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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

Event Start Date & Time

June 25, 2025 06:00 PM

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Wellington City Council Minutes Meeting held June 25, 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 Kathy Hascall, Councilmember Monson, Councilmember Bryan Thayn, Councilmember Barney Zauss Absent: City Staff: Rebecca Evans, Tom Kosmack, Nicole Oveson Attendees: Barbara Clendennen, Gerald Hascall, Susanna Watts 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. Motion: Councilmember Thayn made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from June 11, 2025. Councilmember Zauss seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber, Councilmember Hascall and Councilmember Monson. Councilmember Monson made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from June 19, 2025. Councilmember Hascall seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber, Councilmember Zauss and Councilmember Thayn. Agenda Item #2 Public Comment Period Agenda Item #3 Public Hearing - Adopt the 2025 Amended Budget City financial consultant Barbara Clendennen presented the amended budget to the council with the adjustments made to the different departments. Councilmember Hascall asked if there were some areas where any significant cuts or changes could be made and Clendennen responded 'no, there isn't any unnecessary spending being made'. She also stated that it has been talked about in the past and there hasn't been a lot of splurging done by any department. Councilmember Zauss asked if the Police Department truck was purchased this year, and Clendennen responded with yes, as well as a utility dump truck. Motion: Councilmember Monson made a motion to enter a public hearing at 6:02. Councilmember Juber seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Thayn, Councilmember Zauss and Councilmember Hascall. Councilmember Zauss made a motion to move out of the public hearing at 6:53. Councilmember Thayn seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber, Councilmember Monson and Councilmember Hascall. Councilmember Thayn made a motion to adopt the amended 2025 budget removing the revenue portion for the police department grants. Councilmember Zauss seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber, Councilmember Hascall and Councilmember Monson. Agenda Item #4 Tim Johnson - Paid Holidays The council discussed adding a floating holiday to the existing 12 holidays, with Juneteenth as a potential candidate. The group debated the merits of floating holidays versus traditional fixed holidays, with discussion of possibly removing Juneteenth in general. The conversation ended with a motion to table the discussion until receiving clarification from Tim on proposed HR changes. Motion: Councilmember Hascall made a motion to table this discussion to the next meeting. Councilmember Monson seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber, Councilmember Thayn and Councilmember Zauss. Agenda Item #5 Commercial Utility Connections Councilmember Zauss discussed utility connection costs across different cities, noting significant variations in prices for various line sizes. He observed that some cities, like Provo, had more reasonable rates compared to others. It was also mentioned that the city had recently adjusted their pricing for an RV park, which now aligns more closely with other cities' rates. The discussion touched on the classification of certain accounts as residential or commercial, with some uncertainty about how certain properties should be categorized. Motion: Councilmember Zauss made a motion to table this discussion to the next meeting. Councilmember Monson seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber, Councilmember Thayn and Councilmember Hascall. Agenda Item # 6 Wellington City Employee Wage Increases The meeting discussed employee wage increases, with a focus on performance reviews and cost-of-living adjustments. Wellington noted that while a 2.5% national COLA increase was set for January 2025, previous raises had been based on performance reviews rather than fixed percentages. The group debated whether to implement annual or bi-annual raises, with concerns raised about the budget allocation for performance reviews and the fact that previous Christmas bonuses had been taken from a gifts and incentives category rather than the designated performance review line item. Motion: Councilmember Zauss made a motion to table this discussion to the next meeting. Councilmember Monson seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber, Councilmember Thayn and Councilmember Hascall. Agenda Item #7 Hiring of FT Police Officer The council discussed the need for additional police coverage, weighing the costs and benefits of hiring a full-time officer versus using reserve officers or county services. Chief Kosmack recommended hiring a full-time officer, noting that while it would be more expensive than reserve officers, it would be less costly than county services and provide better long-term solutions. The council agreed to place an ad for both full-time and part-time officers, including reserves. Motion: Councilmember Zauss made a motion to place advertisements for full-time, part-time or reserve officers. Councilmember Monson seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber, Councilmember Thayn and Councilmember Hascall. Agenda Item #8 Wellington City Budget This topic was discussed in public hearing. Motion: Agenda Item #9 Sick Leave Payout The council briefly discussed that there is a city policy that Wellington City does not pay out for unused sick time. If an employee is sick, they should not be working. Motion: Agenda Item #10 Mobile Office Building The council discussed plans for cleaning and organizing the mobile office building, including potentially involving volunteers and coordinating with the fire department to remove certain appliances. Councilman Zauss is going to start working on getting the layout figured out this week. Motion: Agenda Item #11 Councilmember Reports Councilmember Monson let the council know that the rodeo has been cancelled and they're working to make the corn hole competition even bigger. He asked if the city is able to put up a sum of money as the prize. It was decided that Hascall will reach out to more donors to see if they would be able to put up prize money. Mayor Clark stated that he liked the idea of a lawn mower race. Councilmember Zauss visited with the attorney and the Microtech deal is done which opened up time for him to get the work done for the cemetery. The documents have been made up to let the individuals take to their attorneys for review. Mayor Clark needs a committee put together for the General Master Plan. He stated that Planning and Zoning needs to be involved, but that council should have involvement as well. Councilman Thayn volunteered and so did Councilman Zauss. It was suggested that Commissioner Monson from Planning and Zoning be involved as well as Public Works Director June rich. Agenda Item #12 Unfinished Business There was not any unfinished business to discuss. Motion: Agenda Item #13 Possible Closed Session to Discuss the Character, Professional Competence, or Physical or Mental Health of an Individual. Motion: Councilmember Monson made a motion to move into a closed session at 8:09 PM. Councilmember Thayn seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber, Councilmember Zauss and Councilmember Hascall. Councilmember Hascall made a motion to exit the closed session at 8:31 PM. Councilmember Monson seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Juber, Councilmember Thayn and Councilmember Zauss. Adjourn Motion: Councilmember Monson made a motion to adjourn. Councilmember Thayn seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Zauss, Councilmember Hascall and Councilmember Juber. Meeting adjourned at 8:31pm Next meeting will be July 09, 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.org

Contact Phone

(435)637-5213

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Notice Posted On

July 10, 2025 08:44 AM

Notice Last Edited On

July 10, 2025 08:44 AM

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