Georgetown Idaho

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

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

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

November 5, 2025
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Hadley Wright, DeputyWes Barnhill, Kevin Martin from Sunrise Engineering, Brooke Bruesch
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Mayor Steve Waechtler
The council entertained a motion from Councilor Trenton Morrell 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 October 7, 2025, were read aloud by Mayor Waechtler. Councilor Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read and Councilor Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Minutes from the Special Meeting on October 15, 2025, were read aloud by Mayor Waechtler and 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.
Kevin Martin with Sunrise Engineering came to give an update on the Transportation Plan. He reported that they have been compiling information from the traffic impact study and the pavement management plan and have met with Hadley in regards to growth in the City and they hope to have ready to submit before Thanksgiving. There are a few other grants and loans they could apply for at this time and one is to submit a letter of intent from the lower tanks to town, which we have submitted the last two years to show there is a need and if a loan is offered, we don’t have to accept it. Right now there are more needs than there are funds and there is a low chance of being awarded but it’s a good idea to stay on the list to show there is still a need. He and Addison will coordinate with the City Crew to get the info needed. Another grant available is the Transportation Alternative Plan for pathways, sidewalks, crosswalks, school routes, ADA access, etc. If awarded, there is a 7.34% match required. The Council said to go ahead and apply to see where we rank, but there could be lots of needs here too. One other grant is the LHRIP up to $150,000 to repair roads and we will apply for this one again also since we weren’t able to get all of the roads finished this past year that we wanted to such as Hayes Lane, West side of East Street, West Street, etc. Addison will be in touch.
Police Report: Deputy Sheriff Wes Barnhill came before the Council and presented their report for the month of October. He is a new deputy that has been working for about 1 month. They issued 11 citations, had 28 incidents and received and responded to 53 calls. He said they did an internal audit of our contract and was able to find and fix 7 citations from the month of June that we didn’t get paid for and they will get that remedied. He provided a breakdown of the citations and averages being brought in each month. He thinks they are generating about 50% of the contract. He had a more detailed report of the data and reported on follow up on the situation at Hayes Lane. The Council said they would like to see more detailed reports and more follow ups on the report and thanked him for his efforts.
Results from the election held November 4th are in and Tony Price received 85 votes for Mayor and Greg Kunz received 68. Councilor votes were 116 for Jordan Rasmusson, 94 for Brooke Bruesch, and 78 for Miles Cook. New Mayor and council members will take over at the meeting in January.
The council approved a donation to the Senior Center. Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to donate $1,000.00 to the Senior Center and Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The date was set for the Christmas Park Lighting Event for Wednesday, December 3rd at 6:00 pm. The Young Men from 2nd ward helped Hadley to get all the lights set up in the park last night. Lynette will make arrangements with the Bartschi’s and Santa to make the event come together.
Councilor Marty Nate reported that she wants some things fixed with the bridge, the concrete at the pavilion with a new pad, the approach at the Post office, and would like to get a grant for the mulch at the playground. The Mayor said he would follow up with some donations for the playground and the tractor was sold for $4,500.00 to go towards the playground. She would also like to get the roads chip sealed and Greg would like striping the roads on Stringtown. Need some cattle guards installed at the cemetery. She asked if the water trucks from Stone Ridge are about done. The rate being charged was discussed. We don’t sell the water that often but last time was in 2022 and we charged $2.50 per thousand gallons. Trenton will call around to find out what the going rates are now.
Councilor Tee Steadman said there have been some irrigation water leaks causing damage on roads and the guys filled in with gravel to fix. Greg responded that Nic, the water master was out the last part of the season with a broken leg too but the Irrigation Company can pay to haul the gravel and take care of it.
Maintenance Report: Hadley Wright gave their report for the month of October, stating that he checked up to the spring, had 2 graves at the cemetery, cleaned up at the cemetery, winterized the park, turned water off at the fountain, took water samples to Pocatello, and did some utility locates. He cleared out a big beaver dam up left and right hand and we need to trap more. Shane got hurt earlier this month and broke his leg. He is out at least another 6 weeks. With snowplow season coming up, he said he can call the County or Doug to help with the plowing until Shane can get back at it.
Office Report: There are 31 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of October. There were no shutoffs last month because of the computer and system being down. Our Utility Billing program is very dated, and we will be in a bad way if it were to crash. The computer got fixed but the internet has still been hard to get anything done. The Trunk or Treat was well attended again and those from Nounan came out too. It was suggested to add to the flyers to not let this replace going door to door. There were complaints about starting so early in the evening also. Lynette has a conflict with the next meeting date and it was decided to keep with the same schedule and Marty will help with taking notes. Lynette will get everything prepared for the meeting. She will also be out of the office December 2nd – 10th to Las Vegas.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of October 2025 in the amount of $20,659.22 in the general fund, $8,254.63 in the water fund, and $20,883.50 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $49,797.35. 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 November 2025 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

