SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF GEORGETOWN
AGENDA
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 1:00 pm City Hall
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:
AGENDA ACTION ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS:
• Approve Building Permits
ADJOURNMENT
March 3, 2026
Those Present: Brooke Bruesch, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Tony Price, Maintenance Shane Clark, Maintenance Hadley Wright, Addison Ochsenbein from Sunrise Engineering, Sheriff Deputy Wes Barnhill, Deputy Jack James, City Attorney Adam McKenzie, Fire Chief Mark Parker, Morgan Kidd, Mario & Cynthia Johnson, Ed & Kathy Izatt
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Councilor Marty Nate
The council entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate to approve the published agenda and was seconded by Councilor Tee Steadman. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from February 3, 2026, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to accept the minutes as read and Councilor Brooke Bruesch seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Addison Ochsenbein of Sunrise Engineering came to the council to give an update. The Transportation Plan Draft was sent out to all council members to review before the meeting. He pointed out some points of interest in the plan for upgrading sidewalks and active transportation for biking, shoulder edge maintenance, safe routes to school, crosswalk enhancements and improved lighting. There is a sign grant available later this fall to apply for the highway crosswalk. Addison requested for the council to review the draft and those points of interest so we can get this plan finished up because this is what we will use for future funding opportunities as well.
The Bear Lake County Fire Chief, Mark Parker, came before the council to apprise them on an upcoming levy to be voted on in the next elections in May. He came with a form to be filled out for ISO ratings to update our inventory before May 1st to help with lowering homeowners insurance rates in our area. He expressed the need for the levy to be increased and what those increases will be used for and why they are needed. He said our manpower is down County wide and said for a single home structure fire that 14 fighters are needed. We currently have Morgan Kidd, Nic Higgins and Ray Fiske for fighters in our community and he can’t add fighters to the roster that don’t stay up on training. He expressed that this commission is concerned about the future and trying to plan ahead and need people to vote in favor of the increased levy to keep the Fire Department going.
The impact area is due to be finished up with the County. They just finished with Montpelier and Georgetown is next on their list. Mitch Poulsen worked on our maps of the impact area of the recommendations we gave him last year to include our sewer lagoons, cemetery and railroad right-of-ways but they shortened it from including Left Hand Canyon Road. It was recommended to let Mitch and the Commission know that we are ready for a town meeting where they can come and talk to the public about what to include in our impact area and future growth and development, etc. It has also been discovered that only the County needs to adopt an Ordinance about the impact area and Cities are no longer required to do so. Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to accept the language of the proposed Ordinance with the exception of the map and to invite Mitch to our next council meeting. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. After further discussion Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to rescind her previous motion and was seconded by Councilor Tee Steadman. Clerk Smith will relay to Mitch our need for keeping Left Hand Canyon in our impact area due to having city water lines up there and houses connected to City water even though they are outside of City limits and invite Mitch to come to our next meeting.
Councilor Marty Nate informed the council that she has met with her committee for the Twin Creeks Celebration and the event will be held on Saturday, July 11th this year with more details to follow.
Clerk Smith has a lot of older files that need to be discarded and would like to burn them. At the recommendation of City Attorney, Adam McKenzie, this will be tabled until the next meeting to give him time to review the Ordinance about which files exactly can be disposed of.
The floor was then opened for public comment in which, Mario and Cynthia Johnson approached the council with updates on the dog issues in town. She has gathered a lot of circumstantial evidence from nearby citizens. A jury trial has been set for May 1st in regards to the dogs in question. Cynthia has concerns about our dog ordinance not having enough bite to it. It was discussed that the current ordinance, if violations occur, they are charged with a misdemeanor which gives them the right to a jury trial and can result in the dogs being destroyed. If it were changed to an infraction instead of a misdemeanor then the City can only fine them. The Sheriff’s department expressed that they don’t know what they don’t know and can’t cite what isn’t reported. Councilor Marty Nate expressed she would like more details about what is happening in the police reports and Deputy Sheriff Barnhill responded that they are somewhat limited on the information and details they can give on open and active investigations.
Police Report: Deputy Sheriff Wes Barnhill came before the council and presented a report for February. He reported that there was another animal incident with dogs and another noteworthy event was a firearm discharge incident. He told everyone to follow the County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page as they make posts about these public incidents to hear about them in a more timely manner. They gave 3 citations, had 9 traffic stops, and 41 directed patrol warnings.
