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Council Minutes 10/20/1983 I ~ CD f' U <t <( I I CITY OF AMMON Oct. 6, 1983 Oct. 6, 1983 Oct. 20, 19~ 24, Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order at 7:50 P.M. by Acting Mayor Russell N. Sw'ensen, with the following City Officials present: Acting Mayor Russell N. Swensen Councilman Thayle D. Monson Councilwoman Carol A. Dille Absent: Councilman Robert D. Williamson Attorney W. Joe Anderson Engineer David E. Benton Ci ty Clerk Deon Hemingway Public Works Director Hayse L.Whiteley The pledge of allegiance to the flag was directed by Councilman Monson and the invocation was offered by Councilwoman Dille. Minutes of the meetings on September 1, 1983, and September 15, 1983, were approved as prepared. As the first matter of business, Councilwoman Dille moved to accept the resignation of Mayor George Wehmann as of September 30, 1983, and to authorize Russell Swensen, President of the Council, to receive the Mayor's salary while serving as Acting Mayor until a new mayor is elected and takes office. The motion was seconded by Councilman Monson; voting was all in favor; motion carried. Appreciation was expressed for the special job done by Mayor Wehmann for the citizens of the City of Ammon. In connection with the City election which is coming up on November 8, it was moved by Councilwoman Dille and seconded by Councilman Monson that Regina Borg, Patricia Aldrich, and Carol Miller be designated as the election judge and clerks and that the pay for this se:r;vice be Stit at ,$3.J5 pe~ h.o~..f'();r.7 the judge and $3.00 per hour for the clerks; voting was all in favor; motion carried. A suggestion was made that a letter of appreciation be sent to Loren Peterson for his efforts in directing the volunteer work done on the improvements at Peterson Park during the past two summers, and Councilwoman Dille agreed to take this assignment. Public Works Director Hayse Whiteley reported on the condition of Foreman Tom Reese who has been disabled for several weeks due to a work injury. He also mentioned recent garbage truck repairs and installation of a new fire hydrant on Maiben Avenue. In response to information presented by the City Clerk regarding the need for new signature cards on the City's bank accounts now that Mayor Wehmann has resigned, a motion was made by Councilwoman Dille that 'Councilman Monson be authorized as the third signer on the accounts. The motion was seconded by Councilman Monson; voting was all in favor; motion carried. Claims to pay in the amount of $6,585.19 w'ere presented and approved, and vouchers for disbursements made for payroll, etc., since the previous meeting totaling $15,199.41 were also approved. It was moved by Councilman Monson and seconded by Councilwoman Dille that the meeting adjourn with the voting being unanimous in favor, and the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 P.M. AITEST: L~ CITf CLERK r ~ J/.~, A ING MAYOR CITY OF AMMON Oct. 20, 1983 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Acting Mayor Russell N. Swensen with the following City Officials present: Acting Mayor Russell N. Sw'ensen Councilman Robert D. Williamson Councilwoman Carol A. Dille Councilman Thayle D. Monson The pledge of allegiance to the flag was directed by Councilwoman Dille and prayer was offered by Aoting Mayor Swensen. City Clerk Deon Hemingway Public Works Director Hayse L. Whiteley Planning Commission Member Lawana Nielsen Councilman Williamson reported that it has been determined through his contacts with the Sheriff that it is not possible to have the County Animal Control Officer work in Ammon at this time, but something might be worked out in the contract for next fiscal year. It was agreed that the City should take advantage of the County's offer to train one of the regular City employees for animal control work, then that employee can take care of dog problems as needed and be assigned to other work for the remainder of the time each day. Witl:l reference to the Bonneville Fire Protection District's financial problems and a suggestion .hich has been made that the City of Ammon join the District, Councilman Williamson indicated that he would prepare a fact sheet on this subject for the City Oct. 20, 1983 Nov. 3, 1983 248 newsletter that is to be mailed out to all residents at the end of the month. He ex- pressed praise for the efforts of the Ammon Volunte9r Fire Department and pointed out that Ammon has provided more support for the Fire District than the District has for Ammon. Acting