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COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
September 29, 2009
Minutes of a regular council meeting held at the Chubbuck City Council Chambers,
September 29, 2009.
Present: Mayor Steven M. England, Council members Kent Kearns, Dennis Stoddard, Kermit G.
Morrison, Rebecca Ponkow, Attorney Thomas J. Holmes, Public Works Director Steven
M. Smart and City Treasurer Rich Morgan. City Clerk Ron C. Conlin was excused.
Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor England.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG was led by Ben Cameron, Troop #332.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Mayor England asked for corrections or additions to the
September 8, 2009 Council Meeting Minutes.
Council member Kearns moved to approve regular council meeting minutes of September
8, 2009 as read, Council member Morrison seconded. Roll Call Vote: Kearns, yes;
Stoddard, yes; Morrison, yes; Ponkow, abstained.
PUBLIC HEARING - The City of Chubbuck proposes to increase annual fees beginning October
1, 2009 in the amount that exceeds one hundred and five percent, (105%) of the
respective fees from current fiscal year.
CT Morgan stated the City recently went into the sanitation pick up service, rather than
the City contacting the service out. CT Morgan stated, City Staff did their best estimating
the cost of operating the sanitation service and found we estimated low. CT Morgan
stated these proposed rates will bring the City to a level we can fund the sanitation service.
CT Morgan presented the proposed Resolution #9-2009, showing breakdown of the
proposed increase of sanitation rates.
Mayor England declared the public hearing open, there being no comment in favor of,
neutral or opposed, Mayor England declared the public hearing closed.
PUBLIC HEARING - Amending the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year Budget by appropriating additional
monies received by the City of Chubbuck. CT Morgan presented the following additional
expenditures and revenues in the 2008-2009 Fiscal Year Budget.
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PUBLIC HEARING - Amending 2008-2009 FY Budget - (cont.)
PROPOSED EXPENDITURES
Law Enforcement Expenditures$ 218,162.
Fire Department Expenditures$ 27,755.
Sanitation Fund Expenditures$ 100,000.
Sewer Fund Expenditures$ 1,038,509.
Employee Benefit Expenditures$ 399,594.
TOTAL$ 1,784,020
PROPOSED REVENUES
Law Enforcement Revenues (Grants, etc.)$ 218,162.
Fire Department Revenues (Grants, etc.)$ 27,755.
Sanitation Revenues (Loan)$ 100,000.
Sewer Revenues (State Loan)$ 1,038,509.
Employee Benefit Revenue (Department Transfers)$ 399,594.
TOTAL$ 1,784,020.
Mayor England declared the public hearing open asking for comment in favor of, neutral
or opposed. There being no comment, Mayor England declared the public hearing closed.
ORDINANCE #677 - Amending Ordinance #657, the Appropriation Ordinance for the City of
Chubbuck for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2008 and ending September 30,
2009.
Council member Stoddard moved to dispense with the rule of reading Ordinance #677 on
three separate days, Council member Kearns seconded. Roll Call Vote: Morrison, yes;
Ponkow, yes; Stoddard, yes; Kearns, yes.
Council member Stoddard moved to adopt Ordinance #677 as read, Council member
Ponkow seconded. Roll Call Vote: Kearns, yes; Stoddard, yes; Ponkow, yes; Morrison,
yes.
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RESOLUTION #7-2009 - Amending the rates to be charged by the City for water furnished
through the Municipal Water System.
CT Morgan explained the proposed water rate increase.
Council member Kearns moved to adopt Resolution #7-2009 as read, Council member
Morrison seconded. Roll Call Vote: Morrison, yes; Ponkow, yes; Stoddard, yes; Kearns,
yes.
RESOLUTION #8-2009 - Amending the rates to be charged by the City for Wastewater
Collection and Treatment services furnished through the Municipal Wastewater Service
System.
CT Morgan explained the proposed wastewater collection and treatment services
furnished through the Wastewater System.
Council member Stoddard moved to adopt Resolution #8-2009 as read, Council member
Kearns seconded. Roll Call Vote: Ponkow, yes; Stoddard, yes; Kearns, yes; Morrison, yes.
RESOLUTION #9-2009 - Amending the rates to be charged by the City for Sanitation Collection
provided through the Municipal Sanitation Service System.
CT Morgan explained the proposed sanitation service rate increase.
Council member Stoddard stated the Council has discussed the proposed sanitation rates
at several meetings throughout the Summer.
Council member Kearns moved to adopt Resolution #9-2009 as read, Council member
Morrison seconded. Roll Call Vote: Stoddard, yes; Kearns, yes; Morrison, yes; Ponkow,
yes.
ORDINANCE #678 - Amending Section 9.08.190 of the Chubbuck Municipal Code to conform
the closing hours an establishment serving alcoholic beverages can have to conform with
other provisions of the Chubbuck Municipal Code.
Attorney Holmes gave an explanation of Ordinance #678.
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September 30, 2009
ORDINANCE #678 - Amending Section 9.08.190 - (cont.)
Council member Kearns moved to dispense with the rule of reading Ordinance #678 on
there separate days, Council member Stoddard seconded. Roll Call Vote: Morrison, yes;
Ponkow, yes; Stoddard, yes; Kearns, yes.
Council member Kearns moved to adopt Ordinance #678 as read, Council member
Morrison seconded. Roll Call Vote: Ponkow, yes; Stoddard, yes; Kearns, yes; Morrison,
yes.
CLAIMS - Computer print -out claims presented to Mayor England and Council.
Council member Morrison moved to approve the computer print -out claims as presented,
Council member Kearns seconded. Roll Call Vote: Morrison, yes; Ponkow, yes;
Stoddard, yes; Kearns, yes.
GENERAL DISCUSSION -
John Boyle, 4891 Cole expressed concern about increasing utility rates, while everyone
else's wages are not increasing.
2. Cody DeLos Reyes, 265 W. Chubbuck Road expressed concern about increasing rates
also.
At 7:55 p.m, Council member Stoddard moved, Council member Morrison seconded, with full
council approval to adjourn meeting.
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Ron C. Conlin, City Clerk
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CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING
CITY OF CHUBBUCK
Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 50 -604, the undersigned Mayor of the City of Chubbuck,
Idaho, hereby calls a special meeting of the City Council to be held at the Chubbuck Municipal
Building, at the hour of 7:30 p.m, on Tuesday, the 29 day of, September, 2009. The purpose of
this Special Council Meeting is conduct a our second Regular Council Meeting in September.
(Agenda attached).
Date: teven M. England, Ma
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO
Pursuant to the call set forth above, notice is hereby given of a special meeting of the
Chubbuck City Council at the time and place, and for the object, recited in the call.
Ron C. Conlin, City Clerk
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NOTICE
The undersigned, Mayor and members of the Chubbuck City Council hereby
acknowledge receipt of notice of the special meeting as set forth above.
t ven M. England, M r Date:
Kent Kearns, Council member Denni§ St ddarc� Council member
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