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Wellington

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Wellington City Council

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Wellington City Council Meeting Minutes

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Meeting

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May 14, 2025 06:00 PM

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Wellington City Council Minutes Meeting held May 14, 2025 at Wellington City Hall Located at 150 West Main Street, Wellington, Utah at 6:00 P.M. Present: Mayor, Jack Clark, Councilmember Bill Juber, Councilmember Barney Zauss, Councilmember Kathy Hascall, Councilmember Thayn Absent: Councilmember Monson City Staff: Rebecca Evans, George Anderson, Tom Kosmack, Nicole Oveson Attendees: Coleen Cave, Caleb Nelson, Anthony Powell, Betty Burkett, Ed Erickson, James Crook, Barbara Clendennen, Tristan Anderson, Rainey Anderson, Jonathan Grasso, Nathan Carlson, Eric Monague Agenda Item #1 Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, and Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes At 6:00 pm, Mayor Clark opened the meeting stating that everyone was present except for Councilman Monson. Motion: Councilmember Zauss made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from April 23, 2025. Councilmember Thayn seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber and Councilmember Hascall. Agenda Item #2 Public Comment Period Coleen Cave addressed her concerns regarding speed on the highway through the city. She stated that Wellington used to be known as a speed trap and now it is the opposite. She encouraged the Utah Highway Patrol to come to help patrol as the traffic is more than what our team can handle. Mayor Clark agreed and stated that he has been having conversations with UDOT representatives and that new flashing signs should be coming soon. Previous Councilmember Caleb Nelson also wanted to talk about speed and traffic issues related to the accident that occurred on Main Street on May 12. He asked the council if Wellington was a highway or a city. Councilmember Zauss stated that it is both of those things. Nelson stated that he believes the city should work with UDOT to no longer have the highway go through main street. Mayor Clark responded that conversations are being had, and new signs are being put into place with a hopeful date of mid-June. Nelson asked what the residents need to do to help with the process. Betty Burkett stated that she comes up and down main street all the time and between the trucks and young drivers, she is cut off all the time. She proposed that more tickets be issued and that if there is a second offense, to take their license away and a third offence, take their vehicle. Ed Erickson stated that he's lived on main street for 71 years and has seen how the traffic has increased over the years. He also mentioned that Wellington is no longer known as a speed trap. He states that there needs to be more officers on Main Street and wants to petition UDOT to get the road moved around Wellington. Councilmember Zauss states that UDOT is at the mercy of what the state tells them to do and encouraged Erickson to reach out to Representative Hinkins and Watkins. James Crook wanted to echo Nelson's comments and suggested a written plan for the best course of action he asked for some guidance. Councilmember Juber said that people need to speak up. Crook responded that people need directions on how to get the word out. Councilmember Zauss said that the city can put the local representative's numbers on the next utility bill. Barbara Clendennen brought attention to a program through the state that the city can petition for reimbursement of a second office to do a speed shift and that may be worth looking into. Chief Kosmack felt as if he needed to address the concerns and explained that the Wellington Police Department is writing more tickets than ever, that Chief Barry did an amazing job, but that times have changed. He also stated that truck drivers aren't the biggest offenders and that its mostly tourists driving through that are speeding as they rarely deal with residents that are speeders. Mayor Clark thanked everyone for showing up and raising their concerns and hope that change will be made soon. Agenda Item #3 Tristian and Rainey Anderson - Pickle Ball Court Tristian and Rainey Anderson attended the meeting requesting that Wellington City officials look into getting a pickle ball court installed. They requested the council initiate a feasibility study and offered estimates on how much pick ball courts average. They also provided information regarding neighboring cities and grants they have used for recreational purposes. Councilmember Zauss stated that their presentation was impressive. Mayor Clark stated that the city has been applying for park grants and included a pickleball court in that application. He also explained that councilmember Monson wants to expand the area around the pond, and it may be an option to put one there. Motion: Agenda Item #4 Chief Kosmack - Fire Department Recognition Chief Kosmack wanted to give a shout out to Chief Anderson's Fire Department. He stated that he believes that the fast response of the fire department is the reason why one of the injured is alive. He also just wanted the public to understand the job and again stated that Chief Andrson is doing a great job. Chief Anderson stated that the job couldn't have been