Georgetown Idaho

CITY OF GEORGETOWN

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA 

Tuesday, March 1, 2022         7:00 pm             382 Main St.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION              

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:         

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from February 1, 2022 regular meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

• Annette & Nathan Sorenson – Trailer on Naomi Sorenson’s property

DeLoy: 

Tee: 

Greg:              

Trenton:

POLICE REPORT:

MAINTENANCE REPORT:   

OFFICE BUSINESS:     Delinquent water and sewer accounts

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR FEBRUARY’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:

• Regular Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 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.

CITY OF GEORGETOWN

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

Tuesday, February 1, 2022             7:00 pm             382 Main St.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION              

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:          

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from January 11, 2022 regular meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS 

• Dry Creek Pumping Update – Septage Hauling/Dumping

DeLoy: 

Tee: 

Greg:              

Trenton:

POLICE REPORT: 

MAINTENANCE REPORT: 

OFFICE BUSINESS:     Delinquent water and sewer accounts

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR JANUARY’S BILLS 

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:

• Regular Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 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.

December 8, 2021

Those Present:  Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Kevin Martin of Sunrise Engineering, Kameron & Jessica Whitaker

Meeting called to order:              7:00 pm                                Invocation:         Councilmember Marty Nate

The Council entertained a motion from councilmember Marty Nate to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilmember Tee Steadman. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The minutes from November 3, 2021, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Tee Steadman made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The Bear Lake County Fire Department will be tabled until the next meeting when fire chief Mark Parker can be in attendance.

Kameron and Jessica Whitaker have purchased about 5 ½ acres of land up Stringtown of Danielle Culver’s/Sam Holder’s and are wondering what their options are to tap into City services. They would like to put up a house and barn but both probably won’t fit in the City limits and the property is half in the City and half in the County boundaries. Councilmember Marty Nate reminded them that if the house is built in the County that the City has a moratorium to not allow anyone outside of City limits to be on City services. Both main lines for water and sewer are on the North side of Stringtown and there is an irrigation line through their property that needs to have a 50-foot easement. Councilmember Greg Kunz said he would show them where the line is when they get closer to building. The council told them that as long as they build in the City they will be allowed to hook into City services but may need to install a lift station for the sewer depending on where they build.

Kevin Martin of Sunrise Engineering came to visit the council and drop off a box of goodies for Christmas. He said that there is grant money available to get a study done on the City services but the water just had a study completed in 2017 and sewer had a study completed just before that was updated. If we were to get a loan for any improvements, they require a study to have been done in the last 5-10 years but we should be good on both for a while. Down the line we may be able to apply for some ARPA funds for our water transmission line. Kevin will keep an eye on that and let us know as that comes about.

The Christmas Lighting Event was great, and the weather was great. Lynette has recorded what food was used and left over for next year again and Marty received $120 in donations from citizens to use towards the event.

The council addressed giving the employee’s Christmas bonuses again this year. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to give Shane and Lynette $350, Johnny $325 and Alan and Doug $150. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Councilmember Marty Nate noticed when she was in the office doing elections that there are some old files in the back that need to be disposed of. Councilmember Tee Steadman made the motion to burn the old files that are older than 7 years. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Councilmember Tee Steadman proposed doing a Christmas Light contest in the City and the councilmembers will be the judges and winners will be announced on December 22^nd. The winners will receive gift cards for $100 for first, $75 for second and $50 for third. Lynette will get flyers put up and announce on Facebook and include in the Christmas letter going out to all citizens this month.

Councilmember Marty Nate brought up about what to do about Angie Hymas situation of her complaints about her neighbors. Angie needs to call into the Sheriff’s Department so that her complaints are on record and they will send out an Officer to address the issues. She also brought up some complaints from a neighbor to the old Anna Campbell’s home. Some old oil tanks were dug up and the oil was spilled in the process. This needs to get cleaned up so we don’t have environmental issues. Lynette will get some letters put together and send to a few citizens about complaints with their animals and attach the ordinances for them. Marty reminded everyone that Adam has an ordinance he should be working on to finish up for the zoning and to watch for some money becoming available from Biden’s infrastructure plans. She will also continue with the cemetery project of helping to find relatives to those that have plots but aren’t using them. She will also help come up with a map system to have at the cemetery to find plots easier.

