July 12th Special Meeting
July 12, 2023 – Special Meeting
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Tee Steadman, Mayor Stephan Waechtler, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Sheriff Bart Heslington, Deputy Ryan Larsen
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Mayor Stephan Waechtler
The Council entertained a motion from councilor Tee Steadman to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilor Trenton Morrell. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The Sheriff came to discuss the police contract with the council. They came out to Twin Creeks to patrol and made a lot of contacts and there were a lot of comments throughout the city about it being one of the best firework shows ever. In the contract, the City will retain all of their equipment such as the vehicle and the County will have their radio tech people look over the radios and recommend if they should keep it in their inventory or if we are better off to sell it. The council agreed to hold on to the vehicle for now. The contract dates were set to go into effect today, July 12th through September 30, 2028. Compensation was set at $27,500.00 increasing 3% each year and payable at $6,875.00 per quarter. A percentage of all citations, fines, etc. will come back to the City as defined in section 1.d. The City will designate Councilor Tee Steadman, since he is the councilor assigned to those duties, as the point of contact/administrator and the County designates Sheriff Bart Heslington as their point of contact/administrator. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to accept the contract as discussed and Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Clerk Smith will update the contract with the blanks filled in as discussed and email it over to City Attorney, Adam McKenzie to review. Once it is ready he will acquire signatures from Sheriff Bart Heslington and Councilor Tee Steadman.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman that council adjourns from the July Special Meeting council meeting at 7:30 pm. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,
Lynette Smith
City Clerk-Treasurer