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Holden Town Council

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June 10 2026 Town Council Minutes

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June 10, 2026 07:00 PM

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June 10, 2026 08:15 PM

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The following are minutes from the Town Council Meeting held on June 10, 2026. Begin: 7:00 pm Present: Council Members: Mayor Matt Stephens, LaRee Stephenson, David Wood, Mike Bleazard, Tamara Dallin (excused early) Staff: Caralee Wood Guests: George Stewart, Jake Stephenson, Ted Bennett, Jason Christensen, Thane Hillestad, Pat Bennett, Maggie Stephens, Asher Stephens, Mark Stephenson, Clair Harmen, Phil Whatcott 1. Pledge: Mike Bleazard Prayer: LaRee Stephenson 2. Approval of May 13,2026 Town Council Meeting Minutes LaRee Stephson motioned to accept the minutes for the Holden Town Council Meeting held 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 3. Payment of payroll/reimbursements and bills a. The bills/payroll/reimbursement invoices dated May 13, 2026 - June 10,2026 were given to the council before the meeting for review. David Wood motioned to pay bills/payroll/reimbursement invoices dated May 13, 2026 - June 10, 2026, Mike Bleazard seconded. Roll was called; Mayor Stephens-yes, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes. Voting was unanimous 4. Petitions, Remonstrance and Communications 5. Planning and Land Use- Ted Bennet *Building Permits: No new permit requests 6. Audience *Pat Bennett, representing the Millard County Sheriff's office- Utah Code, section 11-48-103 effective May 2025 regarding ambulance services. Millard County has put out an RFP (Request for proposal) for EMS services in the county. The communities in Millard County would defer to the County to administer, coordinate and manage the RFP and ambulance re-licensure process on behalf of the participating municipalities, including evaluation of proposals, negotiations, and recommendations related to ambulance service licensing and operations. Mr. Bennett left a form letter for the town to sign for continued EMT services. Without being a part of the RFP the town would need to provide their own ambulance service. *Jake Stephenson- Had a complaint regarding the smell of a neighbor's pigs in their field which is in city limits. The smell gets so bad that they don't want to be outside in the evenings. What can the town do about the issue. At one time there were approximately 30 pigs. The town will look into the current animal ordinance. 7. Rytell A phone carrier based in Murray Utah. They are a private telecom carrier that focuses on smaller communities to assist in keeping telecom services in a reasonable price range. This service is similar to VOIP technology. Mr Stewart went over the cost of services, what they provide and savings the town would receive. The council had a few questions which councilman Wood (experienced in IT with a telecom background) will meet with the Rytel rep to go over. 8. Fire Department *The siren failure has been fixed. The batteries employed in the event of a power outage had been incorrectly hooked up. On the morning of June 6 there was a car accident involving a power pole, taking out the power in town. Due to the battery failure the sirens did not go off, the firemen who responded to the fire were able to hear their phone pagers. The suggestion of a generator for the fire station has been brought up. The morning of the fire the fire station doors had to be manually raised, and the station was in complete darkness making it hard for the responding firemen to leave the station in a timely manner. *At present the WUI code is on hold. *The fire station open house was a success, they felt it was well attended. Fire blankets were given to those who attended. Those in attendance were fed dinner and given the opportunity to ride in the fire truck and practice using a fire extinguisher. 9. Report of Officers a. - Roads & Landfill In reviewing the minutes from last month's meeting, councilman Dallin noticed she under priced the cost for the town street signs. She would like to amend last month's motion to reflect the correct pricing. The signs will still be made through the Gunnison penitentiary program at a cost of $2100.00 Tamara Dallin motioned to replace the street signs at a cost of $2,100.00, Mayor Stephens seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Voting was unanimous CLA- raise for employees Mayor Stephens motioned to give employees a cost of living increase of 3%-6 David Wood seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Voting was unanimous Councilman pay for extra hours served- At times the council members spend countless hours or time on various projects relating to their department. This time is given at a service to the community but at a hardship to the councilman's personal life. It is proposed that at times, a monetary reimbursement should be given for the time served. It is proposed that a $15.00 per hour pay be given. They will need to fill out a timecard and submit an invoice for the time. Mayor Stephens motioned to pay councilman $15.00 and hour for extra hours served Tamara Dallin seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Voting was unanimous Seasonal employee- The town had two applicants for the seasonal town position. It was decided to hire Treyson King for the position. Mayor Stephens motioned to hire a sesonal employee, Tamara Dallin 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 July 4th In celebration of the Countries 250th anniversary, the night of July 3rd the town will host a movie in the park and serve Root beer floats. July 24th In the past the Millard County Tourism board has given the town funds toward tourism, the town has used this money to reimburse the Holden Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for their 24th celebration, they have in honor of the July 