[0:00] Mr. Thompson's absent, I will
read the report. So, the ordinance
[0:06] committee met at 5:00 p.m. on August
5th, 2026.
[0:11] Committee members present were Carrie
Keller, Clyde Mitchell, Kevin Thompson,
[0:15] and Mike Dryden substituted for Cammie
Baker. Also in attendance was Mayor
[0:20] Diane Loop Gamby, Megan Gamby, Gary
Kirkpatrick, Michaela Fitzpatrick, Gary
[0:24] Skarpet, Megan Kubish, Mary Kubish,
Petra Berman, Peggy Berman, and Brendan
[0:30] Heidner from the Ranger Review.
Three items were on the agenda. The
[0:34] first item was concerns with the burned
structure at Snyder and Ross are not
[0:39] being abated.
The mayor will send the landowner a
[0:42] letter to ask for an abatement plan, no
other action at this time.
[0:47] Number two was to review the livestock
ordinance 9403 and determine if changes
[0:52] will be made. After listening to public
comments and discussion by the
[0:56] committee, the committee voted to leave
the ordinance as is.
[1:00] Number three is review ordinance chapter
72 bicycles. The committee decided the
[1:05] ordinance should be updated to include
scooters, skateboards, e-bikes, and
[1:09] other wheeled vehicles.
The mayor asked the committee members to
[1:13] look at other towns' ordinances and send
her suggestions for the new ordinance.
[1:18] It will be reviewed at the next
ordinance meeting.
[1:21] The mayor explained she and the police
and the ambulance will go to Jefferson
[1:25] and Lincoln schools to discuss safety
issues and provide information for
[1:30] students to take home. The meeting
adjourned at 6:12
[1:35] submitted by myself.
And next we have um the personnel
[1:42] committee meeting and
Clyde's the chairman of that one.
[1:47] Carrie wrote some notes and I updated
them, so you can either read them,
[1:51] Carrie, or I can read them. Okay, thank
you.
[1:54] » Um personnel meeting was the same day
for at 6:12 and that 6:25. Present was
[1:58] that Diane Councilwoman myself and Mike
Dragon. Um, Brendan Hein was there for a
[2:04] merger view. The agenda was look at
possible ways to find a part-time
[2:07] enforcement officer worker. Uh, Mayor
proposed ideas to fund the part-time
[2:11] position through marijuana taxes, fees,
licenses, and look at possible funds
[2:16] through the city court consolidation.
We do not want to add the position once
[2:19] we refund this due to mill values. We
are getting about $30,000 less this
[2:23] year.
The Mayor recommends the worker identify
[2:27] identify issues but
but not write tickets.
[2:31] Identify issues but not write tickets.
To write tickets, the worker would need
[2:34] to attend state law enforcement academy,
and the Mayor did not think that was a
[2:37] good idea to use funds at this time.
Councilman Dragon asked if fees and
[2:42] fines could pay for the position.
Many felt that it would be not it would
[2:46] not be practical to rely on that, and
the position should be funded. Director
[2:49] of Operations, John Summers, said we do
have some mills that we didn't use and
[2:53] are banking them in that capacity to pay
for a position of 24,000. Um,
[2:57] Councilwoman Keller, which is myself,
stated that she felt the position could
[3:00] be funded through the police department
budget.
[3:04] I submitted the first report that
corrected it.
[3:07] Thank you.
All right. Were there any questions
[3:11] about those?
All right. Then we'll move on to public
[3:15] comment. I have Luke Gamby signed up for
public comment. If you'd like to come
[3:19] forward, Dr. Gamby, and
you have 3 minutes to give your
[3:23] comments.
>> No, today I'll just listen. Thank you.
[3:27] » Oh, okay.
>> I I won't. Thank you.
[3:29] » Okay. All right.
All right. Now we will move on to uh
[3:34] new business.
So, can I get a motion to
[3:40] adopt resolution 3219,
which is the final fiscal year 2026
[3:48] to 2027 budget. Okay. We've got Ret and
Joanne.
[3:53] All right, any discussion about that?
[3:58] Oh, did you want to say something, Mr.
Senator? Go ahead.