Councilor Marty Nate reported her committee for Twin Creeks is actively planning. She also mentioned that the previous Mayor went around and got a lot of donations for the fireworks and so the new Mayor has big shoes to fill to ensure the fireworks still happen this year. She has been working on more grants from AARP for sidewalks and the approach at the Post Office. She also applied for the grant with PacifiCorp for the mulch on the ground under the playground. She also recommended including set backs on the building permit applications for right-of-ways. There is some discrepancies on what the set backs are as they are different on each street. The last time that Ordinance #62 was updated was in 1996. The only precise way to know if any are in within the correct limits of the right-of-ways is to perform surveys on each street which is very costly and not necessary.
Councilor Tee Steadman reported that he went to the fire meeting and was told that there will be a BLM office stationed back in Soda Springs soon.
Maintenance Report: Shane Clark gave their report for the month of February and stated that he and Hadley took samples for the monthly testing and also performed the new test on the water that was required by DEQ, and we received a non-detect and hoping that is all that is needed and we won’t have to do further testing. The test is $700.00 each time. They had an unusual event this month with needing to plow snow! They did some testing on water pressure at some homes this month and all were within the necessary ranges. They went to the water tanks and cleaned up the shop and cleared out some files. They shut off water at a location and attended some virtual trainings.
Office Report: There are 25 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of February. She has been selling a lot of dog tags this month. There will be a luncheon on Friday the 6th with the Mayor, the maintenance employees and herself with Rocky Mountain Power. Lynette has a conflict with the next meeting on the 7th of April and requested the meeting be moved to the 8th and all were ok with that. The website was down this month, but Lynette has gotten all of the login information now so we can update the payment with our own details. Marty is going to check with her son about helping us to move the website to another hosting site that is more user friendly and updated. The accounts at US Bank have now been officially closed, thanks to former Mayor Steve for continuing to follow up with them. We also may need to consider getting a new credit card because our current one is with US Bank and it is difficult getting payments to them or setup online. Lynette will reach out to Ireland Bank to see what options are there.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate to move into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)(f) to discuss the dog ordinance and related dog issues. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: Marty – yes, Tee – yes, Brooke – yes. All citizens were removed from the meeting and the council then proceeded to receive direction from City Attorney, Adam McKenzie. The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman to leave the Executive Session and move back into the regular meeting. Councilor Brooke Bruesch seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: Marty – yes, Tee – yes, Brooke – yes. Adam would like to be on the agenda for the next meeting again but may be available by phone instead of in person.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of February 2026 in the amount of $37,309.00 in the general fund, $9,364.85 in the water fund, and $24,593.36 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $71,267.21. Councilor Brooke Bruesch seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate that council adjourns from the March 2026 council meeting at 10:20 pm. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynette Smith,
City Clerk-Treasurer
CITY OF GEORGETOWN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2026 City Hall 7:00 pm
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:
READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from March 3, 2026
AGENDA ACTION ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:
Sunrise Engineering – Transportation Plan
Impact Area – Mitch Poulsen
Proclamation Week of the Young Child – April 11-17, 2026
Spring Cleanup Dates
Set Budget Hearing Dates – September 1st at 7:00 pm; workshop August 4th
Georgetown Irrigation Company Backhoe Agreement
Remove old files older than 7 years – Resolution #2026-01
Public Comment Period – limited to 2 minutes each
Employee Policy
Dog Ordinance Amendment – Ordinance #117
City Attorney, Adam McKenzie –
Executive Session pursuant to I.C.74-206(1)(b)
Marty:
Tee:
Jordan:
Brooke:
POLICE REPORT: Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office
MAINTENANCE REPORT:
OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts, ICRMP Webinars, May Day
SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR FEBRUARY’S BILLS
ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting:
• City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 pm – Tuesday, May 5, 2026, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120.