October 15, 2025 – Special Meeting
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Drue Smith
Meeting called to order: 12:10 pm
All were welcomed to the meeting by Council President Greg Kunz and the sealed envelopes that were received were handed out to the council members. Each opened a sealed enveloped and read what was opened.
Councilor Marty Nate opened the bid from Jordan Crane for the 5 acre piece at the cemetery for $52/acre if dry and $102/acre if irrigated. He also bid the 26 acres at $102/acre.
Councilor Trenton Morrell opened the bid from 3 Mile Dairy at a 55/45 share and is willing to move the pipe if it’s ever a possibility. It was noted that it’s not a possibility at this time since it needs to be handled by those that hold a license for the land application. 3 Mile had also submitted a bid for the cemetery but withdrew.
Councilor Greg Kunz opened the bid from Springdale Farms which was dismissed as per our Attorney, Adam McKenzie, that stated City Officials or employees cannot bid on a contract offered by the City of which they are apart.
Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to renew the contract with 3 Mile Dairy for the 26 acres at the land app site for another 5 years and to award Jordan Crane the contract for the 5 acres at the cemetery on a year-to-year basis. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Trenton Morrell that council adjourns from the October 2025 Special Meeting at 12:20 pm. Councilor Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith,
City Clerk-Treasurer

October 7, 2025
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Shane Clark & Hadley Wright, Sheriff Bart Heslington, Addison Ochsenbein from Sunrise Engineering, Steve Liechty from Rocky Mountain Power, JJ Murphy from Intermountain Gas, Cole Smith
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 Trenton Morrell. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from September 2, 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. Greg asked a follow up question for an update on the tractor being donated. The guys have got a new battery but still have not been able to get the tractor to start.
Addison Ochsenbein with Sunrise Engineering came to give an update on the Transportation Plan. He said they gathered the data from the cameras put up last month and there were about 3200 vehicles a day on the highway and 5-600 vehicles along Stringtown. They are working on a draft for the conditions of the roads. He asked about the growth in the City and the council reported that the mine said it should have a big impact on the growth and estimated about 200 families between here and Soda. They keep pushing it’s out another 10+ years before being in operation. There will probably be minimal growth within the City aside from the mine. Addison asked if we need improvements at the intersections or request turning lanes, etc. He reported they will have more to share and some exhibits at our next meeting in November. He also reported that DEQ’s water and sewer grants are just not available and they are expressing that Cities need to fund their own systems.
Police Report: Sheriff Bart Heslington came before the Council and presented his report for the month of September. They worked 62 hours, made 116 contacts, and of those resulted in 21 traffic stops, 21 citations, 2 written warnings and 9 verbal warnings. He asked if there are any concerns and the Mayor responded why are there still so many stops and so little citations. Sheriff responded that there are lots of contacts but they are not always traffic related. It was noted that the Police Department will never be revenue building and did we hire them to make money or to protect and serve the City? Sheriff said that Lynette can send emails to him with individual concerns. He brought brochures to share with the public for safety concerns although nothing is digital to share online.
JJ Murphy of Intermountain Gas Company came before the Council to discuss renewing the Ordinance for the Franchise Agreement. The previous agreement was for 40 years and expires in the spring. They give back 3% from all customers within City limits and their policy has always been 3% back. Councilor Trenton Morrell made the motion to accept the Ordinance #116 to renew the Franchise Agreement for a term of 20 years and Councilor Greg Kunz seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: Marty – yes, Tee – yes, Greg – yes, Trenton – yes. Motion carried the council. JJ said once the signatures are taken care of, they will pay for the Ordinance to be published in the News Examiner.