[4:01] » Yes, please. I just want to comment.
Um
[4:05] the one thing that uh
changed since the public hearing
[4:11] that I'm asking permission to put in the
budget, as many of you know, MDU is
[4:16] raising their rates this year.
Um
[4:20] and just looking at what we paid this
year and when the rate increases went
[4:24] into effect,
I feel like we should add some money to
[4:28] the budget to cover that additional
cost.
[4:31] It's about $42,000.
Most of that will come in the enterprise
[4:36] funds, specifically water and uh the
wastewater facility.
[4:43] The impact on the general fund will only
be about $4,500, so it's not much, but
[4:48] I feel like we know it's coming, we
might as well prepare for it. So, I did
[4:54] go ahead and add that to the numbers
that you see on the worksheets I handed
[4:58] out before the meeting.
That is already incorporated.
[5:03] But just so you know that that changed.
[5:07] » Okay, thank you.
[5:10] Any other comments or questions about
the
[5:14] final budget?
Yes, Mr. Jordan.
[5:17] » Oh, just a procedural question, Mayor.
So, when the
[5:22] preliminary budget is adopted,
[5:26] well, I guess we'll
what Mr. Senator just talked about then
[5:30] the council will vote to accept his
changes there. So, I guess that makes it
[5:35] all
acceptable at that point. Okay.
[5:38] Okay.
Kind of answered my own question, I
[5:41] guess.
It's fine with me.
[5:44] Okay.
[5:46] All right, well, then we will move to a
roll call vote because it's a
[5:50] resolution.
>> Baker
[5:53] » I
>> Heinz
[5:55] » I
>> Dryden
[5:56] » I
>> J. Keller
[5:58] » I
>> Kuhn
[5:59] » I
>> K. Keller
[6:00] » I
>> Did you say no?
[6:04] Motion passes
5 to 1
[6:07] » Okay.
Next we have approved resolution 3220,
[6:13] which is setting the mills for fiscal
year 2026 through 2027. Can I get a
[6:18] motion for that?
Okay, I got Mike and Ryan.
[6:23] Any discussion about it?
[6:28] All right, we can move to the roll call
vote.
[6:31] » J. Keller
K. Keller
[6:40] Heinz
>> Yes.
[6:41] » Baker
>> I
[6:43] » Dryden
>> I
[6:44] » Kuhn
>> I
[6:46] » Motion passes.
>> All right, next we'll move to approve
[6:50] resolution 3221.
It's fiscal year 2026 through 2027,
[6:57] permissive mill levy for health
insurance benefits. Can I get a motion
[7:00] for that?
Okay, Mike and a second.
[7:05] Okay, Rick.
[7:13] They're they're in order.
[7:17] So it's
3221.
[7:21] Let's just call it.
[7:24] Okay.
Any discussion about it?
[7:31] I think it's pretty standard.
[7:35] All right, I think we can move to the
roll call vote.
[7:38] » Dryden
>> I
[7:40] » Kuhn
>> I
[7:41] » Heinz
>> I
[7:42] » K. Keller
[7:45] Baker,
J Keller,
[7:49] motion passes.
All right, next we have approved
[7:54] resolution number 3222.
It's fiscal year 2026 through 2027 the
[7:59] lighting assessments. Can I get a motion
for that? Okay, Carrie and a second from
[8:04] Cammy.
[8:07] All right, this will be um
standard based on the number of lights
[8:12] you got in your district, so
any discussion about that?
[8:18] Then we'll move to the roll call vote.
[8:22] J Keller.
Baker,
[8:26] Dryden,
Hines,
[8:29] K Keller.
[8:33] All right,
next we will move to approve resolution
[8:37] 3223,
fiscal year 2026 through 2027 sprinkling
[8:42] assessments. Can I get a motion for
that?
[8:45] Okay, Carrie and a second from Rick.
Any discussion about it?
[8:55] To the roll call vote. K Keller,
Dryden,
[9:00] J Keller,
Baker,
[9:02] Hines,
[9:05] motion passes.
Next we have approved resolution number
[9:09] 3224, it's fiscal year 2026 through 2027
garbage assessments. Can I get a motion
[9:16] for that?
