November 3, 2021

Those Present:  DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Douglas Bradt, Moriah & Rick Peck, Tyler & Katana Sorensen

Meeting called to order:              7:05 pm                                Invocation:         Mayor Steve Waechtler

The Council entertained a motion from councilmember Greg Kunz 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 October 6, 2021, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Moriah and Rick Peck came before the Council about needing a building permit for their tent on their property. She didn’t feel like one was needed because it is moveable, and she would like to move it in about two years’ time. She provided pictures to show the Council that the power to the tent is moveable also. She was concerned about getting a permit every time she moves it and the Council told her that wouldn’t be necessary and that greenhouses do not have a foundation either but still require a permit. Carports don’t have a foundation either and are held down with spikes, like a tent, and still require a permit. She was told it would be a one-time fee for the tent and she would still be welcome to move it every couple of years.

Katana and Tyler Sorensen came before the Council to discuss if a hookup fee and/or a monthly water fee would be needed. They have installed a water system for their yard and tapped into an existing line on their property and put in a 2” line behind the City valve. He has it all engineered to be more efficient and replaced all the galvanized pipe to the house also. It will have to be gauged to see if it does effect Sylvia Miller’s pressure, but they don’t expect it to affect her. After hearing how the line was installed, the council decided that they are fine with what they are doing.

Douglas Bradt came before the Council to discuss the footbridge by the creek and he has cleared out all of the willows now and it looks in pretty poor shape as well as the sidewalk. He wondered who owns it and if the City does if we can either fix it up or get rid of it. He hasn’t noticed a need for the footbridge because there hasn’t been any pedestrians that use it, but maybe that’s because it hasn’t been usable. The southside has a falling apart sidewalk and the northside doesn’t have a sidewalk at all. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz said he would look into and see if the State owns it. Now that it is usable maybe people will use and if we can use it to keep kids off of the main bridge up on the highway then we should fix it up. The City will look into fixing come spring if it is ours and maybe put in a timber bridge. Douglas said he would be happy to help as well.

The votes were canvassed from the election held last night for Mayor and two Councilmembers. Councilmember Marty Nate reported that there were 100 people that came to vote and the Mayor was re-elected as the Mayor again for the next 4 years and Trenton Morrell and Greg Kunz will be the new Councilmembers for the next 4 years also.

The Mayor said that any complaints in town need to be directed to the County Sheriff’s Office to be put on record. Citizens may call Johnny first if he is on duty but no longer can we have councilmembers going to visit people about Ordinance violations. So encourage citizens to call the Sheriff’s Office so it can all be on record. He also said that he is tired of the speeding and is going to personally buy some flashing signs. He figures they are $2,800 each and would like to have about 10 within the City limits. He is going to call Simplot himself again and contact the County because they had said they would help with the cost of a couple too. The City did receive a lot of grant money that could be used to purchase flashing signs also.

Councilmember Marty Nate wants to install a climbing spider at the playground for kids to play on. Morgan Kidd is helping her to design one and will get installed. Marty also noticed during the elections held in the office that Lynette needs a new chair, rolling mats and possibly a desk. She will have her carpenter look into fixing and get the new office items. She would also like the guys to get rid of the threshold in the doorway because everyone kept tripping over it when they came in to vote. She said the bathroom also needs some work and possibly a new toilet because it seems to be leaking. The guys will look into what needs to be done. The Christmas Lighting event details she will talk to Sean Bartschi about doing the welcome and the food and see if Trenton Morrell wants to come and help too. Next year for the Trunk or Treat she would like to do hot dogs and hot chocolate too. Lynette will remember for next year.

Councilmember Greg Kunz asked if the City sells the property to the County Fire Department to put up a building if the City would buy it back if they were to ever pull out. He said he would try and get Fire Chief Mark Parker to come to the next meeting to work out the details.

Police Report:  There were 28 contacts for the month of October. Officer Martinez purchased some more ammunition this month because he had only purchased practice ammunition before.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of October and stated that he and Alan had to replace a valve at the land app site and have been getting the plow ready and did some plowing. They went to a training for the drinking water and painted the curb by the fire hydrant. They removed the water connection at the Country Corner for the trailer that was moved. The sewer is still there, but if the land gets separated and sold then it will need a separate hookup installed for water. He received a quote for the PRV’s to have an annual inspection done with a 5 year bid to evaluate annually and also includes a SCADA system on the valves. He will also get another bid from a Salt Lake City company too. If they were to come, we could split the cost with Star Valley when they make the trip up here to both places. They’ve been putting up lights in the Park for the lighting event and installed the signs to cleanup after your dog in the Park too.

