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MINUTES OF THE WENDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025, at 6:15 p.m. The City of Wendover, Tooele County Complex Building

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Event Start Date & Time

December 3, 2025 06:19 PM

Event End Date & Time

December 3, 2025 07:22 PM

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MINUTES OF THE WENDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025, at 6:15 p.m. The City of Wendover, Tooele County Complex Building 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER. Mayor Dennis Sweat called the meeting to order at 6:19 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Mayor Dennis Sweat Councilmember Radine Murphy Councilmember Darlene Trammell Councilmember Brandon Grossman Councilmember Manuel Carrillo Councilmember Adam Palafox City Administrator Glenn Wadsworth City Attorney Spencer Call City Treasurer Sasha Palafox Clerk/Recorder Liliana Soriano 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Dennis Sweat. 4. OPEN AND PUBLIC MEETING ACT TRAINING. SPENCER CALL Attorney Spencer Call conducted the annual training for the City Council regarding voting protocols and legal compliance. He clarified that a quorum consists of three out of five members; for a vote to pass when only four members are present, a majority of three is still required. Public Notice Protocols Official meeting notices must include the date, time, and location. Standard notices must be posted at least one week in advance. In the event of an emergency meeting, notice must be provided within 24 hours, and in extreme cases, no less than 12 hours. All notices must be available for public view both online and at the city office. Record Keeping and Minutes. Regarding public access to records, Attorney Call questioned the accessibility of physical minute books. Clerk Soriano confirmed that these books are maintained in the front office and are immediately available for public review upon request. Website updates and transparency, the council discussed the status of the city website. Clerk Soriano noted that minutes are not currently uploaded directly to the city's site, as the city is awaiting further bids from web designers for an update. While local IT professional Lance Dean was unavailable. City Treasurer Sasha Palafox confirmed that a link is provided on the city website directing the public to the state website, where all official minutes are posted. In the topic of closed sessions, Spencer outlined the strict requirements for entering a closed session, which include a quorum and a formal vote. Permitted discussion topics: strategy sessions regarding the sale or purchase of real property. No personnel Matters, while the character or professional competence of an employee may be discussed in a closed session, no final decisions or official actions may be taken. All formal approvals must occur in an open public meeting. 5. APPROVE OR AMEND BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING 2025-2026 #1 MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 05, 2025. DECISION. Motion made by Councilmember Adam Palafox, seconded by Councilmember Brandon Grossman, to approve the Budget Public Hearing 2025-2026 #1 minutes of November 05, 2025. All in favor, aye, Motion passed. 6. APPROVE OR AMEND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 05, 2025. DECISION. Motion made by Councilmember Brandon Grossman, seconded by Councilmember Manuel Carrillo, to approve the regular council meeting minutes of November 05, 2025. All in favor, aye, Motion passed. 7. APPROVE FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENT FY2025 AND MAYOR AND TREASURER TO EXECUTE SAME. DECISION. Motion made by Councilmember Adam Palafox, seconded by Councilmember Darlene Trammell, to approve the Fraud Risk Assessment FY2025, and the Mayor and Treasurer to execute the same. All in favor, aye, Motion passed. 8. APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE RESOLUTION 2025-09; A RESOLUTION TO AUGMENT THE CITY OF WENDOVER 2025-2026 BUDGET (#1). DECISION. Motion made by Councilmember Darlene Trammell, seconded by Councilmember Radine Murphy, to approve resolution 2025-09; A Resolution to Augment the City of Wendover 2025-2026 budget (1). All in favor, aye, Motion passed. Roll Call: Councilmember Radine Murphy, aye, Councilmember Manuel Carrillo, aye, Councilmember Darlene Trammell, aye, Councilmember Adam Palafox, aye, Councilmember Brandon Grossman, aye. All in favor, aye, Motion passed. 9. DEPARTMENT UPDATES: A) POLICE DEPARTMENT - MICHAEL CONNIN Mayor Dennis Sweat skipped the Police Department and went to the Fire Department. During the most recent overlook, a significant oversight was made regarding an outstanding $15,000 balance for the Police Department that had gone unpaid for three years. Sergeant Groth informed the Council that the $15,000 balance was due to invoices being sent to the email of former Police Administrator and current Fire Chief, Ken Quirk. Chief Quirk informed the city council that these bills had been redirected to his junk mail folder. He only recently discovered them, at which point he immediately forwarded the invoices to the current Police Administrator, Michael Connin. Sergeant Groth emphasized that this unbudgeted expense cannot be covered by the department's existing funds and requested emergency assistance from the city to clear the debt. In response to the request, the City Council turned over and asked City Treasurer Sasha Palafox to contact the vendor and establish formal payment arrangements. Treasurer Sasha confirmed she would initiate contact with the company to resolve the outstanding balance and ensure the department's accounts are brought up to date. B) FIRE DEPARTMENT - KEN QUIRK Fire Chief Ken Quirk went over the stats report. Ken informed Council that the fire inspection was almost complete. Ken addressed the City Council to request approval for the Fire Station beautification project, focused on repairing the existing sidewalk. Chief Quirk estimated the project cost to range between $4,000.00 and $6,000.00. Councilmember Brandon Grossman requested information about the availability of funds to cover the expenses. City Treasurer Sasha Palafox confirmed that sufficient funds were available within the Fire Department's dedicated maintenance budget. Motion made by Councilmember Brandon Grossman, seconded by Councilmember Adam Palafox, to approve and authorize Fire Chief Ken Quirk to solicit and gather a bid package for the fire station sidewalk repair project. All in favor, aye. Motion passed. Mayor Dennis Sweat went back to line-item A) Police Department. 10. COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE LIMIT OF TWO MINUTES. Local resident Starr May addressed the City Council to request permission to utilize the community building for 'A Glow Light House Prayer,' an international prayer group open to all religions and members of the public. City Clerk Liliana Soriano confirmed that Ms. May has submitted a community building form, requesting the use of the Community building on the first Tuesday of the month for one year. Ms. May also requested a waiver for both the usage fees and the deposit. Councilmember Radine Murphy reminded the city council that the numbers were not very good during last month's meeting. These costs include the need to purchase supplies and assigned staff time for event cleaning. Councilmember Darlene Trammell agreed that all factors have to be taken into account. Councilmember Brandon Grossman questioned why Deeanna Croasmun is currently permitted to use the building freely and deposit-free whenever she requests. City Clerk Soriano clarified that Deeanna Croasmun works for the Tooele County Health Department, and her events are therefore considered part of Tooele County. The City Council did not make any final decision on Starr May's request for a fee waiver and use of the community building. 11. DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO THE WENDOVER CITY WEBSITE AND MATTERS RELATED THERETO. City Attorney Spencer Call provided an update on the city's ongoing dispute with website development firm Granicus. The city's agreement with Granicus was approximately one year ago for the redesign and development of the city website. In February 2025, Attorney Call issued a formal termination letter to cancel the agreement, seeing that no website had been developed. Spencer reached out to Granicus over the phone multiple times, but to no avail. Spencer informed the city council that no payment invoices have been received for the past couple of months. Spencer thought that the letter had worked on canceling services until recently receiving a demand for payment from Granicus for the 'missing' months. Attorney Call Spencer mentioned that multiple attempts to resolve this issue through phone calls and emails to Granicus have gone unreturned. Spencer and City Treasurer Sasha Palafox were under the impression of the understanding that the contract was closed. Spencer recommends finalizing the cancellation of the Granicus agreement before the city enters into any new contracts with other web designers. Motion made by Councilmember Brandon Grossman, seconded by Councilmember Adam Palafox, to table any future website contracts until the issue is resolved with Granicus. All in favor, aye. Motion passed. 12. APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE ORDINANCE 2025-02; AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HOLDING REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 2026. DECISION. Motion made by Councilmember Darlene Trammell, seconded by Councilmember Brandon Grossman, to approve Ordinance 2025-02; An Ordinance establishing a time and place for holding regular city council meetings for January 2026 through December 2026. All in favor, aye. Motion passed. 13. APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION. DECISION. 1) NAILS BY CINDY - BRITTANY ESCABEDO. Motion made by Councilmember Brandon Grossman, seconded by Councilmember Adam Palafox, to approve the new business for Nails by Cindy - Brittany Escabedo. All in favor, aye, Motion passed. 14. UPDATE WITH RESPECT TO SACRED CIRCLE LORENA HORSE AND MATT JUDD. DISCUSSION. Not Present. 15. APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE PRE-SCHEDULED COMMUNITY CENTER RENTAL DATES. DECISION. City Clerk Liliana Soriano presented several community center requests to the City Council. The council reviewed and approved each request individually as follows: - Prevention Tooele Health (Deeanna Croasmun): Requested a waiver of deposit and fees for an event on December 31, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Motion was made by Councilmember Radine Murphy, seconded by Councilmember Darlene Trammell, to approve the use of the community center with all fees and deposits waived. All in favor, aye, Motion passed. - Heather Murphy: Requested use of the community center on January 12, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM to pay all standard rental fees and deposits. Motion was made by Councilmember Adam Palafox, seconded by Councilmember Darlene Trammell, to approve the use of the community building rental and pay deposit, and hours. All in favor, aye, Motion passed. - A Glow Lighthouse (Starr May): Requested a waiver of deposit and fees to meet on the first Tuesday of every month for one year from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Motion was made by Councilmember Brandon Grossman, seconded by Councilmember Manuel Carrillo, to approve the use of the center with the deposit waived, but required the payment of hourly rental fees. All in favor, aye, Motion passed. - Tooele Health (Erika Jordt): Requested a waiver of deposit and fees for a Board of Health meeting on May 7, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Motion was made by Councilmember Radine Murphy, seconded by Councilmember Manuel Carrillo, to approve the request with all fees and deposits waived. All in favor, aye, Motion passed. - Annual Christmas Festival (Karen Shepherd and Joey Hendriks): Requested a waiver of deposit and fees for the festival held from December 1, 2026, through December 12, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Motion was made by Councilmember Darlene Trammell, seconded by Manuel Carrillo, to approve the use of the community center with all fees and deposits waived. All in favor, aye, Motion passed. 