Steve Leichty from Rocky Mountain Power came before the Council to discuss the possibility of updating the Cities street lights to LED lights. He presented a report that showed it would take about 3 years to pay for themselves. They will service any issues during the 10-year warranty period. After that, we would take care of maintaining and he suggested to set the money aside from the savings each month to pay for the repairs. The City has 36 lights and they would cost $213.50 per light. One problem with our current lights is they don’t have parts anymore to fix a lot of them. The council said that the lights that are bad, we should update to LED. The cost to update all of our lights would be $7,677.00. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to have Steve Leichty draw up a contract to update all the lights to LED lights and Councilor Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Steve also recommended the City apply for the RMP Foundation Grant to help pay for the new playground equipment. Those applications are due by June 15th.
It is time to prepare and file the Wastewater Reuse Annual Report with DEQ for the Land App site. Councilor Greg Kunz made the motion to have Keller Associates prepare the report and have the Mayor sign the contract. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Cole Smith came before the Council to discuss the Land App Hay Lease. There has been a 5-year agreement with 3 Mile Dairy, which expires this year, and it says it is up to the Council to renew or put up for re-bid. Lynette reported that it was opened for bid before and only one was received from 3 Mile Dairy. The council said to re-bid where it has been opened before. Lynette will advertise for both properties to be leased and will post at the Post Office and in the paper. It was suggested to still hire Cole to do the fall work in case his bid doesn’t get renewed and to pay them separately for that. Shane will let Jordan Crane personally know that property will be up for bid as well. The bids will be opened at a Special Council meeting next Wednesday, October 15th at 12:00 pm and bids will be accepted until 5:00 pm on October 14th.
The City would like to host the Trunk or Treat again this year and it will be held on Friday, October 31st. Since there is no school that day, it was decided to move it up to 4:00 pm to take advantage of warmer weather and so kids can get a head start for the night. Lynette will post flyers and distribute to the school.
Councilor Marty Nate reported that she has been in touch with Miles Cook at the rock shop in town to install benches for Officer Martinez and The Onstines. It will cost about $800-1000. It was suggested to include all previous Officers names on the bench which would include John Martinez, Rex Skinner, Tom Hayes and Bob Kropushek. The bench for The Onstines would cost about $600.00. The council decided to leave it up to Marty for what to order and the wording. She asked who fixes the headstones that are broken at the cemetery. She’s noticed some broken due to cracks and separating and grass growing in the middle of them now. It was suggested to notify the families so they can decide how to take care of them.
Councilor Tee Steadman let the council know of some issues going on along Hayes Lane and they have also been reported to the Sheriff Department that there might be tenants in a motor home and some of their activities. He said we need to help the Sheriff keep watch and report things we see happening there.
Maintenance Report: Shane Clark gave their report for the month of September stating that he and Hadley took water samples to the lab, serviced the PRV valves, delivered chlorine to the water tank, did some utility locates, trimmed trees, checked the fence around the spring. They are done land applying for the year and have winterized at the sewer ponds. They have done some mowing and found a great deal for a snow plow they purchased at an online auction from Ritchie Brothers in Utah for $13,875.00 and it also has 4-wheel drive.
Office Report: There are 20 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of September. There is a scheduling conflict with our next meeting date and the Elections held in November because they use the City Hall for a polling place. The next meeting date was moved to the following evening on Wednesday, November 5th. She also reported that her computer has been giving her the fits and is just barely out of warranty. She is going to look into finding where to get it fixed but thinks it just needs a new fan because it overheats and then shuts off. Because of that, she will be slow with getting accounts updated until she can get the computer fixed.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of September 2025 in the amount of $51,335.38 in the general fund, $15,282.86 in the water fund, and $22,737.24 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $89,355.48. Councilor Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman that council adjourns from the October 2025 council meeting at 9:00 pm. Councilor Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith, City Clerk-Treasurer