Police Report:  There were 21 contacts for the month of November.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of November and stated that he and Alan did some maintenance on the bathroom and fixed the seal instead of replacing the toilet for now. They also tore out the threshold so no one will trip over it coming through the door anymore. They also finished remodeling the City Hall and cleaned out the old printers and microwave that don’t work anymore. Shane got another PRV maintenance quote from the Salt Lake City company that is $1000 cheaper and he has gotten information to Keller Associates to work on the Land App Report for the year.

Office Business:   There are 20 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of November.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of November 2021 in the amount of $14,696.01 in the general fund, $7,552.92 in the water fund, and $20,454.24 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $42,703.17. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate that council adjourns from the December 2021 council meeting at 8:55 pm. Councilmember 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, January 4, 2022 7:00 pm 382 Main St.
Rescheduled for Tuesday, January 11, 2022

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from December 8, 2021 regular meeting

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR DECEMBER’S BILLS

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

 Swear-in New Councilmembers
 Elect Council President & Assign Duties to New Councilmembers
 Approve New Signers on Checking Accounts & Remove Old Signers
 Bear Lake County Fire Dept – Mark Parker
 Scott Milne of Dry Creek Pumping – Use City Facilities
 Financial Audit for FY 2020-2021 by City CPA, Gary H. Teuscher

DeLoy:
Tee:
Greg:
Trenton:

POLICE REPORT:

MAINTENANCE REPORT:

OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts, Christmas Light Contest Recap, W-2’s, Signature Cards

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• Regular Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 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.

CITY OF GEORGETOWN

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

Tuesday, January 4, 2022               7:00 pm             382 Main St.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION              

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from December 8, 2021 regular meeting

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR DECEMBER’S BILLS 

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

• Swear-in New Councilmembers
• Elect Council President & Assign Duties to New Councilmembers
• Approve New Signers on Checking Accounts & Remove Old Signers
• Bear Lake County Fire Dept – Mark Parker        

DeLoy: 

Tee: 

Greg:              

Trenton:

POLICE REPORT:

MAINTENANCE REPORT:   

OFFICE BUSINESS:     Delinquent water and sewer accounts, Christmas Light Contest Recap

ADJOURNMENT 

Next Meeting:

• Regular Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 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.

CITY OF GEORGETOWN

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, December 8, 2020           City Hall                    7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION              

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:           

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from November 3, 2021 regular meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

• Bear Lake County Fire Dept – Mark Parker
• Kameron & Jessica Whitaker – land up Stringtown
• Christmas Lights in the Park Recap
• Employee Christmas Bonus
• Dispose of old files

DeLoy: 

Tee: 

Greg:              

Marty: 

POLICE REPORT:

 MAINTENANCE REPORT: 

OFFICE BUSINESS:     Delinquent water and sewer accounts

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR NOVEMBER’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:

• Regular Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, January 4, 2021, 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.

October 6, 2021

Those Present:  DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Curtis McKinney

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

The Council entertained a motion from councilmember Tee Steadman to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilmember DeLoy Kunz. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The minutes from September 8, 2021, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Curtis McKinney came before the council to plead his case for his shed that’s been built. He apologized for not doing more research about the setbacks for Georgetown. His shed is small enough that it didn’t need a building permit, but our Ordinance still says 8 feet from the neighbors’ property line. He said that he spoke with his neighbor about the placement and got a letter from him saying he was ok with the placement and his neighbor even helped him to place the shed. The council decided that the precedent has already been set with others in the community being told no and having to move their sheds to conform, so he needs to move his shed and conform as well. Given the time of year, the council extended him some time to get the shed moved and it may turn in to be a spring project because of the weather changing. Curtis agreed to get the shed moved by Spring.

The council decided to carry on with the City sponsored Trunk or Treat again this year since there was such a great turn out last year and it will be held on Saturday, October 30^th and begin at 5:00 pm.