16. MAYOR DENNIS SWEAT UPDATES AND PENDING MATTERS AND MATTERS RELATED THERETO. No Comment. 17. CITY ADMINISTRATOR GLENN WADSWORTH UPDATES AND PENDING MATTERS AND MATTERS RELATED THERETO. City Administrator Glenn Wadsworth has received a proposal for an artist for a life-size sculpture of a Ram made of recycled metal for $40,000. City replied that the city is not interested now in purchasing a sculpture. City Administrator Glenn Wadsworth informed the City Council that he has received a couple of proposals for the purchase of properties located in Connelly Acres. He requested approval to issue a bid package. Councilmember Radine Murphy pointed out that any sale of these properties would not exempt a future developer from being overseen by Planning and Zoning. She stated that, regardless of ownership, the buyer must go through the Planning and Zoning process and be strictly held to city regulations regarding land use and building requirements. The City Council reached an agreement to proceed with the following action: placing a bid package for the sale of properties. City Administrator Glenn Wadsworth expressed formal gratitude to Mayor Dennis Sweat for his leadership and dedicated service to the community. Administrator Wadsworth commended the mayor's performance and emphasized his appreciation for his ongoing accessibility and support regarding city administrative matters. 18. CITY ATTORNEY, SPENCER CALL UPDATES AND PENDING MATTERS. DISCUSSION/DECISION. A) EXECUTE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WENDOVER AND TOOELE COUNTY DEPT. OF AIRPORTS. City Attorney Spencer Call provided updates regarding the development of a short-term rental (STR) ordinance. Spencer informs the council that the ordinance is a work in progress to ensure current operations are documented for the new ordinance on short-term rentals. City Clerk Liliana Soriano informed the city council that there are currently approximately six short-term rentals operating within the city limits. Attorney Call requested that the City Clerk get the mailing addresses for these properties to issue formal notices. These letters will inform owners that they must obtain a standard city business license to operate legally in Wendover. Councilmember Radine Murphy informed the council that the Planning and Zoning Commission recently withheld approval for a new Airbnb application while awaiting City Attorney Spencer Call. Spencer advised that licensing these businesses now is better, and to make sure the city has their information on file. Once the specific short-term rental ordinance is finalized; the city will notify all licensed owners of the new ordinance. Spencer informed the Council that Judge John Dow will retire this year after 30 years of service, and the city may face a temporary vacancy in the Judgeship. 19. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: City Clerk Liliana Soriano informed the council that she needs approval regarding the use of the community building by Sacred Circle for three dates in December 2025: Friday, December 12, Tuesday, December 16, and Friday, December 19. The requested hours for all three dates are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Councilmember Brandon Grossman requested payment history from Sacred Circle. City Clerk Liliana Soriano confirmed that Sacred Circle has regularly paid the hourly used since they began using the community building, though they have not been required to provide a deposit since they began services. Motion made by Councilmember Brandon Grossman, seconded by Councilmember Adam Palafox, to approve Scared Circle to use the community building on December 12th,16th, and 19th of December and pay the hours used with a waiver of deposit. All in favor, aye, Motion passed. 20. NEW BUSINESS: City Administrator Glenn Wadsworth informed the city council that a resident called regarding the burial of animals within the city's cemetery. Administrator Glenn formally explained to the City Council that animal burials are prohibited at the cemetery. Residents have to look for options for pet remains, but are not permitted to be buried in the city's cemetery. City Councilmember Manuel Carrillo informed the council that there is a potential request for an extension to 7th Street. Fire Chief Ken Quirk stood up and gave a special thanks to Mayor Dennis Sweat for his service as the Mayor and City Council. 21. EXECUTIVE MEETING. None. 22. NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING: JANUARY 07, 2026 @ 6:30 P.M. DECISION. Motion made by Councilmember Adam Palafox, seconded by Councilmember Manuel Carrillo, to approve the next scheduled council meeting: January 07, 2026, @ 6:30 pm. All in favor, aye, Motion passed. 23. ADJOURNMENT. Motion made by Councilmember Brandon Grossman, seconded by Councilmember Adam Palafox, to approve adjourning the meeting at 7:22 pm. All in favor, aye, Motion passed.

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920 EAST WENDOVER BLVD
P.O. BOX 430
WENDOVER, UT 84083
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Glenn Wadsworth

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gwadsworth@wendoverut.us

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4356657030

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January 08, 2026 10:48 AM

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