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Background: Councilmember Christina Watson, who has served as a youth‑council adviser, told the council the program has grown from three members a year ago to 25 members and that advisers and volunteers contributed hundreds of hours. Watson said her co‑adviser recently resigned because she could not continue volunteering while doing substitute teaching and other paid work.

Council action and vote: Watson moved to approve a monthly $250 stipend for two advisers; Councilmember Barker seconded. The motion carried 3–2 (ayes: Severing, Watson, Barker; nays: Pulver, Dalpez). Councilmembers who opposed the stipend said the program historically relied on volunteers and asked whether scaling back activities might let the program continue without paid advisers.

Program role and costs: Watson told the council advisers each invest roughly 150–250 hours a year and that the Youth Council provides service at major city events, leadership conferences and community outreach; examples cited included staffing the North Pole hot‑chocolate service (some 5,700 cups served over four days) and organizing holiday and service events. Watson said similar programs in neighboring cities use stipends or city employees to support youth councils.

Next steps and budget: Council instructed staff to draft a budget amendment and bring back the formal appropriation. Watson and other councilmembers said they hope the stipend will retain qualified advisers and allow the program to continue offering leadership training and volunteer service.

Public response: At least one resident who had previously worked with youth council urged restraint and suggested the program historically operated on volunteers; other residents and multiple councilmembers stressed the program’s growth and the challenge of sustaining that level of adult supervision without compensation.

Ending: The stipend will be included in the Youth Council budget and requires a formal budget amendment; staff said they will present the amendment at a future hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting January 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Facing adviser departure and growing volunteer demands, the council approved a $250 monthly stipend for two youth-council advisers, beginning this month. The vote was 3–2; the city will return with a budget amendment.","taxTitle","North Ogden City Council, North Ogden , Weber County, Utah","taxId",24460,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6068319,"North Ogden approves targeted midyear pay adjustments for staff obligations and promotions",1240,4465000,5705000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3099918-f3bdbcb88b28976529fa0dc12de293d2&start=4465&end=5705","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3099918-f3bdbcb88b28976529fa0dc12de293d2/thumbnail_4465000.jpg","/articles/6068319/Utah/North-Ogden-approves-targeted-midyear-pay-adjustments-for-staff-obligations-and-promotions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6068319-6f9f34271cc36322ffaa0aa24f3a48de/orig.mp4?Expires=1771104729&Signature=N02qXIG9yn4mOyIk3kt-9sNynyjoISEEBpAbj11wBGnACKMrw-7vUe3kYcrQ5Mk0dFABunsK2gw78JEFwGJxgl8mnNpkqwF6jSmXzNo8uBcpgI1IOZcE1a~WU~n5XVDmqJLM-h8ZPM9W~R6lveg1SbrN12DFWWcz~5FFdBdF60B-kGQfaa46O8pA3OBqkSadJ82brSvpE09TXQQH0iOkpfQCrAltOdYA0KvrU1ZeC9xnHoM4E~7t5PdICfwMRO-Ly42j3W-OgmulQfkI3aAw2keT8xVW7iXoD~vhfOAyM~QhK164Dio~aA3g7nOE5QCY5yLDci1v3UMN8YqX41q~iw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Ogden City Council on Tuesday approved targeted midyear pay adjustments for city employees who are subject to contractual terms or who have taken on documented additional responsibilities, and asked staff to return with any necessary budget amendments.

Details: City Manager John Call told the council a market review identified roughly 11 employees sufficiently below their market targets that an interim increase of about 3% was recommended now, with further adjustments planned in July. Call provided a 12‑month cost estimate of approximately $31,000 in added salary plus about $9,000 in benefits — roughly $40,000 annually — and said the current fiscal‑year impact would be about $20,000.

Why it matters: Call said the changes are intended to keep staff pay competitive and retain employees in positions where the market has moved or where individuals have taken on materially different duties. He emphasized the city will absorb contractual and promotion‑related changes within departmental budgets where possible and return with a budget amendment only when necessary.

Council action: Councilmember Dalpez moved to approve adjustments for contractual and promotion categories and to schedule any needed budget amendments for a future council meeting; Councilmember Severing seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The council also authorized the city manager and acting mayor to implement such adjustments in future years provided the changes remain within departmental budgets.

Ending: Staff will return with a department‑level budget analysis where adjustments cannot be absorbed; councilmembers noted that a midyear adjustment increases ongoing budget commitments going forward and should be accounted for in the next fiscal cycle.","The council authorized midyear salary adjustments for contractual and promotion-related cases and directed staff to bring any required budget amendments back to a future meeting. The city manager said the targeted increases would affect roughly 11 employees and cost about $20,000 in the current fiscal year.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6068324,"North Ogden Council approves Barker Park plan that includes soccer fields; trustees sign off",4279,177000,4456000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3099918-f3bdbcb88b28976529fa0dc12de293d2&start=177&end=4456","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3099918-f3bdbcb88b28976529fa0dc12de293d2/thumbnail_177000.jpg","/articles/6068324/Utah/North-Ogden-Council-approves-Barker-Park-plan-that-includes-soccer-fields-trustees-sign-off","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6068324-2d55ec4ceb8e7a7f62fc4437a9f8d937/orig.mp4?Expires=1771104729&Signature=dIDoFOv1jGSzH6hLI6NVfPk2AChGYpXgRxI2BKXN8Y5nyUbeJZr-zDvrx7kxwCSLCp28al2bdwqmF35U0NuQs7qO7vdhVB5va6GYekHCUDVXADE1VMj4iqf7R55KRYIap1zX96Gh~5HVR0U~pLpMRB-ek9VGPBObp9lBARDrLZoKflVJY4gjRGnewkopAiRlJr8KJo~j8cTny4EfxXPEET8coh4h4F-eH5PQoEB345dySKrE34YB4OKkgZCheeizmVKBHR45iGYXm9zilgbv77HCw28OpNTnWIuJN3qbg9yp7483pZoX7mH57KTIQCYpAxHGprKI6QDR1lp7Jkgv0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Ogden City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve inclusion of soccer fields in the Barker Park concept plan after hearing public comments, a staff presentation and confirmation that members of the family trust that sold the land to the city do not object.