February 3, 2026
Those Present: Brooke Bruesch, Marty Nate, Jordan Rasmusson, Tee Steadman, Mayor Tony Price, Maintenance Shane Clark, Maintenance Hadley Wright, Addison Ochsenbein from Sunrise Engineering, Sheriff Deputy Wes Barnhill, Brent Kunz, Landon, Janae and Bowen McCoy, Former Mayor Steve Waechtler
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Councilmember Brooke Bruesch
The council entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman to approve the published agenda and was seconded by Councilor Marty Nate. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from January 5, 2026, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to accept the minutes as read and Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. The minutes from the Special Meeting held on January 26, 2026, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to accept the minutes as read and Councilor Jordan Rasmusson seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Addison Ochsenbein of Sunrise Engineering came to the council to give an update. He said he is still waiting on a draft for the Transportation Plan and hopes to have more to update at the next meeting. The TAP application got submitted for the bridge and expanded for the sidewalk to be fixed clear to the Post Office. There is also an LHTAC grant available for the matching funds we will need if awarded the TAP funding. He will report back at the next meeting.
City Attorney, Adam McKenzie, was available by phone and updated the council that the Dog Issue hearing is set for February 11th. He has not had a chance to speak with opposing council yet. He also updated the council on how he handles the speeding tickets. He is our representing council for those and said they usually reduce the speed to give a lesser ticket as opposed to going to trial for them. It reduces a $150 ticket to a $90 ticket and most all tickets are the truckers and not repeat offenders. The council approved for him to continue on as he normally has.
The council discussed a cut off for the Agenda to not be changed 48 hours prior to council. Councilor Marty Nate voiced that she wants citizens to feel like they can come to council and don’t always know the process to get put on the agenda to be heard or bring their concerns, etc. It was suggested to add a Public Comment section to the Agenda. Also noted, that anyone can always come to the meetings and discuss things, but no decisions can be made without it being an Action Item and then can be added to the next agenda. Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to add a Public Comment Section to the agenda and was seconded by Tee Steadman. After more discussion it was decided to put a two-minute time limit for the public comments. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Police Report: Deputy Sheriff Wes Barnhill came before the council and presented a report for January. He reported that the dog issue is out of the Sheriff Departments hands and is up to the legal system now. He encouraged citizens to call and report any issues they have so there can be a report to support the incidents. He said they issued a lot of citations in December/January and is worried that word is spreading to the truckers because they have been slowing down which means less citations will be written. He also reminded everyone that if a report isn’t started, then fines can’t be issued for violations.
The McCoy’s came to the council to convey their concerns with the dog issues and want to attend the hearing as well. They had some rabbits harmed by the dogs getting out a while back too.
Councilor Marty Nate reported that she is working on a grant for rubber at the playground and the sidewalks. It was suggested to include fixing the approach in front of the Post Office as well. She also asked to add to the list of things this summer, to do some crack seal along Stringtown.
The Mayor asked Clerk Smith to send out a letter to all citizens to get their dog licenses purchased and remind to not park in the right of ways during the winter months as we have an Ordinance to not park during November 15th to March 15th.
Maintenance Report: Shane Clark gave their report for the month of January and stated that they went up to check the water tanks, plowed snow a little, put the tracks on the CanAm, met with the IRWA circuit rider, fixed some leaks and a flush valve, turned off water to some delinquents and back on, had a grave opening and closing, fixed and filled the pop machine and did some land app training and got the year end report taken to Keller Associates.
Office Report: There are 29 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of January. She got the 1099’s and W-2’s and year end taxes done. The messaging service we use has been sold to another company and so Lynette is working on getting that set back up and going again.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of January 2026 in the amount of $29,925.12 in the general fund, $22,118.86 in the water fund, and $65,074.70 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $117,118.68. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate that council adjourns from the February 2026 council meeting at 8:45 pm. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynette Smith,
City Clerk-Treasurer
CITY OF GEORGETOWN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 City Hall 7:00 pm
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:
READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from February 3, 2026
AGENDA ACTION ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:
Sunrise Engineering – Transportation Plan
Mark Parker – Fire Department Levy
Impact Area
Twin Creeks Celebration
Burn old files older than 7 years
Public Comment Period – limited to 2 minutes each
City Attorney, Adam McKenzie – to Discuss Dog Ordinance
Executive Session pursuant to I.C.74-206(1)(f)
Marty:
Tee:
Jordan:
Brooke:
POLICE REPORT: Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office
MAINTENANCE REPORT:
OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts
SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR FEBRUARY’S BILLS
ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting:
• City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 pm – Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120.