A date for the fall cleanup was set for Friday, October 22^nd. The Mayor will call Hennings to have them bring out two dumpsters on the evening of the 21^st and he will bring down his trailer for people to drop off their metal and he will then haul into Henning’s.

Ordinance #106 for animal control was presented to the council. Lynette emailed the ordinance with the changes discussed at the last meeting to the council to review beforehand. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to accept Ordinance #106 for Animal Control. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Tee – yes, Greg – no, Marty – yes. Motion carried the council.

Councilmember DeLoy Kunz reported that we need to install a no parking sign in front of the hydrant at the church where everyone likes to park for carpooling or to paint the curb as a no parking zone. Shane and Alan will get started on it and paint a few parking stalls to keep vehicles out of the line of the hydrant.

Councilmember Tee Steadman wanted to discuss further the need for a building permit for the tent up Stringtown. They are running power to the tent so it will be more of a permanent fixture. The council agreed that if it will have power and be there permanently, then it should have a permit. Councilmember Marty Nate said she will contact the owners and let them know to purchase a permit. Tee also wondered about signs in the park to have dogs be cleaned up after. Lynette and Shane will get some ordered to be put up around the park. He also wondered about getting some trees to plant along the cemetery to block from the ponds. The Mayor will check with the Forest Service about getting some trees.

Councilmember Marty Nate inquired about what the water peaked out at this year and Shane responded that it held up but hasn’t came back up like usual. He ran the generator for a few days to clean out the water and it cleaned up good. Marty also wanted to set a date for the Christmas Park Lighting event and it was set for the Monday evening following Thanksgiving, on November 29th. The Mayor will call Sean Bartschi to see about help with the food and the welcome. Marty also inquired about the cemetery road and was told that the County can’t do it and Liddl paving can’t do the tar. The Mayor will speak with the County Commissioners and Vaughn Rasmussen about our options to get the road paved.

Police Report:  There were 20 contacts for the month of September.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of September and stated that he and Alan have been digging more graves at the cemetery. The PRV’s up Stringtown had some issues on a Saturday and caused some trouble with citizens’ water pressure throughout town. He and Doug got those fixed and set to the proper pressure and the City had a couple of bad valves. Shane got the system set up on a schedule to be inspected each year. The light on the pole on Hayes Lane that he and Lynette reported last month did get repaired.

Office Business:   There are 15 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of September. Lynette asked for clarification on cemetery deeds being transferred to citizens if there is a limit on that like there is when you purchase the plots outright. The council discussed and decided that they are not held to the 4 plot limit if they have already purchased and then get deeds transferred to them. It was also brought up about a water connection on Main Street and discussed if there needs to be a hookup fee or at least charged a monthly fee to water a yard. The Mayor will speak with the owner and invite him to the next council meeting to discuss the fee.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of September 2021 in the amount of $20,165.89 in the general fund, $11,014.80 in the water fund, and $15,578.00 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $46,758.69. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz that council adjourns from the October 2021 council meeting at 8:45 pm. Councilmember 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, November 3, 2020 City Hall 7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from October 6, 2021 regular meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

 Moriah Peck – Building Permit
 Katana Sorensen – Water Connection
 Canvass Votes from Election
 Douglas Bradt

DeLoy:
Tee:
Greg:
Marty:

POLICE REPORT:

MAINTENANCE REPORT:

OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR OCTOBER’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• Regular Council 7:00 pm – Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 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.

