Town Council

Minutes Levan Town Council Regular Meeting September 14, 2022 7pm 1. Opening Ceremonies: Welcome: Mayor Bruce Rowley Invocation: Council Member Ray Evans Pledge of Allegiance: Council Member Bruce Rowley Meeting Began at 7:02 pm In Attendance: Mayor Bruce. Rowley Councilmembers: Ray Evans, Chris Webb, Amy Lowe Acting Town Clerk: Sue Kendall · Others in Attendance: Sheriff Doug Anderson, Mike Royce, Mike Lloyd, David Prince, Marvin Kenison, Jared Crump, Russ Mangelson, Christie Mangelson, Nick Mangelson, Jesse Richmond, Monique Rowley, Holly Hall, Alan Kendall, Gary Wood, Dan Green, Virginia Green. Reporter, Myrna Trauntvein. 2. Discussion items: Mayor said he wanted to make a couple of points at the beginning. City Council Meetings are for the city residents observe the business of the town council. They are not here for public comment and so while we take care of business to appoint a new council member, we ask that the audience make no comments. Anyone who wants to comment will be removed from the building. This is what the sheriff is here for. 3. Action Items: a. Ratification of two new city employees - Justin Thomas will be our new treasurer, and Christine Carrigan will be our new town clerk They already work for the town, so we brought them in to help and they have been doing a fantastic job. Motion made by Amy Lowe to Ratify Justin Thomas as Town Treasurer, and Christine Carrigan as Town Clerk 1  2nd by Ray Evans Roll Call Vote: Yes No Not Present Mayor Bruce Rowley X Councilmember Ray Evans X Councilmember Chris Webb X Councilmember Amy Lowe X Motion Carries b. New Council Member Appointment Each applicant was given time to share with the council their reasons for wanting to be on the Town Council, along with any qualifications that would make thein a good addition to the council. Nick Mangelson, Holly Hall read a letter written by Garrick Hall who was out of town, and Jared Crump all took a turn after which the town council voted. Two other applicants withdrew their applications. First vote was for Nick Mangelson. Voting was as followings: Roll Call Vote: Yes No Not Present Mayor Bruce Rowley X Councilmember Ray Evans X Councilmember Chris Webb X Councilmember Amy Lowe X With all votes except one being for Nick Mangelson, voting was complete. Nick Mangelson was approved as the new council member. . . . c. Office computers and phones: Mayor Rowley explained that we had been having problems with the computers. They have been infected with ransomware. We have had several IT companies come in look at the computers and all have recommended that they be replaced. If we keep some they may infect the new ones. New computers be no more than $1,800 per workstation. We would need 6 workstations. The mayor said there is money in the budget for the new computers. Dan Green questioned whether they had an exact dollar amount. It was explained that it could be approved with a "no more than" dollar amount. Chris asked if they had a written report on what the problem in the computers really was. The mayor said they did not have a written report but he could get one if Chris wanted it. Phones in the town office are old and it is hard to hear on them. There are two lines and a fax line. Therefore, we need to vote to replace the phones in the office. The mayor asked for a motion to replace computers and phones in the office. Motion made by Amy Lowe 2nd by Ray Evan Motion approved 2 4. Mayor/Councilmember/Department/Committee Reports: Mayor/Council Member Reports: a. Ray is still working on what needs to be done with the landfill to be in compliance. The town is over the limit, we are looking at a new contract with South Valley. b. Chris brought up the matter that people in the town have concerns that there is no avenue to have questions answered when they have concerns. So, without having an avenue to have their questions answered there is a distrust of what is going on. It just seems that there needs to be some transparency there. He suggested a town meeting be set up where people can ask questions. He said it could be set up so there are some rules. The rules could be whatever makes the most sense. But it would go a long way in rebuilding trust. This type of public discussion would be important. Amy then talked about why it is so important for the residents to come to the town council meetings. They can come in and meet the office staff, and the town council. If there is so much mistrust, then they should show up and vote, and vote someone out if they want to. Bruce always gives people a chance to ask questions especially on these action items. She encouraged everyone to keep coming. Chris wanted to get the councils thoughts on a town hall meeting. Bruce said he has had a number of people contacting him with their support. He hasn't had anyone contact him who wanted to discuss those items, and his door is always open for anyone that wants to talk to him about anything. Mayor Rowley asked if anyone wanted to bring up any concerns. Dan Green said he usually sits in the back row, but that an IT guy he has concerns over what the computer problems are. He was concerned that we didn't know the actual costs. They council assured him that the cost wouldn't go over the $1,800 per computer. If it ends up being more than that it must be passed in another council meeting. County Commissioner Marvin Kenison said, as a county they often pass items based on a maximum amount that can be spent because often it has to be taken care of in a timely manner and it just should be left for another meeting. 5. Council Business: Mayor asked for a motion to approve minutes for August 18th. He and Amy said they wanted to approve the minutes with Sue's disclaimer included. If anyone has any questions, he suggests that they go listen to the minutes online. We now have the audio of the meetings all online. Sue explained that they are only available on the Utah.gov/pmn website, but they cannot be posted on our town website because audio recordings are an upgrade to our website service and would be an additional fee. She said she would make a sign explaining how to find the audio minutes and have it posted at the post office, Good 2 Go, and on the town bulletin board. 3  Approval of Minutes for August 18, 2022 Motion: Ray 2nd: Amy All were in favor. Motion was Approved Approval of Claims (6-1-2022 to 7-31-2022, and (8-1-2022 to 8-31-2022) Motion: Ray 2nd: Amy All were in favor. Motion was Approved Approval of Payroll Comparison Report (5-1-2022 to 7 31-2022) Motion: Chris 2nd: Ray All were in favor. Motion was Approved Approval of Final Cash Receipts Report (5-1-22to 6-30-2022) Motion: Ray 2nd: Amy All were in favor. Motion was Approved Review of Tentative Cash Receipts Report (7-1-22 to 7-31-2022) Review Budget Report (7-1-22 to 7-31-2022) 6. Adjourn: Motion: Ray 2nd: Amy All were in favor. Motion was Approved. Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 pm. _____________________________________________________________________ Susan Kendall, Acting Town Clerk