Office Business:   There are 19 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of October. Lynette has a conflict with the next meeting date because she will be out of the office for a week the first of December. Council will be held on Wednesday the 8^th instead of Tuesday. City Attorney, Adam McKenzie, has sent a letter to Verizon asking them to turn off the old flip phone and stop sending us a bill. We don’t know who any of the authorized users on the account are, so hopefully a letter from Adam will suffice. The City Cleanup cost the City about $1100 between the dumpsters and the landfill, but we got a little bit back for scrap metal taken in. Lynette also received an email about a grant from Rocky Mountain Power for $1500 to help beautify our Park. She asked the council for some ideas and they suggested asking for the grant for trees at the Cemetery, more outlets in the park for our lights, or a sprinkler system for the park.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of October 2021 in the amount of $14,476.12 in the general fund, $6,401.14 in the water fund, and $21,012.47 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $41,889.73. 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 November 2021 council meeting at 9:00 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, 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.

August 3, 2021

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

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

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

The minutes from July 8, 2021, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Greg Kunz 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.

Councilmember DeLoy Kunz wondered about if Officer Martinez could stagger his time and work on weekends with the business of people camping right now and to help control traffic coming out of the canyon during those times. Councilmember Tee Steadman will speak with Martinez about a schedule that will work for him.

Councilmember Tee Steadman has heard about a lawsuit going on between a couple of citizens and wondered what part the City needs to be involved in, if any. He also would like the flags and signs posted with vulgar language to be taken down so our kids aren’t reading these. The Mayor said that he will go and talk to the citizen about taking down the vulgar signs.

Councilmember Marty Nate reported that Sarah Finkey and her family puts up the flags at the cemetery on the War Veteran’s graves. This will be their 35^th year and then they would like to turn it over to the City to carry on. We will probably need to get more flags next year. Marty suggested turning it over to the church or see if another family would be interested in taking it over. She also would like to get a type of asphalt to put on the main road at the cemetery from gate to gate for now and then add a little bit each year for the other rows. Councilmember DeLoy Kunz said maybe we could get a hold of the asphalt when the State comes in and redoes the road in Bennington but that is still a ways away from being done. She had some more clarification for building permits and wondered where it falls under the 200 sqft doesn’t require a permit but what about the height. It was suggested that anything 12×12 or smaller doesn’t need a permit and there was no height limitations. We also have a citizen that has applied for a building permit and would like to get a variance from the neighbors about placement of the shed. She got a variance from the neighbor but the council did not approve it because when neighbors change or move away it doesn’t always work for the new owners. The council decided that the letter from the neighbor wouldn’t matter and that the application should be 8 feet away from the neighbor’s property and it would need to be changed before the permit would be given.

The Mayor spoke with Rick Phillips from Simplot to see if anything had been turned in through the County about plans for helping out with things in Georgetown. Nothing had been turned in yet from their meeting and so the Mayor will continue to follow up on it.

The Council then engaged in the budget workshop for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 with City Auditor, Gary H. Teuscher. The council approved a 5% increase for Shane Clark and Alan Howell and a 3% increase for Lynette Smith and Officer John Martinez. Lynette will get the notice prepared for the public hearing on September 7^th with the budget numbers from Gary.

The Animal Control Ordinance Draft was tabled until the next meeting.

Police Report:  There were 28 contacts for the month of July and a dog bite was reported and cited.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of July and stated that he and Alan have been getting the seepage tests started at the ponds. He found that the backup generator has been running and has had someone down to look at it to find out what made it kick on. He is going to set up a contract to have it checked and serviced once a year to make sure it is working properly. The pond at the Land App site has been pumped dry. He would like to put up some signs at the park to have people clean up after their dogs and the council agreed. He has hauled some dirt up to the cemetery and filled in some holes of the recent graves.

