Georgetown Idaho

CITY OF GEORGETOWN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 City Hall 7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from September 3, 2024, regular meeting

AGENDA ACTION ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

 Sunrise Engineering – Addison Ochsenbein
 To Discuss to adopt a fee and deposit for encroachment on roads Ordinance #96
 To Discuss Cemetery Plots – Increase fees; weekend funerals
 UpAhead Messaging Service
 Trunk or Treat
 Police Car

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 SEPTEMBER’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• City Council regular meeting at 7:00 pm – Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 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 6, 2024

Those Present: Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, Maintenance Hadley Wright, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Addison Ochsenbein of Sunrise Engineering, Mike Carr, CPA Gary H. Teuscher

Meeting called to order:               7:00 pm                               Invocation:         Council President Tee Steadman

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 minutes from July 2, 2024, were read aloud by Clerk Smith. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to accept the minutes as read and Councilor Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

Mike Carr came before the council and had some questions about Ordinance #96 and asked if it is a permit or a deposit? He is putting power to a building and may have to go under the road for it. He thinks he’s came up with another plan to move the power to the shop where he needs it another way, but wanted some clarification anyway. The council decided it is a deposit and not a permit fee, but maybe there should be a separate permit fee.

Mark Parker, the Bear Lake County Fire Chief, came to the council to discuss the 99-year lease agreement. Adam has not gotten anything to Lynette in regards to that yet, but Mark will talk to Adam about how to move forward with the agreement when he sees him at the County Office. He stated if they can secure the land it could be easier to get grants because they can’t afford to put up a building right now. He also passed on some information for Fire Insurance and needs some data for the insurance rating bureau of water usage, lines installed, annexations, flow test hydrants, commercial building inspections etc. and thinks he can save everyone money on their insurance with these ratings. He stated they appreciate the donations that have been made by the City and that equipment does stay in Georgetown and they like being involved with the fireworks for our Twin Creeks Celebrations.

Addison Ochsenbein came before the council to report on the roadway projects. They are planning to get started on the streets next Friday and there will be a pre-construction meeting on Tuesday or Wednesday. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to approve and have the Mayor sign the Notice to Proceed and was seconded by councilor Marty Nate. Clerk Smith will get a notice ready to send out after the meeting to let citizens know about the coming construction.

The Mayor reported on the Twin Creeks celebration and said he raised almost $6,000 in donations for the Fireworks and got a lot of good feedback from the community. He said we need more community involvement and it was suggested to reach out to get the wards more involved again too. Not sure if they will do the fish again because there are too many left over each time and we need more patrolling along Stringtown during the events of the day. Breakfast had probably less than 100 people. A survey will be coming out for any changes the community would like to see for next year.

Elder and Sister Porter have reached out about having the service missionaries come to help with any little projects our maintenance guys need. They have been going to Grace, Bancroft, Soda Springs, Montpelier and surrounding areas to help out as well. The maintenance guys think they could use their help on some small projects and would be great to have them. Clerk Smith will double check with our Insurance Agent to make sure we are covered and then we can get them scheduled to come. Councilor Trenton Morrell made the motion to Sign the Memorandum of Understanding with them and approve them to come help out. Councilor Marty Nate seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.

The Council then engaged in the budget workshop for Fiscal year 2024-2025 with Gary H. Teuscher from 7:45 until 8:45 pm. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to reopen the budget to accept and expend $239,000 for the road grant. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council. Clerk Smith will get the proper notices ready to have along with the public hearing for the new fiscal year budget. Gary said he will still prepare our financial statements but can’t do our audit. Lynette has reached out to a few other firms and waiting to hear back from one to get on their schedule.

Councilor Marty Nate asked if we can get the cemetery and weeds by the church sprayed this fall and she has some big plans for the City Park and will work with Councilor Trenton Morrell.

Councilor Tee Steadman asked when the road on Stringtown was going to get fixed. Kam thought it was supposed to be on the schedule before and not sure why it got missed, but says it should be fixed on August 19^th now. Was suggested to work on updating the wording in Ordinance #96 and to increase the fee of $800 when cutting across the road and to add a fine if it’s not repaired in a timely manner. Tee also suggested putting something historical in the gravel by the church.

