Woodruff Town Board Meeting
January 20, 2026
Minutes from the Woodruff Town Board meeting held January 20, 2026 at the Town Hall at 5:00 p.m.
Those present:
Board Members:
Monika Schulthess (435) 881-9098, mayor@woodruff.utah.gov
Briton Brown (801) 243-2238, briton259@gmail.com
Tyler Walker (801) 589-4588, tylerbrianwalker@gmail.com
Joel Marler (801) 567-1195, joelmarler@me.com
Allie Deru (435) 793-4201, clerk@woodruff.utah.gov
Travis Hobbs
Paul Webb
Monika Schulthess' family for swearing in
Absent: Raymond Frandsen (801) 448-1545
Monika Schulthess opened the meeting.
The meeting started with the swearing in of the new Mayor, Monika Schulthess and the new board members, Tyler Walker and Briton Brown.
Travis Hobbs, the county fire warden, came to discuss the Cooperative Wildfire Systems to the board. This is basically insurance for the town and its residents if there was ever a wildfire inside the town limits. The entity is billed on previous fire behavior and Woodruff has a very low risk assessment. Therefore, Woodruff will not have to pay anything towards this insurance fund. House Bill 48 was recently passed that requires every entity to adopt the Wildfire Urban Interface Code. Any development being built will have to meet requirements enforced by this code. Travis Hobbs is going to help the town with developing a wildland map to help meet the requirements. BRAG is helping with this and is a good resource for the town. Travis is planning to come to next board meeting where the town will plan on adopting this new ordinance into the town code.
Paul Webb came to discuss what siding the board wants to do for new siding around the new doors he installed in the Town Hall garage. He suggests white vinyl or wood because it's easier to maintain and replace when needed. The doors work really well. It was suggested that everyone look around and come to next board meeting with an idea about what to get. Paul is working on sanding and painting the tables that are at the park pavilion. He will work on getting the new playground slide done in the spring.
Mayor Schulthess brought up the discussion about increasing the clerk's wage. There was discussion about increasing the wage during certain times of the year when it is busier but determined that may be hard to manage. There was a suggestion of raising the wage by $500 a month. Joel Marler suggested keeping a rough count of how many hours Allie does spend and can revisit the discussion at the end of the year. Briton Brown made a motion to approve a $500 raise for the clerk. Joel Marler seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Allie Deru presented the board with bids for the new playground equipment that will be purchased with the TRT grant money. One bid includes the playground structure and wood fiber blown in. The other bid includes the playground company doing the prep work, concrete curbing, installation, wood fiber and playground structure. The grant money covers basically just the playground structure. The town will have to put up money for the remaining work. The company does not have to install the playground structure to keep the warranty on the playground structure so it could possibly be installed by whoever the board decides to. Joel Marler wondered about any local companies that we could pay to do this work instead of the playground company. The area of where this structure can go was discussed. The plan as of right now is to put it in front of the swings. Allie Deru is going to bid out the job and a decision will be made next meeting on how the work will be done. Allie is going to ask the playground company about the wood fiber, what it consists of and whether other materials could be used.
There were two business licenses discussed. Joel Marler made a motion to approve Terri Knudsen's license. Tyler Walker seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Tyler Walker made a motion to approve Amanda and Mitch Jessen's license. Briton Brown seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Ray Bradshaw presented paperwork to Monika for her to sign so that he can move forward with his Freedom Wall project. The wall will be prepped and ready for him to start whenever he is ready.
Tyler Walker is on the fire board for the town board. He went to their meeting this month.
Joel Marler made a motion to approve December minutes. Tyler Walker seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Briton Brown made a motion to approve the January bills. Joel Marler seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting was adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
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Clerk
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify the town clerk at 435-793-4201.