September 8, 2021
Those Present: DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, City Attorney Adam McKenzie
Meeting called to order: 7:05 pm Invocation: Council President Greg Kunz
The Council entertained a motion from councilmember DeLoy Kunz to approve the published agenda and was seconded by councilmember Marty Nate. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from August 3, 2021, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Clerk Smith announced that we have multiple candidates running for councilmembers. Incumbent Mayor Steve Waechtler is rerunning as well as incumbent councilmember Greg Kunz. Also running is Curtis McKinney, Tamalu Glende and possibly will have a write-in candidate as well.
Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to move into the public hearing for the purpose of approving the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and a roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes. There was no public comment, written or verbal for the proposed budget and the office didn’t receive any correspondence either. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to move out of public hearing and back into the regular meeting. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and a roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to approve the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Ordinance #105 – An Appropriation Ordinance for the budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 was presented to the Council. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz made the motion to approve the Appropriation Ordinance #105. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and a roll call vote was taken and is as follows: DeLoy – yes, Greg – yes, Marty – yes. Motion carried the council.
Resolution #2021-02 to recapture the forgone amount for the county levy to the budget was presented to the Council. Councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the Resolution and was seconded by Councilmember DeLoy Kunz. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
City Attorney, Adam McKenzie presented Ordinance #106 for Animal Control to the council. The council noted some changes to be made to the ordinance. Clerk Smith will make the changes to the Ordinance and email to the council before the next meeting to make sure everyone is ok with the changes to approve at the next meeting.
Clerk Smith asked Adam about our Ordinance #100 and if we need to make an amendment to change the fee. Adam advised that our Ordinances do address not staying in trailers, even for those that are not building. He said that if anything, we may need to pass another Resolution to change the fee to $500 for squatters. He will look into for sure and get back to the council.
Councilmember Marty Nate would like to make a donation to the Senior Center. She made the motion to donate $500.00 to the Senior Center. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried. She reported that no one is living in the trailer at the Glende’s and she wondered if anyone had followed up on Angie Hymas’s complaint with her neighbors. The Mayor and Tee are still planning to go and visit the neighbors once they can arrange a time to meet together. She also reported that Curtis McKinney’s shed is too close to the neighbor’s fence lines and that he should be told to move to the correct setbacks. Marty and Greg will go pay him a visit about the shed. Elections will be held on November 2nd in the City Hall, so the office will be closed for regular business that day. She also asked the council about the tent that Rick Peck is using as a shop if it needs a building permit or not. The council decided not to where it is a tent and movable. She reported on her research to pave the cemetery road. It will cost about $4,000 from Parson’s but that doesn’t include the cost of equipment. Shane said he would talk to the County to see of their availability and if they could roll and grade it.
Councilmember Greg Kunz reported that the fire department would like to build a fire station and could get a grant to build it in Georgetown if we would donate them the land. They wondered about using the land on Main Street next to Gary Thompson’s to build the station there. The council discussed giving the fire department the land with the provision that if anything ever changes that the land would revert to the City or to give a 100-year lease verses giving away the land. Greg will get more details to pursue.
Police Report: There were 35 contacts for the month of August.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of August and stated that he and Alan have finished up the seepage tests and Keller’s is finalizing the reports. The Mayor has sold the service truck to West Motor Co and he will take over to Preston this weekend and bring back a check for $10,000. They fixed some graves and dug some new ones this month for Gayla Finkey, Frances Hamon and Jonathan Hayes. They fixed potholes on the corner of Third Street and have been notified that a new light pole needs to be installed on Hayes Lane by Garth Glenn’s. Shane and Lynette will file a report online with Rocky Mountain Power for the new light pole.
Office Business: There are 16 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of August. Lynette has a conflict with the next meeting date and then the November meeting will need to be rescheduled also because of elections. The council suggested the next two meetings be held on the first Wednesday of the month instead of Tuesday then.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of August 2021 in the amount of $15,606.41 in the general fund, $7,849.06 in the water fund, and $29,299.10 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $52,754.57. Councilmember Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember DeLoy Kunz that council adjourns from the September 2021 council meeting at 9:15 pm. Councilmember Marty Nate 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, October 6, 2020              City Hall                    7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION              

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:   

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from September 8, 2021 regular meeting

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

• Ordinance #106 – Animal Control
• Trunk or Treat
• Fall Cleanup

DeLoy: 

Tee: 

Greg:              

Marty:

POLICE REPORT:

MAINTENANCE REPORT: 

OFFICE BUSINESS:     Delinquent water and sewer accounts, Water lines, Cemetery Deeds

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR SEPTEMBER’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:

• Regular Council 7:00 pm – Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 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.