January 26, 2026 – Special Meeting
Those Present: Brooke Bergholm, Marty Nate, Jordan Rasmusson, Tee Steadman, Mayor Tony Price, Maintenance Shane Clark, City Attorney Adam McKenzie, Addison Ochsenbein & Kevin Martin from Sunrise Engineering, Former Mayor Steve Waechtler, Tyler Sorensen
Meeting called to order: 10:00 am Invocation: Councilor Jordan Rasmusson
The council entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman to approve the published agenda and was seconded by Councilor Marty Nate. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The Mayor called this special meeting to do some new council training for the new members to get a better understanding of their council duties and their roles as council members. Sunrise Engineering and City Attorney, Adam McKenzie were invited to the meeting to explain their roles for the City and discuss the system.
Kevin Martin and Addison Ochsenbein of Sunrise Engineering came before the council to explain the water system and what they do for the City. They explained the condition of our water system and that the transmission lines are really old and need to be replaced which is why we keep applying for a loan from DEQ to eventually be able to replace the transmission lines from the spring down to the City. They explained the flow, pressure, and installed pipes. The heavy minerals in our water have a lot of build up in the pipes. DEQ has said they want municipalities to operate like a business and should be charging enough to cover all our expenses and be self sufficient. There isn’t much for grants available anymore. Cities are advised to increase rates 3% every year to stay on top of it. There have been previous discussions to replace the older system in segments and spread it out more to pay little by little and could install a new transmission line aside the old one. We still have $350,000.00 owing on the water loan and $1,855,934.00 on the wastewater loan. There are other options available with USDA as well but those have more requirements where the billing should be closer to $60.00 per month just for water and meter the water. They said there are conservation grants we could possibly qualify for with the leaks in the system and there is Emergency Funding up to $500,000 if a line were to break. Their last study confirmed that our usage is 968 gallons per person per day which is well above the State and National averages. Our spring produces a lot of water and can handle growth. The water right is less than what the spring can produce and the extra goes down the creek to be used for fish, irrigation, etc. We produce plenty of water, but our aging infrastructure is a concern for growth. Our subdivision ordinance requires all developers to install their own infrastructure and help update our current infrastructure. A developer would have to come to council to get approval and then we would consult with our engineers and experts with Sunrise for options at that time. They will keep looking for funding opportunities for us. The typical chain of command is that DEQ will reach out to the City if there are any issues or concerns with our system and then we would contact Sunrise for assistance.
City Attorney, Adam McKenzie, came before the council to introduce himself and explain what he does for us. He helps to draft ordinances and is our resource for legal counsel and advise. He explained to the council to be very careful with communication with each other with emails and texts or running into each other and discussing city business because it could be public record and seen as a meeting. He went over open meeting rules and explained a quorum. He advised for any complaints received about the City should be brought to council or made known to the Mayor individually and to listen to the complaints but to not engage. He encouraged the council members to attend the AIC trainings in June held in Boise. Clerk Smith explained that Adam is not on a retainer but does charge us a discounted rate so that we feel like we can call him about all the things. He said the Mayor’s main duty is to be the Chief Executor and lead the meetings but it is the council that makes the decisions as a group. It was discussed about having a public comment section on our agenda’s and suggested to have a cutoff to make any changes to our agenda’s no less than 48 hours.
The council then reviewed their duties and what being a liaison with different companies means and that being affective will only matter as hands on as they want to be.