Police Report: Councilor Tee Steadman has been in touch with Sheriff Bart Heslington and they were unable to make the meeting tonight.

Maintenance Report: Hadley Wright gave their report for the month of July and stated that he and Shane have been busy getting the monthly samples and lead and copper samples, getting the gas line installed for the new generator and helping to get the new power in the park installed. It has been brought to our attention that we need to do a seepage test on Lagoon 1 this year as well and Keller Associates has agreed to do it for $5,500 and can complete this year. Our other seepage test was just completed and we passed and got the report accepted.

Office Business:   There are 16 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of July. The guys took around shut off notices to citizens and all that received a door warning, caught up their accounts.

The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of July 2024 in the amount of $27,125.99 in the general fund, $22,541.96 in the water fund, and $73,202.01 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $122,869.96. 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 August 2024 council meeting at 9:30 pm. Councilor Trenton Morrell 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, September 3, 2024 City Hall 7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from August 6, 2024, regular meeting

AGENDA ACTION ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

 PUBLIC HEARING: Budget Hearing to accept the proposed budget for FY 2024-2025
 PUBLIC HEARING: Reopen Budget for FY 2023-2024 to accept and expend Grant for Roadway Projects
 Ordinance #114 – Appropriations Ordinance
 Sunrise Engineering – Addison Ochsenbein
 Ordinance #96 – Digging Across Road/Road Crossing Permit
 UpAhead Messaging Service

Marty:
Tee:
Greg:
Trenton:

POLICE REPORT: Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office

MAINTENANCE REPORT:

OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts, Cemetery Deeds

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR AUGUST’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• City Council regular meeting at 7:00 pm – Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 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.

July 2, 2024
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, Maintenance Hadley Wright, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Sheriff Deputy Ryan Larsen, Deputy Jack James, Morgan & Heather Kidd, Kevin Nate, Zach Crockett, Paul Miller, Tiffini Ricks, Cody Coombs, Jacob Kunz
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm Invocation: Council President Greg Kunz
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 June 4, 2024, were read aloud by Mayor Waechtler. Councilor Greg Kunz had some follow up questions about the minutes and the road being fixed by July 1st. No one has heard when it’s happening. He also asked about the junkyards and fences. There were no decisions made about what to do about the situations and the citizens in question were not approached about installing fences. Councilor Tee Steadman suggested they look into putting up a fence so the mess is behind and not where the public can see. Katana Sorensen was present and said that dealership laws have to have vehicles out and at the front of the property and keep rotating inventory. The sidewalks were looked at but not measured. The whole thing isn’t in too rough of shape but the worst part is in front of Alice Anderson’s near the post office. Councilor Marty Nate pointed out to the Council Ordinance #18 about sidewalks. It needs to be repealed or updated. 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 minutes from June 12, 2024, special meeting were read aloud by Mayor Waechtler. Councilor Greg Kunz made the motion to accept the minutes as read and Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Katana Sorensen came to the council to give an update on the Twin Creeks Celebration. The breakfast will be at 8:00 – 9:30 am and the bounce houses will be available in the morning with the foam, water activities and bike race towards the evening. The fireworks are $7500 and the Mayor has worked on getting a lot of donations. The fish pond will be about $500 and she will have a sand treasure pit for little kids to play in. The Sheriff’s department will be around to patrol and take care of the flag ceremony.
Police Report: Sheriff Heslington came before the council to give the police report for the month of June and stated there was 81 contacts and they worked 50.75 hours. Most of their contacts were ordinance violations related.
Addison Ochsenbein of Sunrise Engineering came before the council to give an update about the road project. The Notice of Award was sent to Avail Valley and they are waiting on a certificate of insurance from them. The Mayor signed a couple of pages for change orders to get our costs down to budget. Addison will be in contact for a schedule and there will be a pre-construction meeting with a start time sometime in September. He will let us know for sure so we can let citizens know the construction is coming. He reported back about the DEQ Drinking Water loan that we applied for and didn’t get awarded. We were 55 out of 59, but it showed the state that there is a need for more funding.
City Attorney, Adam McKenzie, was present at the meeting and discussed with the Council about drafting an Ordinance for signage in town or if it will be more of a headache to try and enforce than what it’s worth. Adam also discussed preparing a lease agreement with the County Fire District. He is concerned about the City owning the land and the County owning the building. He can put into the agreement that if we were to ever cut ties, the building would be the cities. He will work on putting a draft together.
Councilor Marty Nate asked Adam about our cemetery deeds and how far back does “heirs” go? He recommended not having that wordage and will work on revising our cemetery deeds to take that wordage out. Marty also reported that the display case is all set at the cemetery and the City has bought 15 flags from the Georgetown 1st Ward to use for the upcoming holidays. She also said we need to replace some cement at the pavilion.
Councilor Trenton Morrell asked about the speed limit signs and Clerk Smith reported that $2800 was sent from the County for one speed limit sign.
Maintenance Report: Shane Clark gave their report for the month of June and stated that he and Hadley have marked utilities, and mowed, trimmed and helped with the display case at the cemetery. Intermountain Gas Company came and took out the old meter already at the City shop and we probably need to make a cover for the whole thing. They got a bid for putting a cover over the backup generator from KJ’s Welding and the council approved it for less than $1,000.
Office Business: There are 22 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of June and Lynette reported that her and Shane were able to get the new computer up and running.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of June 2024 in the amount of $29,612.03 in the general fund, $35,651.09 in the water fund, and $37,969.53 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $103,232.65. Councilor Tee Steadman 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 July 2024 council meeting at 9:00 pm. Councilor 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, August 6, 2024 City Hall 7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from July 2, 2024 regular meeting