Okay, Joanne's and a second from Kim.
[9:21] Any discussion about it?
[9:25] All right, then we'll move to the roll
call vote.
[9:28] J Keller,
K Keller,
[9:32] Dryden,
Hines,
[9:34] Baker,
[9:36] motion passes.
>> Mhm. And next, we'll move to resolution
[9:40] number 3225,
fiscal year 2026 through 2027
[9:45] sidewalk, curb, and gutter assessments.
Can I get a motion for that? Okay,
[9:49] Joanne and a second from Carrie.
Any discussion?
[9:55] » Uh
one question.
[10:00] Well, actually for the the last three,
is that becoming fourth on paving?
[10:04] I know about the
the Wyoming, Colorado, and everything.
[10:09] Uh Washington Street.
>> I mean, we'd have to look. I think there
[10:13] is
a couple of them coming due in '28.
[10:18] Um
and I can't remember the third one.
[10:22] Let's see.
>> Yeah, I think it's at least I think I
[10:25] already know that pretty well and I know
they are part of something like that.
[10:29] And then I can't remember how long it's
been going on this curb and gutter one
[10:34] again. I don't
Uh I don't know since you were here.
[10:38] » Yeah, so it's
it's a 10-year
[10:41] It's 10-year bond, I believe.
So, that should be paid up here.
[10:45] » I know two of them are. I just
the third one.
[10:48] » But, I think the the curb and gutter one
is
[10:53] sidewalk.
[10:57] » All right.
Any other discussion?
[11:01] Well, let's move for the roll call vote
for resolution 3225.
[11:06] » Aye.
[11:07] » Baker?
>> Aye.
[11:08] » J. Keller?
>> Aye.
[11:10] » Hines?
>> Aye.
[11:11] » Dryden?
>> Aye.
[11:12] » K. Keller?
Motion passes.
[11:15] » All right. Then, let's move on to
resolution number 3226, fiscal year 2026
[11:22] through 2027 Colorado Washington paving
assessments. Okay, Rhett and a second by
[11:28] Joanne.
Any discussion about it?
[11:31] I guess we just did, so. all right, we
can move to the roll call vote. Hines?
[11:36] » I.
>> J. Keller?
[11:38] Kuhn?
Dryden?
[11:40] » I.
>> K. Keller?
[11:42] Baker?
>> I.
[11:43] » Motion passes.
Mhm.
[11:46] Finally, we will have resolution number
3227 fiscal year 2026 through 2027 the
[11:53] Wyoming paving assessments. Can I get a
motion for that?
[11:56] Okay, Mike and a second. Brett, okay.
All right, any discussion about it?
[12:03] Then let's move to the roll call vote.
>> Baker?
[12:07] » I.
>> Hines?
[12:08] » I.
>> Dryden?
[12:10] » I.
>> J. Keller?
[12:11] » I.
>> Kuhn?
[12:13] K. Keller?
Motion passes. Mhm.
[12:18] Next we'll move to the approve the
accounts payable claims for fiscal year
[12:23] 2026 of $151,744.
[12:29] and 97 cents. Can I get a motion for
that? Okay, Joanne and a second from
[12:33] Carrie.
Any questions or discussion about it?
[12:39] All right, all in favor of paying the
accounts payable claims for fiscal year
[12:43] 26 of $151,744.97
[12:48] say I.
>> I.
[12:49] » I.
>> Any abstaining?
[12:53] All right. Next we'll move to approve
the accounts payable claims for fiscal
[12:57] year 2027 of $169,197.03.
[13:03] Can I get a motion for that?
All right, we got Cammy and we got
[13:07] Joanne.
Any discussion?
[13:13] Then all in favor of paying the accounts
payable claims for fiscal year 2027 of
[13:18] $169,197.03
[13:23] say I.
>> I.
[13:25] » All right, any abstaining?
Next we'll move to approve the August
[13:29] payroll of $386,612.80.
[13:34] Can I get a motion for that?
Okay, Carrie. All right, and I'll take
[13:38] Rick.
All right. So, all in favor of approving
[13:43] the August payroll of $386,612.80,
[13:48] say I.
