Georgetown Idaho

December 5, 2012

Those Present:  Matt Argyle, Ada DeClark, Joe DeClark, Doug Thompson, Gary Thompson

Meeting called to order:  7:00 pm                            Invocation:  Councilmember Ada DeClark

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Ada DeClark that the council accepts the published agenda.  Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Minutes from the November 5, 2012, regular council meeting were read. The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Ada DeClark the council approve the minutes as read. Councilmember Gary Thompson seconded the motion.  All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Ordinance #82 needed to be amended to add in adopting the International Mechanical Code, Residential Code and the Fuel Gas Code as per County Building Inspector Wayne Davidson and drawn up by City Attorney, Adam McKenzie and formed Ordinance #84. The Ordinance was read by councilmember Joe DeClark and he also made the motion to accept the Ordinance #84. Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken and is as follows: Matt – yes, Ada – yes, Joe – yes, Gary – yes. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Corey Hayes has a trailer house on Twin Creeks Lane that has water and sewer hookups. He has gutted out the house to where it is no longer livable and he would like to discontinue the sewer charges, but is willing to continue to pay full rate for the water charges, which will in turn help the city by keeping those lines open and flowing. Councilmember Matt Argyle made the motion to treat his account as if it were a pasture and to only charge him the water rate, because the property has no dwelling; if there is ever another home built on that property then full charges will resume. Councilmember Gary Thompson seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The audit engagement letter was presented to the council. Councilmember Ada DeClark made the motion to continue to use Gary Teuscher, CPA, and to authorize Mayor Bob to sign the audit engagement letter so that Gary may move forward with the audit. Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

There was a document sent from Keller Associates giving a brief update on the wastewater project for the month, in which the council reviewed the update.

The council agreed to give employee’s a bonus for Christmas. The motion was made by councilmember Matt Argyle to give Rex Skinner, Lynette Smith and Doug Thompson a bonus of $150.00 each for Christmas. Councilmember Gary Thompson seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Police Report:   Officer Skinner made 34 contacts for the month of November.

Maintenance report:   Doug Thompson gave his report for the month of November. The McClain’s storage sheds across from City Hall are hooked up to water and sewer. The services have been on because the brick layers have been there working this fall. Doug inspected the building and noticed that the toilet was not connected and not usable. The owner’s would like to know if they can pay for just water and not sewer for the months the services were on. The council felt this would be fair and Lynette will notify the owners of their decision. The sewer samples have been good for the month and he ordered extra chlorine for treating because the price is going up significantly and he sent out his monthly EPA letter. He dug some test holes where the ponds will be and found lots of clay and top soil down about ten and a half feet deep but found that it is shallower towards the cemetery. Keller’s wonders where we can get rid of the extra soil. Doug would like to stock pile the excess top soil and work a deal with the County to sell the clay to the landfill. His samples for the water were all good for the month and he tested for nitrates at the spring as well and none were detected. He ordered a new fire hydrant and it should be here in a couple of weeks and he will try to install it sometime this winter. He also worked with getting some delinquent accounts caught up on their bills. He maintained the pop machine and has plotted out some new cemetery plots and will work on getting them on the map for this winter. He found some street lights that weren’t working correctly and reported them to Rocky Mountain Power. He plowed the roads and filled some low spots with gravel. He put the chains on the plow and ordered an extra pair of chains. He changed the bucket on the backhoe to be ready for digging graves in the winter.

Office Report:   There are 14 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of November.

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Ada DeClark the council approve checks and vouchers for the month of November 2012 in the amount of $14,381.43 in the general fund,  $5,803.05 in the water fund, $14,560.48 in the sewer fund with all funds totaling $34,744.96. Councilmember Matt Argyle seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The chair entertained a motion from councilmember Ada DeClark that the council adjourn from the December 2012 council meeting at 7:50 pm. Councilmember Gary Thompson seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith, City Clerk