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Aurora

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City Council

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City Council Minutes

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Event Start Date & Time

March 22, 2022 02:30 PM

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City of Aurora City Council Meeting February 21, 2022 Page 1 CITY OF AURORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 21, 2022 DRAFT The Aurora City Council came to order at 7:00 pm. Mayor Quarnberg informed the public that proper notice for the city council meeting had been given. Jim Harrison gave an opening expression of choice, and the Council recited the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENT: Mayor: Daven Quarnberg Council Member: Jim Harrison Council Member: Kelly Mason Council Member: Kent Mickelsen STAFF PRESENT: Clint Johnson, City Recorder Maintenance Manager: Dan Rasmussen Maintenance Manager: Jordon Bosh EXCUSED: Council Member: Andy Rasmussen Council Member: Nancy Kennedy VISITORS: Lora Fielding (Salina Sun), Parker Vercimak, Joanne Shaw, Brett Blackburn, Stuart Reid Swearing in of officers- Mayor Daven Quarnberg administered the Oath of Office to City Council Member Kelly Mason and part-time police officer Stuart Reid. City of Aurora City Council Meeting February 21, 2022 Page 2 City Council Meeting- 1- APPROVAL OF MINUTES- The City Council reviewed the minutes of the January 17, 2022 Council meeting. City Council Member Kent Mickelsen moved to accept the minutes of the January 17, 2022 meeting. City Council Member Kelly Mason seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members: Mickelsen, Mason and Harrison. 2- SALINA CITY LIBRARY DONATION- Mayor Quarnberg informed the Council that the Salina City Library has requested their annual donation of $1300.00 for the coming year. Typically, Ronda Huntsman attends the meeting to request the funds, but a medical emergency prevented her from attending. City Council Member Kelly Mason moved to donate $1300.00 to the Salina City Library. The motion was seconded by Council Member Kent Mickelsen. The motion was approved by members: Mason, Mickelsen and Harrison. 3- MISS NORTH SEVIER DONATION- Mr. Johnson had provided the Council Members with a flyer requesting a donation for the Miss North Sevier Pageant. The Council has typically donated $200.00 each year to the pageant. City Council Member Kelly Mason moved to donate $200.00 to the Miss North Sevier Pageant. The motion was seconded by Council Member Jim Harrison. The motion was approved by members: Mason, Harrison and Mickelsen. 4- CULINARY WATER PROJECT UPDATE- Jones and DeMille engineer Parker Vercimak informed the City Council that the culinary water project was making good progress. He mentioned that the construction company was currently in the middle of pouring the cement for the new water tank. The crew City of Aurora City Council Meeting February 21, 2022 Page 3 was also in the process of installing the new water line from the new well up to the new tank. Some damage at the property of Connie Brunson was discussed and the Mayor stated that he would discuss the situation with Mrs. Brunson. 5- RETIREMENT TRIBUTE TO DAN RASMUSSEN- Mayor Quarnberg noted that this would be the last meeting for City Maintenance manager Dan Rasmussen. The Mayor expressed his gratitude from Aurora City for the over 40 years of service that Mr. Rasmussen had provided to the community. Members in the audience also expressed their gratitude and told anecdotal stories of time where Mr. Rasmussen had gone above and beyond the call of duty to fulfill his job requirements. Everyone expressed their happiness for Dan to be able to do some of the things he had been postponing for many years. 6- OFFICER REID DISCUSSION ON AURORA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT- Newly hired Police Officer Stuart Reid discussed the status of the Police Department in Aurora. Officer Reid informed the Council that they were carrying new radios from Sevier County and that the radios were a nice improvement. Officer Reid also stated that the department recently traded in their .243 bold action rifle for a better AR-15 that would be more useful in the event the officers got into a fire fight. Officer Reid also expressed his gratitude to Mr. Rasmussen for all of the years of service. 7- COURT CAMERA DISCUSSION- Mr. Johnson informed the Council that the Judge review program was now up and running and that Aurora City had applied for a grant to purchase lap-tops and cameras for the Aurora City Justice Court. If the grant is not successful, then Aurora City will need to provide $1,002.00 for the equipment. Council Member Kelly Mason moved to provide $1,002.00 to the Aurora City Justice Court in the event that the grant for purchasing the equipment is unsuccessful. Council Member Kent Mickelsen seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members: Mason, Mickelsen and Harrison. 