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Special Service District

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Mountain Green Fire Protection District

Public Body

Mountain Green Fire Protection District Board

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MGFPD Board of Trustee Jan. 12, 2026 Meeting Minutes

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Trustee Meeting Notes

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

January 12, 2026 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

January 12, 2026 08:45 PM

Event Deadline Date & Time

01/12/26 06:00 PM

Description/Agenda

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MOUNTAIN GREEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT January 12, 2026 6:30 P.M. 4565 WEST OLD HIGHWAY ROAD MOUNTAIN GREEN, UTAH 84050 NOTE: these Minutes are not intended as a verbatim transcript of the issues discussed at the meeting of the Board of Trustees. Rather, they are intended to reasonably summarize and highlight the substantive discussions of the issues set forth in the Agenda. The Board of Trustee meeting were recorded. Should you wish to listen to the recording of these events, please contact Tim Barnes, Chairman at MGFD.tbarnes@gmail.com and/or 502-310-9943 and a mutually convenient time and place will be arranged to listen to the recording. Prior to the trustee meeting, the meeting participants were given a tour of the new Squad 132 vehicle. Trustee Barnes called the meeting of the Board of Trustees to order. Members of the Board of Trustees of the Mountain Green Fire Protection District in attendance: Tim Barnes Rici Johnson Saul Grasteit In attendance from Operations were: Chief Brian Brendel and Golden Barrett No members of the public were in attendance. Trustee Barnes asked if any in attendance had a conflict of interest in the matters being discussed at the meeting or otherwise. All present indicated they had no conflict of interest. The Agenda was reviewed. Trustee Johnson made a motion to approve the Agenda; Trustee Grasteit seconded the motion; the motion was approved by the Trustees. The next matter concerned approving the Minutes for the December 3, 2025 meeting of the Board of Trustees.. Trustee Barnes confirmed that the preliminary Minutes had been distributed to all the Trustees and Chief Brendel. Trustee Barnes asked if anyone had any comments or questions about the Minutes. No one had any comments or questions about the minutes. Trustee Johnson then made a motion to approve the Minutes; Trustee Grasteit seconded the Motion. The motion was approved. Trustee Barnes set the next date for the Trustee meeting for March2, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.. All present indicated they planned on attending the March 2, 2026 meeting. Trustee Barnes asked if any members of the public had any comments they would like to make. No one from the public were in attendance. The Board then proceeded to discuss the following Agenda items: Agenda Item No. 1: Account balances and Expense Reports The tax distribution was received in December is being transferred to the State of Utah PTIF account to earn interest until needed for operational expenses. Trustee Barnes reviewed the PTIF accounts and bank accounts. Total account balances of the accounts were handed out to meeting participants. Agenda Item No. 2: Chief's Report and 2025 Staffing Update Trustee Barnes thanked Chief Brendel and Golden Barrett for their leadership in 2025. We have a fast-growing community and their knowledge and professionalism is appreciated. Chief Brendel handed out copies of the Chief's reports for all in attendance. Reports included 2025 recap, graphs of calls, training recap and recap for the current quarter and YTD. The Chief discussed city growth and gave detailed explanation of new retail and residential construction. Chief Brendel reviewed year end results for number of calls and incident recap. In addition, the chief covered training and staffing update. A high number of calls to one address has driven up the number of calls for the year and created more stress on the departments budget and staffing. The department has partnered with our lawyer to review options. Chief Brendel's recap for the quarter and year were very detailed. Agenda Item No. 3: Fire Fighter Pay and Stipends 2026 As discussed during the budget hearings in 2025, the board of trustees had reviewed current compensation and determined that increases were needed to be competitive with other districts and to be able to staff the MGFPD. Trustee Barnes presented the pay scale discussed by the trustees and the pay for each position was reviewed by the board of trustees, Chief Brendel and Golden Barrett. A few adjustments were made to ensure fairness of pay based at each position. Chief Brendel and Golden Barrett both received stipend and hourly rate increases. Their increases were set and approved by the Board of Trustees. Chief Brendel and Golden Barrett were excluded from and were not present for any conversation regarding their compensation. They were informed about their increase by the trustees at this meeting. Trustee Barnes also increased the Board of Trustee stipend increase from $500/QTR to $750/QTR. Trustee Johnson then made a motion to approve the new fire fighter and stipend and hourly compensation. Trustee Grasteit seconded the Motion. The motion was approved. The increases will be implemented the first week of February 2026. Golden Barrett will partner with Captain Ian and Ian will partner with our payroll accounting firm to implement changes. Agenda Item No. 4: Fire House Expansion Update - Golden and Chief Brendel - In 2026, we will be moving forward to expanding the fire station. We will be using impact fees collected and held in the State of Utah PTIF account. These funds. Must be used within six years of collection. Golden presented plans to move electric for the station due to the development behind the station. We will incur some costs due to specific needs of the station. Next step will be to meet with landowner of the development behind the station to acquire land needed for expansion. Also in 2026, we will be asking an architect to start development of plans for building expansion. The board would prefer to contract with a company that includes architectural design and construction. Agenda Item No. 5: Service Fees Implementation 2026 - web costs and payment method - Trustee Barnes and Golden Barrett will work with our web designer to develop web page that allows payment and scheduling for services and service fees. This may include using a new web platform. We currently use a basic platform GoDaddy that may not have the capability needed. Goal is to have completed prior to July 1, 2026. Agenda Item No. 6: New Business - Training is due for all trustees. Open and Public Meeting is required each year. All trustees need po complete by January 31, 2026. - Trustee Johnson made a motion to adjourn the meeting at approximately 8:45 PM. Trustee Gratseit seconded the motion - the motion passed. TO OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT TIM BARNES, TRUSTEE at BARNES.T1@COMCAST.NET OR 801-695-0724. APPROVED THIS ____ DAY OF January __, 2026. _________________________ ________________________ ______________________ Saul Graseit, Trustee Tim Barnes, Trustee Rici Johnson, Trustee

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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Tim Barnes at 801-695-0724.

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

4565 W Old HWY Rd.
Mountain Green, UT 84050
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Notice Posted On

January 21, 2026 11:06 AM

Notice Last Edited On

January 21, 2026 11:06 AM

Deadline Date

January 12, 2026 06:00 PM

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