24th holiday. Councilman Stephenson has not heard from the tourism board this year but would still like to give the reimbursement of $500.00 LaRee Stephenson motioned to reinburse $500.00 to the Holden Ward for the July 24th celebration, David Wood seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes C..David Wood - Electric *AMI meter update- Verizon is remaining the hold up with getting the gateway between Verizon and Eaton going. The residential meters have been delivered. As soon as the gateway is resolved the town can have Dixie power begin installation of the new meters. *The town experienced three power outages in two weeks. Councilman Wood has been in contact with our power provider, UAMPS, who in turn contacted Rocky Mountain power regarding the outages. The reclosures have been set at a higher setting due to the high fire danger. When the electrical lines surge, it trips the reclosures which then stay open until Rocky Mountain power can assure that there is no danger along the line, close the reclosure and restore power. * With the cost associated with installing new electrical meters the electric budget for the FY 25-26 needs to be raised, using funds from the electrical PTIF. Open Budget- David Wood motioned to open a public hearing to amend the 2025-2026 Electric department budget, Mayor Stephens seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Public comments- No comments were made LaRee Stephenson motioned to close the public hearing , Mike Bleazard seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes David Wood motioned to amend the 2025-2026 Electric department budget by increasing the revenue to balance the expenses by taking $$92,777.50 from the electric department PTIF to put into the Electric department account, Mayor Stephens seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes The electrical department will transfer $92,777.50 from their PTIF (savings) account to put into the electric department account to balance out the deficit in revenue. Water The town's water is holding in the positive. Town citizens have been good at conserving water causing the tanks to remain at a good level. *Water project update- Willow sticks have come and gone over the sites chosen by the town; two sites have been chosen as the most probable for water. The landowners of those sites have been notified with letters of intent. Once agreements have been reached between the landowner's and the town and depending on the results of the willow sticks study the environmental studies can be done on those areas, followed by test wells. Cemetery & Employees 7.New Business *Tax Rate- The town will be keeping the property tax rate the same as previous years. Mayor Stephens motioned to accept the certified property tax rate of .000252% LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Budget- 1. Public Hearing to approve the 2026-2027 fiscal year budget. Notice was posted in the newspaper and on the post office door two weeks prior to the town council meeting. Mayor Stephens motioned to open a public hearing for the proposed budget for Holden Town 2026-2027 fiscal year, Mike Bleazard seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Public Hearing Each department went over their budget revenue and expenses. No public comments were received. Mayor Stephens motioned to close the public hearing for the 2025-2026 fiscal year budget, LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called; LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Mayor Stephens motioned to accept the proposed General Fund 2025-2026 fiscal year budget with revenue at $327,350.00 and the expenditures at $327,350.00, LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called; LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Mike Bleazard motioned to accept the proposed Water Fund budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year with the revenue of $175,000.00_and expenditures of $99550.00, Mayor Stephens seconded, Roll was called; LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes David Wood motioned to accept the proposed Electric Fund budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year with the revenue of $331,200.00 and expenditures of $439,280.00 transfering 14,800.00 from PTIF fund, Mike Bleazard seconded. Roll was called; LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Mayor Stephens motioned to accept the proposed Fire Department Fund budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year with the revenue of $55,000.00 and expenditures of $55,000.00, Mike Bleazard seconded. Roll was called; LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Mayor Stephens motioned to accept the proposed Municipal Building Authority budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year with the revenue of $500 and the expenditure of $9,000.00, David Wood seconded Roll was called; LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Mayor Stephens motioned to accept the proposed Capital Projects Fund Budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year with the revenue of $0 and 0 expenditures LaRee Stephenson seconded, Roll was called; LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Mayor Stephens motioned to accept the proposed Perpetual Care Fund budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year with the revenue of $5,400.00 and 0 expenditures, Mike Bleazard seconded. Roll was called; LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-absent, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes 10. Outstanding Business 11. Adjournment: David Wood motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 pm, Mike Bleazard seconded. Caralee Wood Holden Town Clerk June 10, 2026 Holden Town

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Holden, UT 84636
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Caralee Wood

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July 17, 2026 08:42 AM

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