The council signed the pages from Ireland Bank to update signers on the accounts.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate that council adjourns from the January 2026 Special Council Meeting at 12:05 pm. Councilor Jordan Rasmusson seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynette Smith,
City Clerk-Treasurer
January 5, 2026
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Shane Clark, Maintenance Hadley Wright, Tony & Chris Price, Brooke Bergholm, Jordan Rasmusson, Addison Ochsenbein from Sunrise Engineering, Brent Kunz, Mario & Cynthia Johnson
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Mayor Steve Waechtler
The council entertained a motion from Councilor Greg Kunz to approve the published agenda and was seconded by Councilor Tee Steadman. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from December 22, 2025, were read aloud by Mayor Waechtler. Councilor Trenton Morrell made the motion to accept the minutes as read and Councilor Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. The Mayor reported that Rocky Mountain Power has installed all of the LED lights for the street lights throughout the City.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of December 2025 in the amount of $30,939.71 in the general fund, $10,699.96 in the water fund, and $23,306.00 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $64,945.67. Councilor Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The council then proceeded to swear-in the new Mayor and Councilmembers. Mayor Steve Waechtler read the oath of office to Mayor Tony Price, Councilmember Jordan Rasmusson and Councilmember Brooke Bergholm. The newly sworn in officers then took their seats and New Mayor Price took over the meeting. Councilmember Tee Steadman nominated Councilmember Marty Nate to be the new Council President and was seconded by Councilmember Jordan Rasmusson. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. The council then proceeded to assign duties to each council member. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to approve the duties as assigned and was seconded by Jordan Rasmusson. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
With new council members and Mayor there is a need to update the signers on the accounts. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to remove Steve Waechtler, Greg Kunz and Trenton Morrell from the accounts at Zions Bank and Ireland Bank and add Tony Price, Jordan Rasmusson and Brooke Bergholm. Councilor Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Addison Ochsenbein with Sunrise Engineering came to give an update on the Transportation Plan and other applications they’re applying for us. He reported that they are preparing th DEQ Letters of Interest for the water transmission line grant or loan and it needs to be submitted by the end of the month. The TAP Application for the pedestrian bridge and highway crosswalk requires matching funds and will need to be signed by the Mayor. They are still preparing the draft for the Transportation Plan as well.
Mario and Cynthia Johnson came to inform the new council about the dog issues they had late summer and fall with the neighbors dogs getting into their sheep. The case has been brought to City Attorney, Adam McKenzie’s, attention, and there is a hearing on January 14th. Cynthia will get other concerned citizens to send letters of support and telling about the run ins they have had with the dogs as well and Lynette will forward the information on to Adam. Cynthia was advised to convey to Adam what her wishes are for having the dogs removed from the City.
New council members were reminded that if they are approached by citizens that have concerns with the City, to invite them to come to council to voice their concerns and get answers and it’s best practice to visit the citizens in groups of two before sending the Sheriff’s Department over as people are usually less confrontational to visit first.
Councilor Marty Nate would like to use the money from Simplot for the playground equipment towards mulch around the equipment. She mentioned that those having won the Christmas Lighting Contest should be ineligible the next year to help spread around the Christmas Cheer.
Councilor Tee Steadman said he will make sure the Sheriff’s Department is aware of all information regarding the dog situation and ask to issue citations. Councilor Marty Nate said she would try to make it to the hearing to represent the City.
Councilor Jordan Rasmusson asked for follow up about the cows getting into the cemetery. Tee responded that the owners of the cows have agreed to help install cattle guards and they are currently being built to keep the cows out in the spring and the problem is being handled.
Police Report: Deputy Sheriff Wes Barnhill and Sheriff Bart Heslington were unavailable for the meeting and the report was tabled until the next meeting.
Maintenance Report: Shane Clark gave their report for the month of December and stated that they have got the lights wired for the plows and chains on the yellow truck to plow. They went up to check on the spring. Turned off some utilities for the winter, plowed some snow and attended the Transportation Plan Meetings.
Office Report: There are 17 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of December. The Christmas Light Contest winners were 1st place Matt & Tiffany Argyle, 2nd place Ashley Millard, 3rd place Marlin & Sandy Bartschi. Lynette got the Annual Road and Street Report submitted. She will have W-2’s and 1099’s ready and available by the end of the month. She informed them that we are still having troubles closing the accounts at US Bank because it is a government account. She will not update the signers there, in hopes the account can be closed out soon with the help of previous Mayor Steve Waechtler. She handed out paperwork to the new councilmembers along with a contact list and budget information and explained where the funds are and that water and sewer funds are dedicated funds and all have to be kept separate. She explained we need a quorum for every meeting and the next council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 3rd; let her know if there are any conflicts as soon as possible. She will also be out of the office the end of the month.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Jordan Rasmusson that council adjourns from the January 2026 council meeting at 8:30 pm. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynette Smith,
City Clerk-Treasurer
CITY OF GEORGETOWN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 City Hall 7:00 pm
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:
READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from January 5, 2026 & January 26, 2026 special meeting
AGENDA ACTION ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:
Marty:
Tee:
Jordan:
Brooke:
POLICE REPORT: Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office
MAINTENANCE REPORT:
OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts
SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR JANUARY’S BILLS
ADJOURNMENT
Next Meeting:
• City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 pm – Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120.
