Georgetown Idaho

CITY OF GEORGETOWN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 City Hall 7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from February 3, 2026

AGENDA ACTION ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

 Sunrise Engineering – Transportation Plan
 Mark Parker – Fire Department Levy
 Impact Area
 Twin Creeks Celebration
 Burn old files older than 7 years
 Public Comment Period – limited to 2 minutes each
 City Attorney, Adam McKenzie – to Discuss Dog Ordinance
 Executive Session pursuant to I.C.74-206(1)(f)

Marty:
Tee:
Jordan:
Brooke:

POLICE REPORT: Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office

MAINTENANCE REPORT:

OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR FEBRUARY’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 pm – Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 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.

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