September 2, 2025
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Shane Clark & Hadley Wright, Addison Ochsenbein from Sunrise Engineering, Jordan Crane, Nic Higgins, Morgan Kidd. Tee Steadman was absent
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Hadley Wright
The council entertained a motion from Councilor Trenton Morrell 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 August 5, 2025, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. A correction was made for the motion being seconded to sign checks and vouchers was Trenton Morrell and not Marty Nate. Councilor Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read with the correction and Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Morgan Kidd and Nic Higgins came before the council to discuss the Fire Department budget and getting supplies for the fire truck. There is $13,300.00 in the budget through September 30th. They would like to get some flashlights, a Milwaukee set with blades, chainsaw with a demolition blade, some tools on the truck with a thermal camera to name a few items. Most items can be purchased on Amazon. There has been a new upgraded truck from Geneva received. They would also like to upgrade the water line hose, and can do a little at a time, up to 1,000 ft. Councilor Greg Kunz noted that it is important to have the right equipment and Mayor Steve said to get the tools and some hose now to stay within budget and we can address again in a few months after the new budget is in place and see what is still needed. Councilor Greg Kunz made the motion to get the fire department supplies needed and was seconded by Trenton Morrell. All were in favor and the motion carried.
Jordan Crane came before the council to discuss the farm lease at the cemetery and Kelly Bartschi’s. Discussion of moving the fence at the cemetery to the property lines. The cemetery needs to be expanded for snow removal and funerals are getting more crowded for parking, etc. The maintenance crew would like to start next month tearing out the old fence to the property lines to keep the cows out and replace with a 4-wire bar wire fence. They had talked about putting in gates for the pivots but after more consideration, we don’t want big tracks and trenches through the cemetery. There is an option to still farm with hand lines. Jordan said he had planned on plowing this fall but will leave as is. There is 5 acres and the original agreement was that Kelly could continue to farm until the City needed it. The City is not getting a profit from the land now. The City needs to plan for the future at the cemetery. Was discussed that we could work out an agreement, to try for a year, to tape off in the summer to be able to still farm for temporary parking because the expansion is mostly needed for the winter parking and snow removal. Councilor Trenton Morrell thinks there should be a farm lease there as well. The crew and Jordan will meet at the farm and cemetery and readdress.
Addison Ochsenbein with Sunrise Engineering came to give an update on the Transportation Plan. He said they will be putting up cameras throughout town this week and will have a chance to gather some data and report back at the next meeting. He has a meeting with DEQ this week and they are hopeful for more funding options and will report back at the next meeting.
Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to move out of the regular meeting and into Public Hearing for the purpose of approving the proposed 2025-2026 Annual Budget and was seconded by Councilor Greg Kunz. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: Marty – yes, Greg – yes, Trenton – yes. All were in favor and the motion carried. Clerk Smith made note that no public comment has been received regarding the new fiscal year budget. There was no public present for comment for or against the budget either. Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to close the Public Hearing and back into the regular meeting and councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: Marty – yes, Greg – yes, Trenton – Yes. All were in favor and the motion carried. Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to accept the 2025-2026 budget as published and was seconded by councilor Trenton Morrell. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Ordinance #115 – the Appropriations Ordinance for the 2025-2026 budget was presented to the council. Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to accept the Appropriations Ordinance and was seconded by councilor Trenton Morrell. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: Marty – yes, Greg – yes, Trenton – yes. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Councilor Marty Nate reported that she is making a public records request for the police tickets written and would like some more details than the spreadsheet given. The council feels like what we’re paying doesn’t match what we’re getting back. The Mayor and Marty attended the law enforcement meeting last month and Lynette received the recording and has passed along to the council. They are proposing a Unified Police Department and have done a lot of research. There would need to be a separate insurance plan at $45,000 per City in the first year and then it would drop to $22-25,000 per year after that. Our car would be worthless at this point because it and the equipment is too dated. The patrolling would be split 2 days per week per City, but the Officer would have no jurisdiction in the County and can’t speed for any emergencies through the cities he’s not contracted in. All Cities agreed it’s likely not feasible at this time and frustrated that the property taxes should be paying for this service already. They would like to meet with the County Commissioners and the other Cities and we would need 2 representatives to go to the Commissioners meeting. She had an idea for Officer Johnny Martinez, to plant a tree in the City with a plaque or bench in the City park and the Mayor also suggested having a plaque made to put in the City Hall also. The Mayor would also like to get a bench made in the park for Ralph & Nora Onstine for donating a tractor and the proceeds to go towards the new playground.
The Mayor was also approached about replacing a street light near Hyrum Critchlow’s with a low pollution light. Lynette reached out to Colton Smith at Rocky Mountain Power and he said that cities are moving towards installing LED lights and it would cost money up front to replace but would save a lot of money over time. The crew will find out how many lights we have in town and we will get more info for the next meeting.
Councilor Greg Kunz asked if we included the water and sewer increases in our new budget. Lynette responded that the coupon books mailed out are for two years at the current increase.
Police Report: No one was present to give a report for the month of August.
Maintenance Report: Hadley Wright gave their report for the month of August stating that he and Shane took water samples to the lab, mowed and watered the park and cemetery, checked on the spring, cleaned the tanks, fixed a sewer issue at Jordan Rasmusson’s, been spraying for bugs, put out mice bait, etc. They keep looking for a new snow plow before winter comes and would like a 4 wheel drive.
Office Report: There are 26 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of August. The guys delivered some door notices and was able to get a lot of accounts caught up again. The Mayor put No Parking signs on the mine drivers cars and it has helped tremendously. Superintendent Brogan is putting up school parking only signs in front of the school, he suggested putting no parking in our zones also. Clerk Smith announced the candidates running are Greg Kunz and Tony Price for Mayor along with Brooke Bruesch, Miles Cook, and Jordan Rasmusson for Council members. She also got the CCR Water Report completed for 2024 and it is available to view on the website, at the post office or in the City Hall. She also reported that some guys from Intermountain Gas stopped by this month and said our Franchise agreement is expiring soon. They would like to be on the agenda next month to review a new Ordinance and continue with 3% and 3 year warranties and are willing to do another 40 year agreement if that’s what the council wants to do. Lynette has forwarded the proposed new ordinance to all council members to review before the next meeting.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of August 2025 in the amount of $16,378.50 in the general fund, $11,170.19 in the water fund, and $22,364.25 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $49,912.94. Councilor Trenton Morrell 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 September 2025 council meeting at 9:00 pm. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith,
City Clerk-Treasurer

