Georgetown Idaho

CITY OF GEORGETOWN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 City Hall 7:00 pm
Thursday, April 3, 2025 due to lack of quorum

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from March 4, 2025, regular meeting

AGENDA ACTION ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

 FY 2023-2024 Audit with Matt Regen
 Payback General Fund from Water & Sewer Funds
 Sunrise Engineering – Transportation Plan
 Georgetown Irrigation Company Backhoe Agreement
 Legal Description Update for Property on Main Street
 Impact Area Map
 Spring Cleanup Dates
 Set Budget Hearing Date – September 2nd at 7:00 pm; workshop August 5th

Marty:
Tee:
Greg:
Trenton:

POLICE REPORT: Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office

MAINTENANCE REPORT:

OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR MARCH’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• City Council regular meeting at 7:00 pm – May 6, 2025, Georgetown City Building – 382 Main St. Questions concerning items appearing on this Agenda or requests for accommodation of special needs to participate in the meeting should be addressed to the Office of the City Clerk or call 208-847-2120.

February 4, 2025
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, Maintenance Hadley Wright, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Addison Ochsenbein of Sunrise Engineering, Sheriff Bart Heslington
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Hadley Wright
The Mayor was excused from the meeting and conducted by Council President, Greg Kunz. The Council entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman to approve the published agenda and was seconded by Councilor Trenton Morrell. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from January 7, 2025, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilor Trenton Morrell 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. Discussion on the minutes, Councilor Marty Nate will follow up with Tim Christensen for legal descriptions on the property on Main Street and along the railroad right of way.
Police Report: Sheriff Bart Heslington was present to give his report for the month of January. They worked 64 hours and had 84 contacts resulting in 7 citations, gave 9 written warnings, 17 verbal warnings and made 30 traffic stops. Councilor Marty Nate asked for follow up on getting the citation reports so the council can see what kind of citations are being issued and how much money is coming in per citation. Sheriff asked if there are different times the council wants them out here and they always try to come out during school start and release times. They are also trying to be more active and go up and down the streets vs. just staying on the highway and doing traffic control.
Addison Ochsenbein, from Sunrise Engineering came before the council to follow up on the Transportation Plan. Councilor Marty Nate asked what the extra $6,000 would cover for sure and if it was just the sidewalks because she is applying for a grant to redo the sidewalks and bridge and if we are awarded the grant we won’t need the extra $6,000 for our plan. The Council is still reviewing the Plan and not in a position to approve it yet. Addison expressed the need to have it approved before the summer months so they can be ready to get traffic counts and other things. It was decided to table the approval of the Transportation Plan until the Mayor is back for the meetings in March.
It was discussed to increase the water and wastewater fees by 3% starting April 1st. Councilor Marty Nate made the motion to increase the monthly water fee to $46.50 and the wastewater fee to $62.00. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
US Bank is closing it’s branch in Montpelier due to geographic reasons by April 17th. A municipality can’t use a Credit Union so we only have a couple of options to move the General Funds to in Montpelier. Lynette does go to this bank frequently to deposit anything that is not water or wastewater related so it would be more convenient to use a bank in Montpelier vs. traveling to Soda Springs. It will take some work to get the all of the State Funds transferred but it can be done and she would like to keep separate accounts still. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to move the General Funds from US Bank and open a new checking and savings account at Ireland Bank with the same signers. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Councilor Marty Nate discussed the sidewalk grant she is applying for. She asked how much of the sidewalk we want to replace and how far it goes. It was determined to replace as much as we can and it probably stretches for ½ mile and needs to be rebuilt to 4-5 feet wide. She asked if the guys can help pop out the old sidewalk concrete but would probably need to hire to install the new one put in as the guys may not have time this summer. The shutoffs are on the East side of the sidewalk. We will need to notify citizens when replacing to avoid the construction getting in to their driveways. She could also apply for the crosswalk to be painted and lights added, etc. The grant is due by March 5th and will find out in May if awarded. She also said she will reach out to Mitch Poulsen about the Impact Ordinance for Paris and we need one for Georgetown as well.
Maintenance Report: Hadley Wright gave their report for the month of January and stated that he and Shane have done multiple repairs on the plow truck, took the water samples to the lab, completed some online training, plowed lots of snow and delivered some delinquent water and sewer notices.
Office Business: There are 18 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of January. Lynette reported that Gary Teuscher’s office has completed the financial statements for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and Auditor Matt Regen is coming tomorrow to pick up the books to complete the audit and is hoping to be at our next meeting in March to report. She also reported that the new dog tags are here and available to register dogs for the new year. Also, those that participate in PERSI Choice and contribute extra funds will now be reported through Empower and not just PERSI, because PERSI has outsourced to Empower just for the Choice funds.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Tee Steadman for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of January 2025 in the amount of $18,571.24 in the general fund, $8,257.80 in the water fund, and $22,581.80 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $49,410.84. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and motion carried the council.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate that council adjourns from the February 2025 council meeting at 8:15 pm. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith,
City Clerk-Treasurer