ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 19, 2026
REGULAR MEETING/ELECTRONIC MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
WORK MEETING - IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE REGULAR MEETING
ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 65 NORTH CENTER STREET.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: By Invitation
3. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.1 Minutes of April 21, 2026 regular meeting.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
Time has been set aside for the public to express their ideas, concerns, and comments on items NOT on the agenda (two minutes maximum).
6. PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS
6.1 Planning and Zoning Updates
7. SCHEDULED ITEMS
7.1 Appoint Council Member
7.2 2026-2027 Tentative Budget
7.3 Bill Weppner - Fire Department Batteries and Charger for SCBA's
7.4 Purchase Skid Steer
7.5 Employee Insurance Benefits
7.6 Landfill Contract
8. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
8.1 ADMINISTRATIVE
8.2 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
8.3 FIRE DEPARTMENT
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
9.1 MAYOR MELANI TORGERSEN
Employees, Cemetery & Fire Department
9.2 COUNCIL MEMBER CHAD LYMAN
Water
9.3 COUNCIL MEMBER
Airport
9.4 COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN COTTAM
Streets & Storm Water Drainage
9.5 COUNCIL MEMBER MARLENE STOWE
Building, Parks & Recreation, Main Street & Clinic
9.6 COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ORME
Sanitation & Landfill
10. UNPAID BILLS
11. CLOSED MEETING
12. ADJOURNMENT
WORK MEETING TO WORK/REVIEW BUDGET, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, ORDINANCES AND SURPLUS ITEMS.
If necessary a closed meeting may be held in accordance with the Utah Code 52-4-205.
In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, individuals needing special accommodations during this meeting should notify Stephanie Steed, City Recorder at (435) 826-4644 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
The undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda was posted on the Utah's Public Notice Website, https://www.utah.gov/pmn/, Escalante City Website, https://www.escalanteutah.gov and in two public places within the Escalante City limits on this 15th day of May, 2026. These public places being 1) Escalante Post Office 2) Escalante City Office.
/s/ Stephanie Steed
Stephanie Steed, MMC, UCC
City Recorder
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, individuals needing special accommodations during this meeting should notify Stephanie Steed, City Recorder at (435) 826-4644 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.