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Municipality

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Aurora

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City Council

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City Council Minutes

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Meeting, Hearing

Event Start Date & Time

October 20, 2026 01:02 PM

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City of Aurora City Council Meeting September 14, 2026 Page 1 CITY OF AURORA PUBLIC HEARING & CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 FINAL Mayor Sprague called the public hearing to order at 7:00 pm. After the public hearing the City Council went into their regularly scheduled meeting where Parker Vercimak 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: Lora Fielding- Salina Sun, Doyle & Jeannie Jones, Matthew Lenhart-Jones and DeMille Engineering, Carson DeMille-Jones & DeMille Engineering, Tambrea Vercimak Public Hearing- Mayor Sprague opened the public hearing to give members of the community some information regarding Aurora City possibly making application to CIB to get funding to study culinary water needs and future growth. Mayor Sprague stated that the water study that was completed in 2018 is no longer valid in that the State of Utah has made changes to some of the requirements needed in a water study and so updating that information would be useful. Carson DeMille from Jones and DeMille Engineering provided the Council with a scope of work document that entailed what the study City of Aurora City Council Meeting September 14, 2026 Page 2 would cover and some of the beneficial information that would be gained from a new water study. Mr. DeMille stated that Jones and DeMille have the expertise and resources to provide a comprehensive study that would benefit Aurora City at a total cost of $65,700.00. He broke the work into three areas, first would be the culinary water master plan (Capitol Facilities Plan) for $42,000.00, second would be a look at Impact fee and user rate analysis for $16,500.00, and finally a 40-year Plan looking at water rights for $7,200.00. Members of the City Council discussed the need to look at all three sections. Looking at user rate analysis data would be helpful in knowing how we compare with surrounding communities and to make sure that we are prepared for any inflationary costs and growth. They also discussed needing a 40-year plan because of the ever-changing dynamics of growth. Being able to project needs for 40 years into the future seems interesting. Mayor Sprague asked if anyone from the community had questions or comments about the water study. Seeing none, the Mayor moved into the regularly scheduled City Council meeting. City Council Meeting- 1- APPROVAL OF MINUTES- The City Council reviewed the minutes of the August 17, 2026 meeting City Council Member Amy Croft moved to accept the minutes of the August 17, 2026 meeting with corrections. City Council Member Andy Rasmussen seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members: Whitney, Croft, Rasmussen, Johnson and Vercimak. 2- OPEN SESSION- No one came forward to address the Council. 3- YOUTH COUNCIL DISCUSSION- Council Member Parker Vercimak stated that turn out has been light for youth council members to sign up for the coming year. Mr. Johnson informed the Council that his office hours are such that may not be ideal for students to pick up applications City of Aurora City Council Meeting September 14, 2026 Page 3 because they are either involved in school activities or still in school. Mayor Sprague stated that he would be in favor of extending the sign up period until next meeting but if there was no further interest, the City would not force having a Youth Council. Mr Vercimak agreed and asked Mr. Johnson to post the notice again on the Facebook page and see if there was any more interest. 4- CHRISTMAS AT WILLOWBEND DISCUSSION AND DONATION REQUEST- Christmas at Willowbend Chairman Tambrea Vercimak came before the Council to discuss upcoming plans for the annual Christmas celebration. Ms. Vercimak said that things were going well for the event and that it will probably be similar to last year's celebration. Ms. Vercimak also requested a donation from Aurora City that would also be the same amount as last year. City Council Member Hunter Whitney moved to donate $750.00 to the Christmas @ Willowbend committee to help with some of their costs for the celebration. City Council Member Cory Johnson seconded the motion, the motion was approved by members: Whitney, Johnson, Rasmussen, and Croft. Council Member Vercimak abstained from the vote citing a conflict of interest. 5- APPROVAL OF FLOOD ORDINANCE- The City Council reviewed the ordinance that had been sent to them from the Planning Commission regarding flood zone requirements within Aurora City limits. This ordinance originally had been obtained from Monroe City and the Planning Commission made a few changes to have it fit Aurora City and the needs we have here. It is likely that this ordinance will only need to be in place for a few years and then be revoked when FEMA approves the new flood zone maps for Aurora City which will not show any area within city limits located in a flood zone. City Council Member Parker Vercimak moved to approve the Flood Zone Ordinance as presented. City Council Member Hunter Whitney seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members: Vercimak, Whitney, Croft, Rasmussen and Johnson. 