AGENDA ACTION ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

 Sunrise Engineering – Addison Ochsenbein
 Twin Creeks Celebration Recap
 FY 2025-2026 Budget Workshop with City Auditor, Gary Teuscher, CPA
 Service Missionaries – Sign Memorandum of Understanding
 Mike Carr – Power to new building

Marty:
Tee:
Greg:
Trenton:

POLICE REPORT:

MAINTENANCE REPORT:

OFFICE BUSINESS: Delinquent water and sewer accounts

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR JULY’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:
• City Council Public Hearing for Budget at 7:00 pm – Tuesday, September 3, 2024, 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.

June 12, 2024
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, Maintenance Hadley Wright, Addison Ochsenbein of Sunrise Engineering, Alta Jean Neuman, Tim & LeRoy Huffaker
Meeting called to order: 7:00 pm
The Council entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate to approve the published agenda for the special meeting and was seconded by Councilor Trenton Morrell. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Addison Ochsenbein of Sunrise Engineering came before the council to discuss the roadway project and brought some information for the council to review and expressed that the important item of topic is that we are over budget for the project. The grant amount is $239,000 and the engineering fee is $31,000 leaving us with $208,000 to use of the grant money towards the project. He suggested there are a couple of options and asked if the City has any funds to use towards the project separate from the grant or if we need to cut the scope of the project back to be closer to $208,000. The City does have $25-30,000 saved up to do chip sealing/patching for roads for the year that could be used towards this project instead. Lots of discussion on where to make cuts at and was decided to cut out Hayes Lane and just do patches there and the portion of the road down to Mario Johnson’s to not have to widen that road at this time either but to fully reconstruct East Street, 3rd Street, and 6th Street. Also took off the sealing because typically you wait and seal the road a year after it’s been laid down. Shane talked to the State and they will save the chips for us to use another year and we are able to get out of the cost of the oil and we could look at chip sealing Hayes Lane next year instead.
Two bids were received from Avail Valley and Idaho Materials Construction at the bid opening last week on June 6th. Avail Valley came in with the lower bid at $270,195. Councilor Greg Kunz made the motion to have the Mayor sign the notice to award the bid to Avail Valley and then do a change order to remove the sealing on 3rd, 5th, Hayes and 5th street reconstruction and get the project down to budget and try to fit in patching on Hayes. Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried. Hoping for a start time of late summer.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate that council adjourns from the special council meeting at 7:25 pm. Councilor Greg Kunz seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith
City Clerk-Treasurer