Office Business:   There are 15 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of July. Lynette reminded council members that the declaration of candidacy is coming up for councilmembers to run for office. Lynette has been notified of some citizens that are still living in their trailers and they have already been warned by the Mayor and councilmembers previously. The Mayor said to have Officer Martinez go and give them a citation since they had been previously warned in person.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of July 2021 in the amount of $24,275.22 in the general fund, $42,268.77 in the water fund, and $84,369.12 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $150,913.11. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Marty Nate that council adjourns from the August 2021 council meeting at 9:15 pm. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith

City Clerk-Treasurer

July 6, 2021

Those Present:  DeLoy Kunz, Greg Kunz, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Monty Smith, Angela Hymas, Heather Kipp, Gary & Mauria Teuscher

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

The Council entertained a motion from councilmember Greg Kunz 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 June 8, 2021, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilmember Tee Steadman made the motion to accept the minutes as read. Councilmember Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The Financial Audit for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 was reviewed with City Auditor, Gary H. Teuscher and was approved by the Council. Councilmember Marty Nate made the motion to transfer funds from the water and sewer funds to reimburse the general fund for expenses throughout the fiscal year. Councilmember Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. The budget workshop will be held for next council meeting on August 3rd.

The Animal Control Ordinance Draft was discussed, Heather Kipp was concerned about the pigs and if the Ordinance is referring to meat pigs or pet pigs. The Mayor said that her pigs are a different case because they are cared for and registered, but it is mostly referring to meat pigs. Angie Hymas came before the council with some complaints about the noise and rowdy animals next to her. She has talked to her neighbors about it before and nothing has happened. She would like some guidance about what to do and how to handle the issue with the dogs, chickens, goats, horse, etc. She filled out a complaint form to have on record. The Mayor and Councilmember Tee Steadman will go and pay a visit to the Stoddard’s and see what can get resolved.

Twin Creeks breakfast will be at 7:00 am, flags raised at 8:00 am and then Marty has a full schedule planned for the day. Lunch has been ordered, Corn hole tournament at 1:00 pm and she had Shane and Alan put together a misting station. Dinner at 6:00 pm and Andy Nelson and Brenn Hill are the entertainment. No duck races this year because there is no water in the creek. The Mayor suggested next year doing lawn mower races. Should be a great day!

Councilmember Greg Kunz was approached by a citizen about raising the speed limit on Stringtown to 35 mph instead of 30 mph because when you come out of the canyon it is 35 mph and maybe that is part of the speeding problem coming down Stringtown, or to put up speed bumps. It was also recommended talking to Officer Martinez about alternating his time and weekends. Councilmember Tee Steadman suggested putting out a survey to citizens about accepting donations for buying a speed sign and one that will take and send pictures of the speeders. Lynette will talk to Adam if it’s legal to purchase a speed sign that takes and sends pictures.

Councilmember Marty Nate suggested having dimensions listed for building permits to have it more defined for the amounts to be paid. A large shed should pay a larger fee than a small shed.

Police Report:  There were 32 contacts for the month of June.

Maintenance Report: Shane gave his report for the month of June and stated that he and Alan have fixed water leaks on Stringtown, gotten things ready for Twin Creeks, he checked the fire hydrant up Stringtown and had the IRWA guys come and look at it and they said to not change it yet until changing out more fire hydrants through town because we would have to shut down the whole town. He also said it’s in good shape for its age and to exercise it every couple of weeks and that will help it too.

Office Business:   There are 22 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of June. Lynette got an email from Mark Andreasen about recommending increasing the property values for the ICRMP policy. She told him to go ahead and do it. The City won’t see the increase until the next budget year.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilmember Greg Kunz for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of June 2021 in the amount of $19,776.32 in the general fund, $6,614.44 in the water fund, and $15,728.89 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $42,119.65. 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 July 2021 council meeting at 9:15 pm. Councilmember Greg Kunz 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, August 3, 2021 City Hall 7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

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

AGENDA ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

 FY 2021-2022 Budget Workshop with City Auditor, Gary Teuscher, CPA
 City Attorney Adam McKenzie
 Amend Ordinance #100 – RV’s
 Animal Control Ordinance #105

DeLoy:
Tee:
Greg:
Marty:

POLICE REPORT:

MAINTENANCE REPORT:

OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR JULY’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• Public Hearing Council 7:00 pm – Tuesday, September 5, 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.