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Holden

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Holden Town Council

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May 13, 2026 Town council Minutes

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

May 13, 2026 07:00 PM

Event End Date & Time

May 13, 2026 08:40 PM

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Holden Town Council Meeting May 13, 2026 The following are minutes from the Town Council Meeting held on May 13, 2026. Started: 7:00 pm Present: Council Members: LaRee Stephenson, Tamara Dallin, David Wood, Mike Bleazard, Mayor Matt Stephens Staff: Caralee Wood Guests: Kyler LaRose, Kevin Morris, Pat Bennett 1. Pledge: Caralee Wood Prayer: David Wood 2. Approval of April 8,2026 Town Council Meeting Minutes LaRee Stephenson motioned to accept the minutes for the Holden Town Council Meeting held April 8, 2026 David Wood seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes. Voting was Unanimous 3. Payment of payroll/reimbursements and bills a. The bills/payroll/reimbursement invoices dated April 8, 2026- May 13, 2026 were given to the council before the meeting for review. Mike Bleazard, motioned to pay bills/payroll/reimbursement invoices dated April 8, 2026- May 13, 2026 Tamara Dallin seconded. Roll was called; LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Voting was unanimous Councilman Wood would like to go on record as not approving the hours spent on the church water issue. Public works had been told to only work on the town side of the meter. 4. Petitions, Remonstrance and Communications 5. Planning and Land Use- Ted Bennet Not in attendance 6. Fire Department The fire department would like some changes to be made to the Procurement policy 2026-01. The fire department will be added using the financial information from their by-laws. The fire chief will be the purchasing agent for the fire department. Councilman Dallin will make the changes for approval in the coming months. 7. Audience- Kevin Morris who is running for Millard County Commissioner, was in attendance to introduce himself, his platform and to receive any questions from the council. Mr. Morris would like to see a more united County, not East - West and would like to have open dialogue between the county and towns, he would also like to reinstate the quarterly meetings with the mayors. 8. Report of Officers a. - Roads & Landfill *Councilman Dallin asked the council their opinion on continuing with the Street Resolution but go more in depth and change it to an ordinance. The council agrees with that choice. Councilman Dallin will continue to work on the ordinance with aid from R6. *Flags- Councilman Dallin has asked Public Works to purchase more American Flags so that each pole on Main Street will have a flag. *Street signs- Councilman Dallin would like to move forward and replace all the street signs in town. The cost will be approximately $1,100.00 and purchased from the sign program at the Gunnison Penitentiary. Tamara Dallin motioned to replace the street signs throughout town, Matt Stephens seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes. Voting was Unanimous b. Parks, Recreation and CERT *Councilman Stephenson upon reviewing the town sign and memorial in more depth has decided it would be in the best interest of the town to forego the plan to xeriscape and just reduce watering those areas to once a week instead. Sprinkler systems are already in place, and it would be wasteful to tear them out or have to alter the systems. Members of the council would also like a lock placed on the hydrant at the memorial, to prevent water theft. *The town was given funds to hold a community event in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. Councilman Stephenson would like to have a movie in the park the night of July 3rd and serve root beer floats. The council is in agreement. C..David Wood - Electric EDAM has begun implementation but are still in the process of figuring things out. So, we don't have a clear idea of how it will affect the town. *AMI meter update- Eaton and Verizon are still working on getting the gateway working between the two companies. Once the gateway is figured out, Dixie power can begin switching out meters. In June Councilman Wood will need to open the electric budget to increase it to account for the cost of the meter project. Water *Water project update- The town had two water dowsers (Ron Ream & Ray Elam) come on different days and dowse the properties that were chosen for possible well locations. Approximately 20 sites were looked at, of those, the 3-5 with the highest potential, will be further checked by Willow Sticks. It was suggested that the town put out some information to the town citizens on the status of the well project, as council members are being asked what is happening. 7.New Business *Budget- Each councilman will go over their budget and ready their numbers for approval at the June Town Council Meeting. *Website hosting- The clerk presented bids from seven different web site companies. The council liked the bid from Town Web. Prior to accepting their bid the council would like the clerk to contact the company to make sure they will be able to provide all the town needs, specifically, can they host the town's email? 9. Outstanding Business LaRee Stephenson motioned to adjourn the town council meeting and move into a closed meeting at 7:45, Tamara Dallin seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes. Voting was Unanimous David Wood motioned to open the closed meeting to discuss personnel issues, Tamara Dallin seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes. Voting was Unanimous Closed meeting Tamara Dallin motioned to close the closed meeting, LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes. Voting was Unanimous Tamara Dallin motioned to re- open the town council meeting, LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes. Voting was Unanimous 10. Adjournment: Tamara Dallin motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 pm, LaRee Stephenson seconded. Caralee Wood Holden Town Clerk May 13, 2026 Holden Town

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185 S. Main Street
Holden, UT 84636
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Caralee Wood

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clerk@holdenutah.us

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June 12, 2026 10:14 AM

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