8- MOTION TO RAISE COST FOR LANDFILL CHARGES- City of Aurora City Council Meeting February 21, 2022 Page 4 Sevier County is currently in the process of raise landfill charges to the municipalities. They have notified Aurora City that there will be an increase of $2.00 per household for the landfill fees beginning on April 1, 2022. The Council discussed passing that increase on to the citizens of Aurora City. City Council Member Jim Harrison moved to add $2.00 to the monthly utility bill landfill fee to cover the increase from Sevier County. Council Member Kelly Mason seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members: Harrison, Mason and Mickelsen. 9- APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH LES OLSEN COMPANY TO PROVIDE INTERNET SECURITY SERVICE- Mr. Johnson informed the Council that he had been in contact with the Les Olsen Company to provide internet security and replacement services for Aurora City. The cost of the service would be $20.00 a month for both the city office computer and the police department computer plus a set up fee. The police department was also requesting a firewall installation so that they can meet auditing requirements from the state regarding the police department. City Council Member Kent Mickelsen moved to hire Les Olsen Company to provide internet security services and a firewall for the computers systems at the Aurora City offices. Council Member Kelly Mason seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members: Mickelsen, Mason and Harrison. 10- DEPARTMENT REVIEWS- Jim Harrison- Mr. Harrison informed the Council that a new custodian had been hired to clean the City Building. Tresha King was hired and excited for the new position. Kelly Mason- Mr. Mason stated that the North Sevier Recreation Board had held their meeting last month and that Mr. Tidlund was doing a good job getting up to speed with his new position. Kent Mickelsen- Mr. Mickelsen discussed the successful dog clinic held where 144 dogs had been licensed on one day. City of Aurora City Council Meeting February 21, 2022 Page 5 11- REVIEW OF WATER USE REPORTS, BUDGET, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, REVIEW OF THE CHECK REGISTER AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS The City Council reviewed all of the reports. 12- ITEMS FROM MAYOR QUARNBERG- Mayor Quarnberg discussed with the Council the request from Wes Andreason to receive a letter of denial for annexation into the Aurora City limits. Mayor Quarnberg stated that Mr. Andreason would like to build a home on the property located north of 350 N and 100 E. The Mayor stated that Mr. Johnson had sent Mr. Andreason a letter asking him to reconsider his request and to annex a smaller portion of property into Aurora City. The Council reviewed the property on Google Earth and waited to hear a decision from Mr. Andreason. Mayor Quarnberg also informed the City that Rocky Mountain Power will have a power outage on March 1, 2022 in the Northwest corner of the city from 8:00 - 1:00 and then the entire city will be without power on Tuesday March 8, 2022 from 1:00 am until 4:00 am. The Mayor directed Mr. Johnson to make a Facebook post in order to inform the citizens of the outages. 13- ITEMS FROM THE CITY RECORDER- Mr. Johnson informed the Council that a Red Cross Blood Drive had been scheduled for Monday March 21, 2022 from 1:00 pm-7:00 pm. Mr. Johnson then asked the Council for their input regarding an Easter Egg Hunt for the children in Aurora City. The Council discussed the need for events for the citizens and a location for the event. Many good ideas were suggested and it was determined that the Easter Egg hunt will be held on Monday April 18th at 6:00 pm at the Aurora West Park. Members from the Planning Commission and City Council will help with the hunt. 14- ADJOURNMENT- The Council completed their business and the meeting was adjourned at 9:21 pm with Kent Mickelsen offering a closing expression of choice. Approved: ________________________________________ Mayor: ___________________________________________ Recorder: _________________________________________

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20 S 120 E
AURORA, UT 84620-7704
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Tresha King

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tking@auroracity.org

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March 22, 2022 02:22 PM

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