6- DAY OF SERVICE REVIEW AND RECAP- City of Aurora City Council Meeting September 14, 2026 Page 4 Mayor Sprague thanked the roughly 40 citizens who came out to help with the Main Street beautification project on the Day of Service. Mayor Sprague thanked the Beautification Committee for their hard work and individuals who provided heavy equipment and support. The project was a big success and made a big difference to the appearance of the Main Street in Aurora. City Council Member Hunter Whitney moved to approve $900.00 to purchase thank you cards for committee members and individuals who helped with the project. City Council member Parker Vercimak seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members: Whitney, Vercimak, Rasmussen, Johnson and Croft. 7- CIB APPLICATION APPROVAL- The Aurora City Council reviewed the information given during the public hearing portion of the meeting and discussed further the need to submit an application to CIB to help fund a culinary water study. The amount of money that was going to be requested was discussed and it was stated that CIB will typically fund one half of the money for planning and the water study. The Council determined that they would earmark $70,000.00 for the study with the hopes of getting half of that money from CIB. City Council Member Andy Rasmussen moved to submit an application to CIB to help fund a water study for Aurora City. City Council Member Hunter Whitney seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members: Rasmussen, Whitney, Johnson and Croft. Council Member Vercimak abstained from the vote citing a conflict of interest in that he works for Jones and DeMille Engineering firm. 8- NEW APPLICANCES REQUEST FOR THE SCOUT CABIN- Council Member Amy Croft informed the Council that the appliances at the Aurora City Scout Cabin are wearing out. The refrigerator is leaking water and one of the burners on the stove is no longer working. The appliances are at least 15 years old and it may be time for an upgrade. City Council Member Parker Vercimak moved to approve $1500-$2000 for new appliances at the Aurora City Park Scout Cabin. Council Member Cory Johnson seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. City of Aurora City Council Meeting September 14, 2026 Page 5 9- UPDATE ON NEW GENERATOR PURCHASE- Council Member Parker Vercimak informed the Council that he has been in contact with the State of Utah purchasing group and that a request has been made for a new culinary water generator to have on hand in case of an emergency. No specific information is available yet but some should be coming in the near future. 10- COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS- Amy Croft- Ms. Croft informed the Council the window cleaners will be coming on September 24th to clean all the windows at the Aurora City Building and the Scout Cabin. She also said that things are going well with the Courts and with her Treasurer duties. Hunter Whitney- Mr. Whitney told the Council that Fall soccer has been discontinued. He also mentioned that numbers have increased for those playing football, volleyball and spirit squad. He stated that there has been about a 15-20% growth in sports enrollments. He also mentioned that Tyler Mickelsen will be the basketball commissioner and that the Recreation Board is reviewing the building coordinator duties. Cory Johnson- Mr. Johnson stated that it was a quiet month with regards to animal control and that Jesilyn Nielson has been booked for the 4th of July entertainment for next year. Parker Vercimak- Mr. Vercimak discussed issues that the Planning Commission had discussed during their last month's meeting. He also asked about getting more bleachers for the program portion of the Christmas @ Willowbend program. Andy Rasmussen- Mr. Rasmussen discussed some ordinance enforcement that is needed in the community and would get with the police department to make arrangements for that. Jordon Bosh- Mr. Bosh had provided the City Council with a bid for a leaf blower and gatherer for the City Park and Cemetery. The bid was for equipment that would cost $20,313.00. It would provide a needed boost for clean-up at the City Park and also the cemetery. 11- 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. City of Aurora City Council Meeting September 14, 2026 Page 6 12- ITEMS FROM THE RECORDER- Mr. Johnson informed the Council that he had some documents that everyone needed to sign to finish setting up the new bank account at State Bank of Southern Utah. He stated that he had placed the documents on the table and asked everyone to sign before leaving the meeting. He also sought approval to set up some credit card applications for the City to meet some of the needs. Currently, Aurora City uses an out-of-state bank for their credit cards and Mr. Johnson stated that he would like to use someone closer to home. City Council Member Andy Rasmussen moved to approve the credit card usage and account at State Bank of Southern Utah. City Council member Amy Croft seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. 13- ITEMS FROM THE MAYOR- Mayor Sprague informed the Council that Ben from Golden Drug would like to use the Aurora City Building for a flu-shot clinic as a service for the community. The Council was in agreement with the request. 14- ADJOURNMENT- The Council completed their business at 9:35 pm and the meeting was adjourned with Bryan Sprague offering a closing expression of choice. Approved: ________________________________________ Mayor: ___________________________________________ Recorder: _________________________________________

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20 S. 120 E.
PO Box 477
Aurora, UT 84620
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Tresha King

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October 20, 2026 01:02 PM

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