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Municipality

Entity

Aurora

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City Council

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City Council Minutes

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Notice, Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

February 18, 2026 02:13 PM

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City of Aurora City Council Meeting January 19, 2026 Page 1 CITY OF AURORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 19, 2026 FINAL Mayor Quarnberg called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. The Mayor informed the public that proper notice for the city council meeting had been given. Clint Johnson gave an opening expression of choice and the Council recited the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENT: Mayor: Bryan Sprague Council Member: Parker Vercimak Council Member: Amy Croft Council Member: Hunter Whitney Council Member: Andy Rasmussen Council Member: Cory Johnson Maintenance Manager: Jordon Bosh STAFF PRESENT: Recorder: Clint Johnson EXCUSED: VISITORS: Max White- White's Sanitation, Sevier County Commissioner Greg Jensen, Sevier County Commissioner Scott Johnson, Dan & Mickie McKenzie, Officer Matt McLean, Kassie Bastain City Council Meeting- 1- APPROVAL OF MINUTES- The City Council reviewed the minutes of the December 15, 2025 meeting City Council Member Andy Rasmussen moved to accept the minutes of the December 15, 2025 meeting. City Council Member Parker Vercimak seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members: Whitney, Croft, Rasmussen, Johnson and Vercimak. City of Aurora City Council Meeting January 19, 2026 Page 2 2- OPEN SESSION- Aurora City Animal Control Officer Mickie McKenzie came before the Council to discuss the dog issue with Cathy Roper. Officer McLean was in attendance at the meeting and discussed the evidence that Ms. McKenzie had against the Roper's dog. She stated that she and Officer Reid had gone to give Ms. Roper the citation and to ask her to keep her dog home but Ms. Roper would never answer the door. She stated that the dog was terrorizing people as they would walk around the park and she ad received multiple complaints. Officer McLean stated that he would discuss the situation with Randy Lofgran, the Aurora City Prosecutor, and that they would get a summons for Ms. Roper to come to court. 3- WHITE'S SANITATION ANNUAL VISIT- Max White from White's Sanitation attended the meeting to discuss a new garbage collection contract. Mr. White stated that contracts are typically 5 years in length and that the current contract expires February 1, 2026. Mr. White stated that the new contract would increase the base garbage pick up cost from $10.50 per month to $13.00 and that an individual with a second can would see an increase from $2.50 per month to $3.50 per month. Mr. White also shared rates with the Council from other communities in Sanpete County and explained the differences. Mr. White also informed the Council that their clean-up week would be April 23rd through May 4th with the roll off dumpster available at the city Fire Station. The City Council discussed some of the details of the new contract. City Council Member Parker Vercimak moved to approve the new White's Sanitation contract for the next 5 years. Council Member Hunter Whitney seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members: Whitney, Vercimak, Johnson, Croft and Rasmussen. 4- CITY COUNCILMAN ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEXT TWO YEARS- Mayor Sprague informed the City Council that he has made the assignments for the next two years. Mayor Sprague stated that he has spent some time working on the assignments and informed the Council that the assignments will be as follows: Andy Rasmussen- Mayor Pro-Tiem, Ordinance Enforcement, Building permits, Fire City of Aurora City Council Meeting January 19, 2026 Page 3 Department and Police Department Parker Vercimak- Planning Commission, Building Permits, Emergency Preparedness, Christmas @ Willowbend, Youth Council Amy Croft- Treasurer, Buildings, Courts Cory Johnson- Animal Control, 4th of July Hunter Whitney- North Sevier Recreation Mayor Sprague- Roads, Water, Personnel, Building permits 5- YOUTH COUNCIL VISIT AND UPDATE- Kassie Bastain visited the City Council representing the Aurora Youth Council. Ms. Bastain informed the Council about the Christmas activities that the Youth Council participated in along with some of their upcoming activites. 6- MEMBERSHIP IN THE NORTH SEVIER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REQUEST- Mr. Johnson gave the City Council an invitation that he had received from the North Sevier Chamber of Commerce asking for membership. Mr. Johnson stated that membership in the Bronze account would be $75-149, membership in the Silver category would be $150-349 and membership in the Gold category would be $350+. Council Member Parker Vercimak moved to join the North Sevier Chamber of Commerce at the Gold level with a $350.00 contribution. Council Member Hunter Whitney seconded the motion. The motion was approved by all Council members. 7- KEY DISTRIBUTION AND ACCEPTANCE- Mayor Sprague stated that he would like the Council Members to review and sign a policy regarding keys to the Aurora City buildings and to have everyone sign the policy before getting keys to the buildings. 