August 5, 2025

Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Shane Clark & Hadley Wright, Sheriff Bart Heslington, Addison Ochsenbein from Sunrise Engineering, Gary & Mauria Teuscher CPA’s, Cynthia Johnson, Duke Smith

Meeting called to order:                               7:00 pm                               Invocation:         Mayor Steve Waechtler

The council entertained a motion from Councilor Trenton Morrell to approve the added agenda item of Cynthia Johnson with a dog issue and was seconded by Councilor Marty Nate. All were in favor and the motion carried. Councilor Trenton Morrell made the motion 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 July 1, 2025, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to accept the minutes as read and Councilor Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Cynthia Johnson came before the council to discuss an issue with dogs that have gotten into her lambs and wounded multiple. She said other neighbors have had complaints about the same dogs. She has involved the Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Bart responded and they discussed the issues. Cynthia would like the dogs to be rehomed and the owner of the dogs has offered to compensate for the loss of the lambs. The Sheriff said he will follow up with Cynthia and issue citations if needed.

Police Report: Sheriff Bart Heslington came to the council to give a report for the month of July. They made a lot of contacts at Twin Creeks Celebration. Sheriff also said he would send some public info over for Lynette to share to the Facebook group and website. Most that have been contacted throughout the summer about wearing helmets while operating 4-wheelers have been wearing them now. They had some contacts for dog issues and health/child welfare matters also. They worked 57 hours, made 150 contacts resulting in 34 traffic stops, 16 citations, 10 written warnings and 8 verbal warnings.

Sunrise Engineering had nothing new to report on for this month.

Duke Smith came back to report on his trip to the National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyoming and brought cookies with no milk. He said he met a lot of friends and had a lot of fun in the jackpots but the rodeo didn’t go how he had practiced for but he had a good time anyway and appreciated the support.

The council then engaged in the budget workshop with Gary and Mauria Teuscher at 7:50 pm. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to give the employee’s a 5% increase and was seconded by Trenton Morrell. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Gary will finish working the numbers and get things back to Lynette so she can publish in the paper on the 20^th and 27^th.

The Twin Creeks donations were great and are still coming in for the Fireworks and the new playground. So far we’ve brought in $1900 for the playground and $1050 for the fireworks and $2280 from dinner and breakfast. Everyone reported that the fireworks show was great again also.

The candidate filings for elections are earlier this year. We have two open seats for councilmembers; Greg Kunz and Trenton Morrell’s terms are up plus the mayor is up for reelection this year as well. Packets are available at the City Hall and filings can be turned in from August 18^th until August 29^th.

Councilor Marty Nate reported that she received a bid to redo the cemetery road for $4350.00 and the county could add the dust retardant. She also asked what else to do about fixing the approaches at the post office and was mentioned to contact the Montpelier Post Master, Joel Crouch, about getting the approaches fixed.

Maintenance Report:     Shane Clark gave their report for the month of July stating that he and Hadley got the water tanks cleaned and all went well there. Our tanks are in good shape but they recommend adding a better roof to the tanks. They mowed the parks and cemetery, and the water levels have been coming back up, they’ve done the monthly samples and generators were serviced this month for the year. They did some utility locates, put some sod on the graves at the cemetery, delivered delinquent notices, helped at the playground and worked with the service missionaries also. They said thank goodness we have a spring and more people should appreciate it because we don’t have to ration our water, even on drought years, because of it.

