City Council

Committee members will review proposed amendments to the zoning code and consider updates to licensing rules. Planning staff will present recommendations on use regulations and district boundaries. Several administrative orders and public hearing items are also listed for action. This meeting is being live streamed and recorded. City Council and committee meetings can be viewed […]

The New Bedford City Council Audit Committee will meet Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at 7 p.m. in Room 214 of City Hall. The agenda includes a motion requesting that the Purchasing Director provide monthly reports detailing the prior month’s requests for proposals. It also asks for monthly expenditure reports from every city department and account. […]

The Board of Assessors of New Bedford will hold an open meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Room 112 at City Hall. The session begins with approval of minutes from the Dec. 18, 2025, meeting. The board will review and approve monthly abatement and exemption reports. It will also review and approve […]

New Bedford’s Planning Board will meet virtually at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. There will be a 2½-hour time limit, and must end by 8:30 p.m. Agenda items include a site plan review for the renovation of 211 Union St. into 35 apartments. A new private hangar project at the municipal airport is slated […]

The Zoning Board of Appeals meets Thursday, Feb. 19, from 6 to 9 p.m. at New Bedford City Hall, Ashley Room 120. Agenda: Three public hearings focus on requests from Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity to build single-family homes on Pleasant Street and Merrimac Street. Each petition seeks zoning relief related to the minimum […]

The Environmental Affairs Special Committee meets on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting will be live-streamed on the city’s website. Members will review shellfish bed closures in Fairhaven tied to sewage overflows and hear from Public Infrastructure officials. South Coast Neighbors United is scheduled to present community-based […]

City Property Committee meets Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting will be live-streamed on the city’s website. Members will discuss a possible lease of a 25,000-square-foot Diocese parking lot at Ashley Boulevard and Earle Street for municipal use. The committee will also begin the disposition process for […]

New Bedford’s Finance Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in City Hall’s Council Chambers at 133 William St. The meeting will be livestreamed and recorded. Members will consider a motion to review the eligibility age for property tax exemptions and discuss other exemptions affecting senior homeowners. A $12.6 million loan order […]

The Appointments and Briefings Committee will meet Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 7 p.m. in City Council chambers at City Hall. Agenda items include: Consider a mayoral appointment to the Veterans Advisory Board. Review a residency waiver request for a secondhand dealer license. Review an application for a new private livery license. Discuss safety concerns […]

The Special Committee on Special Permits and Licensing will meet on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in City Council chambers at City Hall. Agenda items include: A public hearing on an application from Knd Auto Rentals LLC for a special permit for motor vehicle sales or rentals at Belleville Avenue. Councilors will also […]

The Internal Affairs Committee will meet Monday, March 23, 2026, at 7 p.m. in City Council chambers at City Hall. Agenda items include discussion of proposed updates to city ordinances, including regulations related to secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers. Councilors will also review matters referred from the City Council concerning licensing and municipal regulatory policies. The […]

New Bedford City Council meets Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m. in City Hall Chamber, room 214. The agenda includes public hearings on utility and infrastructure work on William Street, County Street, and Belleville Avenue. Mayor Jon Mitchell proposes multiple fund transfers to support employee wages under union contracts. Councilors will also consider a $12.6 […]