Editing Beacon, New York (section)

==Government==
[[File:Beacon, NY, city hall.jpg|left|thumb|225px|City Hall (2008)]]

===Governing body===
Beacon is governed via the mayor-council system. The mayor is elected in a citywide vote. The city council consists of six members. Two are elected at-large. The other four are elected from one of four wards. Additionally, the City Administrator serves at the pleasure of the Mayor and supervises the operations of all departments and units of the city government. The [https://beaconny.gov/index.php/government/ Government] section of the city's website includes information about current elected and appointed officials.

===Schools===
See: [[Beacon City Schools]]

===Howland Public Library===
[[File:Howland_Public_Library_external_HDR_2023_jeh.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Howland Public Library (2023)]]
Founded in 1872 by General [[Joseph Howland]] and his spouse [[Eliza Howland]], the Howland Public Library was originally housed in the [[Howland Cultural Center]] and is now located at 313 Main St. Beacon, NY 12508. In the 70s, the building was once the Fishman's Department Store.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Evening News - Google News Archive Search |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0q7iQwrhYWUC&dat=19740329&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=news.google.com |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415174403/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0q7iQwrhYWUC&dat=19740329&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The interior includes the “Common Clay” relief sculpture mural, a community art project conceived by [[Mika Seeger]]; a colorful Main Street mural painted by Rick Price; and a South Cedar Street literary mural in memory of artist [[Audrey Chibbaro]] by Beacon High School art students.<ref name="hpl">{{cite web |title=About = Howland Public Library |url=https://beaconlibrary.org/about/ |website=beaconlibrary.org |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415153212/https://beaconlibrary.org/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Howland Public Library is a part of the [[Mid-Hudson Library System]].

===Emergency response===
[[File:Beacon Police HQ 2023 jeh.jpg|thumb|Police headquarters]]
[[File:Informal Remarks At Beacon, NY - NARA - 198087.tif|150px|thumb|right|Remarks from 1944 [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|FDR]] visit praising Beacon's participation in the War Effort]]
The City of Beacon participates in the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response. All calls for police are routed to the City of Beacon Police who dispatch their vehicles to the call. All calls for fire or medical assistance are dispatched by the County Department of Emergency Response. The City of Beacon Fire Department is a combination Paid and Volunteer Department that provides fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical first response for the city. [[Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps]] is a combination paid and volunteer agency that provides [[Basic Life Support]] and Mobile Life Support Services provide [[Advanced Life Support]] medical care within the city.

===Prisons===
====Current====
*[[Fishkill Correctional Facility]]

====Former====
*[[Beacon Correctional Facility]]
*[[Downstate Correctional Facility]]
*[[Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane]] (historic)