June 4, 2024
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, Maintenance Hadley Wright, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Addison Ochsenbein of Sunrise Engineering, Mayor Bob & Kelli Van Cleave
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 Trenton Morrell. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from May 7, 2024, 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.
Mayor Bob Van Cleave came before the council and would like to take down some of the old buildings along his property and input a storage unit in it’s place. He won’t be adding any sheds and the existing sheds are in poor shape. This storage unit will help the place look better anyway. The Council approved him to do so.
Addison Ochsenbein reported that they had a pre-bid meeting last Thursday and one contractor came for the pre-bid meeting to see the scope of the project but they do have a couple of other contractors interested. The bid openings will be on Thursday the 6th at 11:00 am and then they will need a couple of days to review and then have a special meeting with the council to approve and award the bid.
A citizen came to the office and requested for the sidewalks to be fixed along the highway to the post office. The council decided to do some more research and the guys will grab a roller and walk the sidewalks to see what needs we really have. It was also suggested to keep looking into fixing the bridge also.
Updates for the Twin Creeks Celebration were tabled until the next meeting.
Councilor Marty Nate reported that the City of Hagerman has a Disorderly Conduct Ordinance and wondered if we should adopt something similar for the signage throughout town. Lynette will talk to City Attorney, Adam McKenzie, about what we can do to enforce because even the freedom of speech has some limitations. She also has been approached about the junkyards on both sides of the highway. Our Ordinance says there needs to be a 6’ fence around it. She also reported that we did not receive the grants that she applied for. She also asked when Stringtown road is getting fixed from being cut and it should be by July 1st because been waiting for when a hot plant will be opened.
Councilor Greg Kunz reported that he heard the cemetery map looks nice at the cemetery and was helpful over the Memorial Day weekend.
Police Report: The Sheriff’s Department was not in attendance for this meeting.
Maintenance Report: Hadley Wright gave their report for the month of May and stated that he and Shane have cleaned the cemetery, trimmed the trees on Stringtown, helped setup for the Seepage Tests. They went with Addison and a contractor for the roadway project pre-bid meeting. They purchased a crack sealer for the roads instead of renting one.
Office Business: There are 18 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of May. The legal description for the annexation that was recorded with the County and sent to the Idaho State Tax Commission was returned for a typo that said Franklin County vs Bear Lake County. Lynette has fixed but will need to be re-recorded with the County and then sent to the Tax Commission again for approval. The new computer came and she will hopefully have it set up and ready before the next council meeting.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of May 2024 in the amount of $27,812.02 in the general fund, $8,224.38 in the water fund, and $21,489.23 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $57,525.63. 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 June 2024 council meeting at 8:20 pm. Councilor Trenton Morrell 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, July 2, 2024           City Hall                        7:00 pm

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER  

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE                                             

INVOCATION               

 APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:           

READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES from June 4, 2024 regular meeting & June 12, 2024 Special Meeting                                     

AGENDA ACTION ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS AND NEW BUSINESS:

• Sunrise Engineering – Addison Ochsenbein
• Twin Creeks Celebration Updates
• City Attorney Adam McKenzie –
• Lease Agreement with County Fire Department for property located at 690 Main Street
• Executive Session pursuant to I.C. 74-206(1)(d)(f) Signage in Town 

Marty: 

Tee: 

Greg:              

Trenton:

POLICE REPORT:  

MAINTENANCE REPORT: 

OFFICE BUSINESS:     Delinquent water and sewer accounts

SIGNING OF CHECKS AND VOUCHERS FOR JUNE’S BILLS

ADJOURNMENT

Next Meeting:

• City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 pm – Tuesday, August 6, 2024, 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.

SPECIAL MEETING

CITY OF GEORGETOWN

AGENDA

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2024 7:00 PM 382 Main St.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS:

AGENDA ACTION ITEMS OF CITY OPERATIONS:

• Approval of bid for Roadway Project Grant

ADJOURNMENT

May 7, 2024
Those Present: Greg Kunz, Trenton Morrell, Marty Nate, Tee Steadman, Mayor Steve Waechtler, Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark, Maintenance Hadley Wright, City Clerk Lynette Smith, Sheriff Deputy Ryan Larsen, Addison Ochsenbein of Sunrise Engineering
Meeting called to order: 7:05 pm Invocation: Maintenance Supervisor Shane Clark
The Council entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate to approve the published agenda and was seconded by Councilor Greg Kunz. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
The minutes from April 4, 2024, special meeting, were read aloud by Clerk Smith and Mayor Waechtler. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to accept the minutes as read and Councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Police Report: Sheriff Deputy Ryan Larsen came before the council to give the police report for the month of April and stated that they responded to about 16 different calls in the city from citizens of a wide range. He also said their department would like to be on standby for any water and sewer shutoffs and that any threats made to employee’s need to be documented. It was suggested to record conversations but would need to get advisement from Adam McKenzie about that. They had 53 contacts for the month and gave 8 citations. Sheriff Bart will contact Corey Krantz about getting our speed limit signs put up on the highway and installing a school zone along the highway to slow the speed down. He also reported that the shed has been moved from the property we have been dealing with for a while.
Addison Ochsenbein of Sunrise Engineering came before the council and reported that there is a WaterSmart Grant out there that he will look into for the future but DEQ is not making any decisions at this point. We have received the grant money to move forward with our roadway project for the 4 streets needing construction on East Street, 5th Street the west side, 6th Street and 3rd Street. Councilor Greg Kunz questioned if painting lines on the roads is included and it is not. It was discussed about the surveys done and if fence lines need to be moved back to improve the road and make sure it’s done right. We will have to have a closer look at the surveys for right of ways and property lines to extend the roads to be 20 feet wide. Addison will be in touch for when bids go out and such.
The council engaged in reviewing the City’s Impact Area and should be reviewed every 5 years. It extends 1000 feet around the city limits. There hasn’t been much going on in our area of impact with no development, etc. So far it’s still mostly just farm ground. Councilor Marty Nate is going to talk to Mitch Poulsen and Albert Johnson about better communication about anything that comes into our area of impact that we would like to know about it and how it affects us. It was also noted that anything that comes into our area of impact is zoned as residential. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to accept our Impact Area as it stands now and councilor Trenton Morrell seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Councilor Marty Nate reported she is still working on putting up the map and coming up with better ideas and options to put the book at the cemetery. She also inquired about the bridge by Doug Bradts and said we need to do something with it and replace it because it looks awful. Addison said that he would look into getting a grant for that.
Councilor Trenton Morrell said to just invoice the County for their portion of the speed limit signs and see if we can get the money back that way. He also inquired if we need to hire some trucks to get the chips out here before they get used somewhere else in the County and Shane reported that he is keeping an eye on it.
Maintenance Report: Shane Clark gave their report for the month of April and stated that he and Hadley have taken the tracks off the side by side and put a new rope on the flag in the Park. They have mowed the park and serviced the lawn mowers and harrowed at the cemetery. They are going to look at locking the gate at the West end of the cemetery to help keep the cows out. They’ve been working with Keller’s to get ready for the seepage tests at the sewer ponds this year. They got the yellow plow truck fixed that was in desperate need of some repairs. They inquired if we want to sell the police car because it’s mostly in the way and the batteries are always dead. They turned water services off at one location and monitored the dumpsters throughout the week for the spring cleaning days. They received a bid from Alice Hayes to upgrade the power in the Park and in the sheds. Councilor Tee Steadman made the motion to move forward with Alice and upgrade the power and was seconded by Trenton Morrell. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Office Business: There are 15 delinquent water and sewer accounts for the month of April. The office will be closed for regular business on May 21st due to the City Hall being used for voting. Lynette ordered a new computer for the office and it should be here soon. The Annexation and Ordinance was sent off to the appropriate places for approval and recorded at the County and was approved by the State Tax Commission. She received a call asking if we were interested in a vending machine and it was decided that we are not.
The chair entertained a motion from Councilor Marty Nate for the council to approve checks and vouchers for the month of April 2024 in the amount of $39,230.49 in the general fund, $8,624.80 in the water fund, and $22,340.50 in the sewer fund, with all funds totaling $70,195.79. Councilor Tee Steadman 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 May 2024 council meeting at 8:45 pm. Councilor Tee Steadman seconded the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried the council.
Respectfully submitted,

Lynette Smith, City Clerk-Treasurer