Office Report:    There are 20 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of July. The guys delivered some door notices and was able to get a lot of accounts caught up. There is a meeting in Paris tomorrow night for Law Enforcement. The Paris Mayor contacted Mayor Waechtler about using our police car and would like to employ 1 officer to patrol the 4 cities of Paris, St. Charles, Bloomington and Georgetown. The council had concerns about us being the outlier and that we wouldn’t get much out of it. The Mayor responded that they may use our vehicle, as it’s going to waste, as our payment/contribution and we would carry the liability on that car too. The Mayor and Marty will attend the meeting and report back at our next meeting.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of July 2025 in the amount of $40,469.57 in the general fund, $30,691.08 in the water fund, and $70,490.40 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $141,651.05. Councilor Trenton Morrell 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 August 2025 council meeting at 9:15 pm. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith,

City Clerk-Treasurer

July 1, 2025
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Hadley Wright, Duke Smith, Coy Smith, Cash Smith
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Council President Greg Kunz
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 June 3, 2025, were read aloud by Mayor Waechtler. Councilor Trenton Morrell made the motion to accept the minutes as read and Councilor Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Police Report: Sheriff Bart Heslington came to the council to give a report for the month of June. He reported that they are down on deputies and in the hiring process. They responded to a dog issue, trespassing/vandalism issue and investigating identity theft issues and an extortion issue from some scammers. The Sheriff asked if we could help educate the community about scammers and post on the website and Facebook page to help get word out. They worked 39.15 hours, made 77 contacts resulting in 10 traffic stops, 6 citations, 2 written warnings and 3 verbal warnings. The County sent a report of the citations been paid this month. He said they have had lots of conversations and contacts with kids operating 4-wheelers and dirt bikes without helmets and speeding. The Mayor suggested doing a mock wreck with the kids here like they did at the High School. He asked about patrolling for Twin Creeks and will be here for the bike race also.
Connections Bank Service is a mobile banking service and would like to come and introduce themselves to the council and our community. It will be tabled as they were not in attendance for tonight’s meeting.
Sunrise Engineering had nothing new to report on for this month. Clerk Smith reported that they did help us to apply for a water infrastructure loan in which we were denied for a loan and were ranked about 50 out of 55.
Councilor Marty Nate reported about Twin Creeks activities. The Mayor and family will take care of breakfast and the flag ceremony but will reach out to the VFW to see if they are willing. Councilor Tee Steadman suggested to do by donation for breakfast and dinner. The Council will need to help serve dinner. There will be bike races and bounce houses throughout the day, Movie in the Park Friday Night, Crazy Annie and Big Chubbs will cater the dinner.
Councilor Tee Steadman wondered about if anyone had contacted the County Mark Parker for the OK to have fireworks with the fire restrictions in the County right now. The Mayor said he would take care of it and has started soliciting for donations. He’s also working on getting the new playground put up before Twin Creeks and has recruited help to get it put up with some equipment and concrete donations as well. The installation will cost $12,000.
Coy Smith came to report on his trip to Iowa that the City helped him with. He had a good time and finished in the top 25 in the World.
Duke Smith came before the council to request a donation to help him get to his National Finals High School Rodeo that he qualified for in Rock Springs, WY, in the tie down roping. The council expressed that in doing so, he will be representing the community along with himself and will need to come back and report at the next meeting with milk and cookies. Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to donate $500.00 and Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Maintenance Report: Hadley Wright gave their report for the month of June stating that he and Shane have been pumping at the land app, took samples to the lab, checked on the spring and water tanks, helped with the playground, mowed the lawns. They helped fix a water issue at Alice Hayes. They did some utility locates. Dry Creek Pumping has contacted about pumping but haven’t heard back from them this year. Hadley also reported that the State Road Crew will come and fix by the corner by City Hall on the highway and fill some holes by the Post Office too. They looked at having Eric DeClark fix the approach from 2nd Street to the Post Office and all the holes and it would be about $5600 for concrete. The Mayor suggested having the prep all ready and use gravel instead.
Office Report: There are 30 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of June. She will be gone for a week in July with Duke to Rock Springs. She reported about the Easement with the Whitaker’s and they want a clause added for the new owners to decide for snow placement and won’t sign without that added in. The council agreed there’s no point in proceeding if we must renew with new owners again. The agreement will be readdressed when the property sells.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Trenton Morrell for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of June 2025 in the amount of $28,660.53 in the general fund, $8,619.99 in the water fund, and $17,771.50 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $55,052.02. Councilor Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Trenton Morrell that council adjourns from the July 2025 council meeting at 8:30 pm. Councilor Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith,
City Clerk-Treasurer