done without the whole county. Motion: Agenda Item #5 Chief Anderson - Employee Status Change Chief Anerson presented to the council that both Jonathan Grasso and Nathan Carlson have completed their probationary period on the fire department and would like to move forward with taking them off probation. Motion: Councilmember Thayn made a motion to move Jonathan Grasso and Nathan Carlson from probationary firefighter to full-time volunteer firefighter. Councilmember Hascall seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber and Councilmember Zauss. Agenda Item # 6 Wellington Preliminary Budget The 2026 preliminary budget was discussed and there was great concern regarding the debt the city is obtaining. The council is quite concerned and needs to figure out what can be done to help that deficit. Motion: Agenda Item #7 Building Funding Discussion Commissioner Clendennen stated that the amount is looking like 8 or 9 million dollars for total project costs. She is questioning 70% grant and 30% loan to request to the CIB, however she will have more information from Jones and DeMille for more accurate numbers regarding the costs by the end of the week. Motion: Agenda Item #8 Dog License, Chicken License, Garbage Can Work Order Forms The doc and chicken license forms as well as the garbage can work order forms were out of date, so office assistant Darlene Juber updated them. The only mistake that needed to be fixed was that the form stated that only two dogs were allowed when that ordinance was updated to allow three dogs. Motion: Councilmember Zauss made a motion to approve the Doc License, Chicken License and Garbage Can Work Order Forms with the dog count correction. Councilmember Thayn seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber and Councilmember Hascall. Agenda Item #9 Commercial Utility Connections Councilmember Zauss stated that of all the other utility connections for commercial accounts in the state, the highest in the other cities is $450. There needs to be further discussion and the topic was tabled. Motion: Agenda Item #10 City IT Services The office administration has had frustrations growing with the current IT services. It was proposed that Tech Legion become the city's new IT provider. Eric Montague from Tech Legion joined the meeting over Zoom and went over the cost proposals. The main concern of the office is if the switch is going to be seamless or will there be hiccups along the way. Motion: Councilmember Hascall made a motion to approve the IT Service switch to Tech Legion at their cost proposal of $1397.07 monthly. Councilmember Thayn seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber and Councilmember Zauss. Agenda Item #11 Public Works Weekend/Holiday Coverage Mayor Clark wanted to discuss with the council how the public works department is becoming quite frustrated with the after-hour workload that can no longer be avoided. Mayor also stated that he's concerned about the office staff's workload. There needs to be continued discussion, and the topic was tabled. Motion: Agenda Item #12 Mobile Office Building This topic was tabled. Motion: Agenda Item #13 New Building Update This topic was tabled. Motion: Agenda Item #14 General/Transportation Master Plan Grant The city was awarded a grant for the general/transportation master plan. Mayor visited had a conversation with Jesse from Sunrise and the job needs to be put out to bid. Motion: Agenda Item #15 Councilmember Reports Councilmember Hascall states that Wellington Days are progressing and it should be a big party. Councilmember Zauss recognized that Barbara is keeping everyone with Planning and Zoning educated and is doing a great job. Agenda Item #16 Unfinished Business Mayor Clark stated that Councilmember Monson was working on finding the tools to help maintain the ballfield. He also questioned whether we move the shed from the back of city hall property to the fields to house the equipment or if the city should repair the roof of the one at the park now. Motion: Agenda Item #17 Possible Closed Session to Discuss the Character, Professional Competence, or Physical or Mental Health of an Individual. Motion: Councilmember Thayn made a motion to enter a closed session to discuss the character, professional competence or physical or mental health of an individual at 8:35PM. Councilmember Hascall seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Zauss and Councilmember Juber. Councilmember Zauss made a motion to leave a closed session to discuss the character, professional competence or physical or mental health of an individual at 9:05PM. Councilmember Thayn seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Hascall and Councilmember Juber. Adjourn Motion: Councilmember Thayn made a motion to adjourn. Councilmember Hascall seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Zauss and Councilmember Juber. Meeting adjourned at 9:05pm Next meeting will be May 28, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. at the Wellington City Hall.

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Meeting Location

150 W MAIN
WELLINGTON, UT 84542
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Contact Name

Rebecca Evans

Contact Email

revans@wellingtonutah.gov

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(435)637-5213

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June 12, 2025 02:22 PM

Notice Last Edited On

June 12, 2025 02:24 PM

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