8- MEETING SCHEDULE FOR CITY COUNCIL- Mayor Sprague informed the Council that he sometimes has conflicts with the current City Council schedule being on the 3rd Monday of each month plus the conflict with holidays throughout the year. The Council discussed moving the meeting to the 3rd City of Aurora City Council Meeting January 19, 2026 Page 4 Tuesday of each month. After much discussion, it was determined that remaining on the third Monday of each month, caused the least number of conflicts with City Council Members. It was determined to keep the meeting schedule as already posted. 9- BUILDING DISCUSSION/NEW A/C BIDS FOR THE SCOUT CABIN- Mr. Bosh and Mr. Rasmussen explained that they had been in contact with two companies to provide bids for the installation of air conditioning at the Scout Cabin. So far, Hill Heating and Air Conditioning submitted a bid of $7900.00 for air conditioning. The City is still waiting for a bid from SR Mechanical. Mr. Bosh stated that the contractor felt the furnace was still in good condition and advised against replacement. The Council determined that they would approve funding for the A/C installation and wait to see what the bid from SR Mechanical would be. Council Member Parker Vercimak moved to approve $8500.00 for the installation of an air conditioning unit at the Scout Cabin. Council Member Amy Croft seconded the motion. The motion was passed unanimously. Mr. Johnson also stated that whenever he has had trouble with a rental at the Scout Cabin, typically it is with individuals who have no connection to Aurora. Therefore, Mr. Johnson proposed increasing the rental fee for non-residents to $150 for the Scout Cabin and $300.00 for the City Building. City Council Member Hunter Whitney moved to approve the rate changes as discussed. Council Member Parker Vercimak seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. 10- MAINTENANCE SHOP EXPANSION- Mr. Rasmussen stated that he had been in contact with a contractor interested in doing the expansion project on the maintenance shed. Mr. Rasmussen stated that it may be an easier course to self fund the project rather than going the CIB route. Mr. Rasmussen stated that CIB is low on funds and the likelihood of funding might be in question. 11- AUDIT FINDINGS- City of Aurora City Council Meeting January 19, 2026 Page 5 Mr. Johnson provided the City Council with the audit report and the one finding that they had found during their recent city audit. Mr. Johnson stated that he needed a motion to approve the audit and the finding. City Council Member Andy Rasmussen moved to approve the audit and the finding. City Council Member Amy Croft seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. 12- UPDATE ON CENTER STREET INTERSECTION AND UDOT PROJECT- Mayor Sprague informed the Council that he had attended a meeting with UDOT and Redmond Minerals to discuss the turning lane request on Hwy24 by the Western Clay Mill. Mayor Sprague stated that there were some options discussed, namely rerouting the intersection on Center Street and Hwy 24 so that there is a straight shot into Western Clay. There were also some turning lane options that were also discussed but no firm plans were made. 13- CLOSED SESSION- Mr. Johnson stated that he had a need to go into a closed session to discuss personnel. Council Member Perker Vercimak moved to go into closed session. Council Member Andy Rasmussen seconded the motion. A roll call vote was made: Parker Vercimak - Aye Andy Rasmussen - Aye Amy Croft - Aye Hunter Vercimak- Aye Council member Cory Johnson had to leave the meeting early because of a family emergency. The Council came out of closed session. 14- FINANCIAL CHANGES AND PAYMENTS TO PERSONNEL- Council Member Parker Vercimak made to following motion to change some of the payments to retiring Mayors and City Council Members and to increase the payment to Aurora City Police Chief Matt McLean. The motion was seconded by Council City of Aurora City Council Meeting January 19, 2026 Page 6 Member Andy Rasmussen and makes the following changes: Payments to Mayor Quarnberg $500.00/ term for two terms $1000.00 Payments to retiring Council members Jim Harrison and Kelly Mason $250/term for two terms each $500.00 Monthly payment to Police Chief Matt McLean of $400.00 Monthly payment to Youth Council Advisor JaRelle Bailey $60.00 15- WATER AND FINANCIAL REPORTS REVIEWS- The Council reviewed the water usage report, delinquent report as well as the list of checks written and the budget. 16- ADJOURNMENT- The Council completed their business at 10:03 pm and the meeting was adjourned with Parker Vercimak offering a closing expression of choice. Approved: ________________________________________ Mayor: ___________________________________________ Recorder: _________________________________________

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

20 S. 120 E.
PO Box 477
Aurora, UT 84620
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Contact Name

Clint Johnson

Contact Email

cjohnson@auroracity.org

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February 18, 2026 02:14 PM

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February 18, 2026 02:14 PM

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