All right, next we'll move to department
[13:52] head comments. Mr. Senator, did you have
anything else?
[13:57] Okay, thanks.
>> I have a question.
[14:01] » Yes.
[14:06] I want to say no, but
[14:10] » Yeah, I mean
[14:14] As Joanne pointed out, yeah, I should
ask this question earlier, but once the
[14:17] motion was passed, I didn't want to go
back to it at that moment. So,
[14:24] So, on the garbage collection, you know,
we uh
[14:27] approved the resolution 3224,
which
[14:32] says the estimated cost is in there,
$723,000,
[14:37] etc.
Um by this resolution being adopted,
[14:41] then
does that preclude the city from raising
[14:45] garbage costs to the individual customer
until the following fiscal year?
[14:51] No, I mean, are we locked in then for
this year then?
[14:54] Uh cuz I don't know how you would do
that if we just adopted that.
[14:58] » Yeah, I would have to actually check
with the
[15:01] the county treasurer if we were going to
change an assessment.
[15:06] Um I'm sure it's possible, but we'd
still have to go through the public
[15:10] hearing process to do a rate change and
all that stuff. Yeah.
[15:16] » So, you can do it even though it's um
okay.
[15:19] » Maybe we'd have to do another
resolution.
[15:21] » I don't know, but I'd with the
treasurer.
[15:24] » Okay.
>> And I can do that as well.
[15:27] » Uh well, I was there was concern about
whether
[15:33] our present
revenue for the garbage and
[15:38] pickup and stuff is going to cover the
my own words, cover the spread here.
[15:45] And so, if we needed to change that, I
would say thinking well, we got to wait
[15:48] a whole another year now because
of just adopting that even though we
[15:53] thought about possibly doing something
that there might be something else there
[15:57] that
Um okay.
[16:00] » say that the
last
[16:02] year the garbage using fiscal 2020
wasn't
[16:06] 20 to 2021.
So, it has been the same period.
[16:10] » quite a few years.
[16:15] Well, that's a good point cuz that makes
what I just said sound not so bad.
[16:21] I shouldn't have said that.
>> But I will check it.
[16:26] » Okay.
All right, thank you.
[16:31] » Chief Mills, did you have anything?
[16:36] Okay.
[16:39] In our possession getting graphics for
that.
[16:43] Good.
[16:45] thousand dollars put on it. It's in
really good shape. Just waiting to go
[16:49] from They're all waiting for
session before
[16:53] so we
can also get the graphics for that.
[16:56] Um so, we expect to have that
Hopefully within the next couple of
[17:00] weeks.
[17:06] Officer House left today for the
academy. And she'll come back that
[17:10] Tuesday before Thanksgiving. So, we said
we were sad to see her and her
[17:14] one-year-old daughter, but
she's very excited to go there learn and
[17:18] then come back to the community.
And then just a few stats for you guys.
[17:23] Calls for service for the month of
August
[17:26] was 682.
That's 61 61 more calls than last year
[17:32] at this time. And we wrote 45 citations
and 20 service calls and 20 arrests
[17:38] made.
>> All right. Thank you.
[17:41] Yes, Mr. Rubis.
>> a question. I can't remember who that
[17:43] was talking.
>> It is important to
[17:49] » Second.
>> Yeah, I think it's a
[17:53] » Oh, eco boots?
>> Eco boots.
[17:55] » Okay. No,
no hot rods. You can't do any high speed
[17:58] chases and drive fast. Just kidding.
[18:03] » Okay. Any other questions for Chief
Nelson?
[18:07] All right. Uh did you have anything, Mr.
Rubis?
[18:11] » No, Mayor. Thank you.
>> All right. Then we will move to the
[18:15] department head reports. You've got the
uh public works report in your packet.
[18:21] The committee meetings, the street
committee will meet September 9th
[18:25] at 5:00 p.m.
The Booper meeting will be September 9th
[18:29] at 5:00 p.m.
I have no Mayor comments, so we could
[18:34] move for adjournment.
Okay. We've got uh
[18:38] motion by Carrie and a second by Joanne.
So, all in favor of adjourning say I.
[18:44] Thank you.