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CHUBBUCK CITY
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
August 24, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Minutes of a regular council meeting held at the Chubbuck City Council Chambers, August 24,
2010.
Present: Mayor Steven England, Council Members Josh Ellis, Kevin England, Kent Kearns,
Kermit Morrison, Attorney Thomas Holmes, City Clerk Rich Morgan.
Absent: Public Works Director Steve Smart.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Hunter Diahl BSA Troop 315.
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Invocation was given by Bishop Kim Guymon of the Chubbuck 2 ward of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Approval of Minutes - Mayor England asked for corrections and additions to the regular meeting
minutes of August 10, 2010. Corrections discussed were;
-Page 97 should be identified as council meeting minutes not council meeting agenda.
-budget discussion included 2 separate motions. - the first was to allow the 3 percent increase in
the budget and the second was to accept the FY2011 budget numbers themselves.
Council Member Kearns moved to approve the regular meeting minutes of August 10, 2010
subject to the corrections discussed. Council Member Morrison seconded. Roll call vote:
England-yes, Ellis-yes, Morrison-yes, Kearns-yes.
Bluegrass Festival Proclamation - August 23, 2010 through August 29, 2010. Mayor England
read the Bluegrass Festival Proclamation in full.
Public Hearing - On the proposed budget for the City of Chubbuck for the fiscal year 2011 which
runs from October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.
Presentation of the preliminary Fiscal Year 2011 City Budget which was set at $15,062,724. The
total includes:
General Fund $ 5,026,294
Street Fund$ 885,027
Parks Dedication$ 84,000
CDA$ 1,678,000
Sewer$ 2,312,726
Water$ 2,232,643
Sanitation$ 1,621,135
Special Revenue$ 62,900
Employee Benefit$ 1,159,999
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Mayor England declared the public hearing open, asking for comments in favor of, neutral, or in
opposition.
John Boyle, 4891 Cole commented on the increase in the police department and had concerns
with how the revenues and expenses were presented.
Boyd Bird, 5036 Kevin commented on the employee benefit fund and its increases. He also
expressed concerns about taking a full 3% increase on the L-2 and urged the council to be
conservative and not take the full 3%.
Mayor England declared the public hearing closed.
Councilman Kearns asked about the number of full time employees and sharing the premium cost
with the employee and preparing for a bad health insurance year.
Council Member Kearns moved to adopt the FY2011 Budget. Council Member England
seconded. Roll call vote: England-yes, Ellis-yes, Morrison-yes, Kearns-yes.
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Ordinance #687 for the annexation and zoning of lands described as Copperfield Landing, 3
reading in full.
Council Member England moved to adopt Ordinance #687. Council Member Morrison seconded.
Roll call vote: England-yes, Ellis-yes, Morrison-yes, Kearns-yes.
Kelly VanHorn , Cheyenne Distributing, 6649 Buckskin Trail, Cheyenne, Wyoming applied for a
door to door solicitation license to sell Kirby vacuums within the city. Aaron Gill was
representing Cheyenne Distributing. Mr. Gill was ask if there was a physical presence in Idaho
and he stated that the business did not have a physical presence in Idaho. Mr. Gill was ask if there
was a relationship between his business and the local Kirby distributor and he stated that there
was not.
Council Member Ellis moved to approve the business licence application. Council Member
England seconded. Roll call vote: England-yes, Ellis-yes, Morrison-no, Kearns-no. Motion
moves to Mayor for tie-breaking vote. Mayor England-yes.
Continuation of water facilities planning discussion to include any action the council may wish to
take in implementing all or any part of the water facility plan. Comments that the water right
issue is paramount and electrical back-ups funded by the Chubbuck Development Authority were
made. Keller Engineering study is moving forward and will help in choosing possible well sites
for future planning.
Computer print-out claims were presented to Mayor England and Council.
There was concern expressed about the Homestead Park guarantee reimbursements that were
scheduled with the claims.
Council Member England moved to hold the Homestead Park reimbursement and approve all
other computer print-out claims. Council Member Morrison seconded. Roll call vote: England-
yes, Ellis-yes, Morrison-yes, Kearns-yes.
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At 8:29pm Council Member Morrison moved to adjourn. Council Member England seconded
and the full council approved.
teven M. Englan Mayor
Rich Morgan, ity Clerk