Council Minutes 06/16/1976 (2)
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CITY OF AMMON
June 16, 1976
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council:
The meeting was called to order at 7 :45 P. M. by Mayor George
the following City Officials present:
Mayor George Wehmann
Councilman Russell N. Swensen
Councilman Marvin J. Anderson
Councilman Francis Lee
Councilwoman Garol A. Dille
Wehmann with
Clerk Deon Hemingway
Attorney W. Joe Anderson
Engineer David E. Benton
Maint. Supervisor LaVern E.
Williams
The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Councilman Anderson. Councilman
Swensen offered the invocation.
The minutes of the meeting of June 2, 1976, were approved as written.
As the first item of business, the Mayor and Council took note of the many long and
hard hours contributed by residents during the flood threat which resulted from the
breaking of the Teton Dam on June 5, and Mayor Wehmann proposed to express
thanks to the Ammon people in the next newsletter.
After Mayor Wehmann and the Council members ,had presented recommendations for
use of Revenue Sharing funds to be entered on the Planned Use Report, Councilman
Swensen moved to approve the apportionment schedule of the 7th Entitlement
Period of Revenue Sharing as follows: Public Safety - $1, 500; Recreation - $4,000;
Librar.ies - $2,000; Financial Administration - $1, 300; Multipurpose and General
Government - $269; Total $9, 069. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee;
voting was all in favor; motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Mayor - According to Mayor Wehmann, there will be a number of young fellows
working for the City during the summer under the CETA program, so the Council
members were asked to submit request for work to be done to the Mayor in order
to coordinate the work assignments.
With reference to the Ammon Day celebration coming up in August, Mayor Wehmann
indicated that he had a suggestion for a Co-Chairman whom he would contact,
and it was noted that Councilwoman Dille had received assurance from Paul
Bunnell that he would serve as Co-Chairman in charge of the midway activities.
Parks and Recreation - Councilman Anderson reported that the dandelions in ttlie
parks were sprayed by the County, and a billing for this should be coming. He
mentioned that the covers for the tennis court nets and the playground equipment
for Lions Park have been delivered and are ready for installation. Regarding the
tennis court lights, Councilman Anderson noted that the shields have been removed
but the guarantee has not been checked on yet. He recommended that a backstop
for a baseball field be put in the southwest corner of the present McCowin Park
and a soccer field be laid out on the east side of the park, and Engineer Benton
was asked to have stakes laid out for these projects. Sprinkling problems for
the new lawn in the new north part of McCowin Park were discussed.
City Clerk - A report on delinquent accounts indicated an amount of $1, 256. 50
outstanding on 27 accounts, in addition to $1,698.50 due from the owner of the
Eastgate Mobile Village. It was pointed out that a letter was sent to the trailer-
court owner, but nO reply has been received, so Attorney Anderson was asked
to write a follow-up letter on this matter. With reference to delinquencies,
the Council agreed that those who owe more than $50 must pay a minimum of
50% of the bill to avoid a shut-off. The treasurer I s report showed a balance of
$14,986.79 in th,e General Fund checking account and claims to pay in the
amount of $7,2.33. 39, so there are surplus funds to be invested in a Time
Certificate of Deposit.
Police' and Fire Department - Regarding false arrest insurance, Councilwoman
Dille mentioned that County Commissioner Dettrick had suggested that the State
Deputy Attorney General be contacted about Ammon getting on the policy which