Mayor Swensen noted that details about the Fire District situation and the possibility of the District calling for an over-ride election to get additional revenue were presented at the County-Cities meeting which he attended this week. The Council members felt that the Fire District officials should be invited to come to a City Council meeting so that this matter can be discussed further. Lawana Nielsen was welcomed and appreciation was expressed to her for accepting an appointment to serve on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Items regarding planning which were mentioned were in connection with a County project to assign house numbers I in areas outside of city limits, and the County Comprehensive Plan Map which will be ready for public hearing on November 9th. Public Works Director, Hayse Whiteley, reported that an illness has kept Water Superin- tendent LaVern Williams off work for several days. He noted that work has been done to prepare the swimming pool, parks, city vehicles, etc., for winter. Approval was given to pay claims in the- amount of $17,506.99, and payroll expenses totaling $6,]66.91 were also approved. It was moved by Councilwoman Dille and seconded by Councilman Monson that the meeting adjourn; voting was all in favor; the meeting was adjourned at 8:25 P.M. ATTEST: ~hr.~ C CLERK ~H.~ 1\ TING MAYOR CITY OF AMMON Nov. 3, 1983 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Acting Mayor Russell N. Swensen with the following City Officials present: Acting Mayor Russell N. Sw'ensen Ci ty Clerk Deon Hemingway Councilman Robert D. Williamson Public Works Director Hayse L. Whiteley I Councilwoman Carol A. Dille Attorney W. Joe Anderson Councilman Thayle D. Monson Others present during the meeting were representatives of Bonneville Fire Protection District Dale Rockwood, Paul Wise, and Everett Seyfert; Dick Williams and Lucy Powers from Tel-A-Com, Inc.; and Scout Billy Adams. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was directed by Acting Mayor Sw'ensen and the invo- cation was given by Councilman Monson. The Fire District officials were given an opportunity to present information in connection with a proposal that the cities of Ammon, Iona, and Ucon join the District, which would mean that the property owners in these cities would be assessed a tax levy to provide additional revenue and would then have available the services of the District for fire protection, ambulance, and mutual aid with the City of Idaho Falls. Dale Rock- wood review'ed the present status of the District, including personnel, equipment, and arrangements with the City of Idaho Falls for leasing space and sharing personnel. He explained that Idaho Falls has given notice that the manpower agreement will have to be discontinued, so that is the reason for the interest in talking to the officials of the small cities in the area about joining the District. The comment was made that ambu- lance service may have to be eliminated if the District's financial problems are not solved. The necessity of having an over-ride election to authorize a higher tax levy to meet the money needs of the Fire District was mentioned by Mr. Rockwood, who stated that the amount of tax increase to be requested has not been determined yet. There was further discussion about the training and effectiveness of the Ammon Volunteer Fire I Department, the value of the experience that the Ammon firemen get when responding to calls in the District, and the possibilities for using the volunteers if the City were to join the Fire District. Councilman Williamson pointed out that there are plans to have three City employees trained for bet ter response to daytime calls and referred to the facts that he listed in the City Newsletter which was sent out recently 'to Ammon residents stating, in effect, that the present 8 mil Fire District levy plus the proposed over-ride levy of approximately 8 mils would make property tax payments to the District more than the total 12 mil levy in 1982 for the City of Ammon. It was agreed that there should be a joint meeting of the officials from the Fire District and the Cities of Ammon, Iona, and Ucon after the District people meet with the other two small cities. A proposal for installing an electronic telephone system was presented by Dick Williams and Lucy Pow'ers of Tel-A-Com, Inc. Comments by Acting Mayor Swensen and the Council members indicated the opinion that this was not the right time to make such a change, and appreciation was expressed for the information given.