Jersey has cut our aid,

instructed us to use the surplus funds that they once encouraged

us to save for a rainy day, and did it with no warning. Our city,

and the hundreds of others throughout the State, have been plunged

into financial crisis.  For small cities like Beverly, the situation is even

more critical.  We have a very small commercial base, forcing any loss

of State Aid to either be made up by you - the taxpayer - or by cuts to

the municipal budget which result in a strain on services.

Trimming the budget may seem easy, but the majority of our staff

is already part time and departments have already been cut back as

far as they can be without risking health and public safety. Finding

extra dollars in the budget under these circumstances is almost 

impossible. To add to the difficulty of the situation, the Council,

Administrator and staff have been focusing on our renewed efforts

to give the City a facelift and restore the desirability of our City

as a place to do business and invest in the local economy.  

Our location, diverse population and small size provides a

unique opportunity to recreate a close knit community that is

a safe haven for families and businesses. However,these efforts

take funding and community support. A big aspect of that support

is having educated residents who understand what we are doing

and why. 

Although our staff is small and funding is tight, we are doing

our best to bring you more than clean streets.  We also want to

bring you information and the opportunity to work with us as

we take the City of Beverly from a diamond in the rough to a

jewel in Burlington County.

We've hired new staff members who are very experienced at

what they do.  They now occupy the Administrator's Office, Public

Works, the Public Safety Director's Office and the Chief Financial

Officer's Office.  Improvements have been fast and noticeable in many

areas. Our existing staff members are very capable and add a level

of continuity and familiarity to our offices. All of this contributes

to the positive changes the Common Council have made.

This document is linked to copies of the 2008, 2009 and 2010

municipal budget.  This is to educate you about what it takes to

run a City like Beverly in today's world.  This website provides the

 information necessary for you to contact us with questions, comments

 and suggestions.  We welcome them and look forward to continuing

 to add to the information available to you, as taxpayers, through

this website.

2008 Budget

2009 Budget

2010 Budget

 The 2011 Budget will be available on this site within the next few weeks. 

 Thank you for your patience!