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF GEORGETOWN
AGENDA
Monday, January 26, 2026 10:00 am City Hall
APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:
AGENDA ITEMS:
ADJOURNMENT
December 22, 2025
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Deputy Wes Barnhill, Kevin Martin from Sunrise Engineering, Tony Price, Brooke Bruesch, Jordan Rasmusson, Brent Kunz
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Mayor Steve Waechtler
The council entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman to approve the published agenda and was seconded by Councilor Greg Kunz. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from November 5, 2025, were read aloud by Mayor Waechtler. Councilor Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read and Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Councilor Kunz wanted to follow up on the money from the water hydrants from ITAFOS and Lynette reported that it was billed and money has been received of $2770.00.
Kevin Martin with Sunrise Engineering came to give an update on the Transportation Plan. He reported that they have been working on applying for the different grants etc. They recommend we apply for the sign grant next year with LHTAC and looking for a couple more letters of support for the Tap Application due mid January and then will need the new Mayor’s signature. They are still working on the crosswalk application which will be much simpler than overhead lighting etc and hopefully we have a better chance of being granted. They will be back to report at the next meeting.
The Christmas Park Lighting Event was held on a Wednesday night and not quite as well attended as other years. It was cold but also had a ball game in town, a week night, etc. The group felt like Monday night is still the best following Thanksgiving. The Sean Bartschi Family and Lorie Bartschi gathered all of the food and supplies and there was a lot of chili left over. Everyone that attended still had a good time though.
Police Report: Deputy Sheriff Wes Barnhill came before the Council and presented their report for the month of November. He said we should get $599.40 caught up with the January check from what was previously shorted which will bring the citations current. There was discussion about lots of dog issues in town. Overall they issued 14 citations, had 45 traffic stops, and had a total of 102 incidents during the month.
The Christmas Light Contest will still go on. Lynette will advertise and have the council members vote for the Top 3 best lights in the City. Winners will be announced on Facebook and 1st place will get $100.00, 2nd place $75.00 and 3rd place $50.00.
The Employee Christmas Bonus’s was discussed and decided to do the same as last year. The Mayor asked about licenses and explained that Doug is still used as a backup operator and for his licenses. Councilor Greg Kunz made the motion to give Shane Clark, Hadley Wright and Lynette Smith a $500.00 bonus and Doug Thompson a $200.00 bonus. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Maintenance Report: Hadley Wright and Shane Clark were excused from the meeting. Shane is still on sick leave and Lynette gave their report for the month of November. Hadley cleaned the port up to the tank and went to check on the spring. They took monthly samples to the lab to be tested and all came back good. He gathered and took information to Keller Associates for them to prepare the land app year-end report. He got the plow trucks ready to go for whenever we get some snow, all the lights have been checked and trucks serviced. He worked on getting the rest of the Christmas lights up and ready for the park lighting. He hauled chlorine up to the water tank and primed it into the big tank. He shut off water at homes for the winter and did a couple of utility locates. He also went and marked out by the Rasmussen’s for the County to berm snow.
Office Report: There are 25 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of November. Next meeting date will be January 6th and we will take care of Decembers business before swearing in the new Mayor and Council members and will need approval for new signers on the account too. Lynette was able to get the box of all 2024-2025 files to Gary Teuschers office and has spoken with Matt Regen about performing our audit again too. The money was received from Simplot for the fireworks and playground donation for $3,000.00 and $2770.00 from ITAFOS for the water hydrant use. Andrea Gumm at Simplot also reached out about setting up a meeting with the old and new Mayor to keep the relationship going. Also, the City recognizes all federal holidays and President Trump declared the 24th, 25th and 26th to be holidays this year and so all employees will be following that.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Greg Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of November 2025 in the amount of $40,713.52 in the general fund, $9,728.74 in the water fund, and $19,075.36 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $69,517.62. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Greg Kunz that council adjourns from the December 2025 council meeting at 8:00 pm. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynette Smith,
City Clerk-Treasurer