Why it matters: Barker Park is a large undeveloped property long discussed by the city and local volunteers. The council’s vote gives staff and parks volunteers a guiding document to pursue fundraising, impact‑fee allocations and grant applications and to develop detailed designs for future budget requests.

What happened at the meeting: Public comments ran for nearly an hour before the formal agenda item. Residents — including longtime neighbors and members of the Barker family — urged the council to preserve heritage elements such as historic encampment areas, flower beds and orchards while acknowledging the city’s limited budget and the practical need to add recreational amenities. “I just want to make sure that we didn’t lose that opportunity without fully exploring whether or not we can really make it happen,” said Grant Protsman, a resident who asked that heritage and educational elements remain flexible in final design.

City presentation and plan details: City Manager John Call presented a “50,000‑foot view” schematic that retains many heritage components while adding two soccer fields in the central landscape. Call said staff and the city engineer evaluated infrastructure needs — water, sewer, parking and basic circulation — and trimmed high‑maintenance items such as a splash pad and a zip line from the set of initial features. “This is not the end all be all. It’ll become the guiding document so that as the parks department starts looking at what to include, they can come in the budget process,” Call said.

Trust agreement and fundraising: Call told the council he had met with trustees representing the original Barker trust; three trustees signed a document indicating they would not object to the inclusion of soccer fields. “We have a signed document, by 3 members of the trust… indicating that soccer fields would be something they wouldn’t object to,” Call said. He also said the city will pursue a mix of volunteers, donor contributions, impact fees and grants to implement the plan and that large‑scale work on the northern areas will require major funding. “If someone walked in with $20,000,000 tomorrow, we could do the whole park,” Call said.

Council action and next steps: Councilmember Severing moved to approve the plan including soccer fields; Councilmember Dalpez seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Councilmembers said the approval is an authorization to use the concept as a working framework: staff, the parks committee and volunteers will prepare specific projects and funding requests that the council must approve before construction. Call said staff will apply for available grants and suggested the council could designate impact fees to the project.

Ending: With the council’s endorsement, staff and volunteers can now proceed to refine designs, pursue donors and prepare formal budget requests. The council emphasized that detailed design and funding approvals will be required before any construction begins.","After public comment and a city presentation of a high‑level concept plan, the council voted unanimously to include soccer fields in Barker Park. Staff said the plan is a 50,000‑foot schematic and that actual construction will depend on funding and subsequent design approvals.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6068329,"North Ogden council to revisit new park-fee schedule after recreation league warns of program collapse",2050,1255000,3305000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3099918-f3bdbcb88b28976529fa0dc12de293d2&start=1255&end=3305","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3099918-f3bdbcb88b28976529fa0dc12de293d2/thumbnail_1255000.jpg","/articles/6068329/Utah/North-Ogden-council-to-revisit-new-park-fee-schedule-after-recreation-league-warns-of-program-collapse","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6068329-995eac0767be93ec5ddbbef694e5833e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771104729&Signature=iGXzlmLRtFL2ayCFBbVGtksKkZh8S5hPjRzigkj8vkPIBX00YvgJx89c7rFJuOkqsp4VuPx8ao1WhjoRWK5rWbWz1C2iPu2xw1xVg-3jC7ci49hEDbbMhVT9CFrLFVtnJgIxrnXTtjxeutN5EMKRoWol3FuTtXeQpQMuYC37jgzYay~motGb5tKJu1bpY6d6igGAJWhkeSwzBQJZvvio3QpCIz481ys7R68ou7rVmLmUlSImu3vODf67HW3ZmiBO7vk5mH6NYTFu8~aLIsVcWYbfBvJ72KDUmCeS95asJL5AnE-XXGQq6AzBUTcZ4H~mHAK-KGeXPTg1uH~E6FH0Wg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives of the volunteer-run SWAT recreation soccer program told the North Ogden City Council on Tuesday that a newly proposed parks fee schedule would effectively end their program by raising field-rental costs from about $4,200 per year to roughly $100,000.

The speakers urged the council to adopt one of two alternatives the league proposed: a flat per-player fee of $4 per year (about $7,300 annually for the league) or a flat park rental for a day rather than per-field, per-hour charges. “That would be the easiest. That one would be $4 per kid per year, so that’s $2 per season,” said Darren Rumsey, who with his wife Andrea runs the program for the North Ogden area. Rumsey told the council SWAT serves roughly 1,500 players in North Ogden and about 2,500 across their organization.

Why it matters: The proposed fee schedule—adopted by staff last year and now under review—would change how organized leagues pay for field time and could shift large maintenance costs onto local volunteer-run groups. SWAT leaders said the draft schedule’s per-field and per-game rates would multiply their current rent by an amount they cannot absorb without doubling or tripling player registration fees.

What was said: “Currently, we’ve been paying approximately about to the North Ogden City about $2,100 per season. So it’s approximately $4,200 for the year,” Rumsey said. He told the council that applying the new draft fee to the league’s current usage would increase the seasonal cost “from $2,100 per season to $50,000 per season,” which he said would “increase it from $4,200 for the year to approximately a hundred thousand dollars for the year.”

City staff confirmed the new schedule was intended to standardize rental fees. John Call, the city manager, told the council staff initially borrowed Pleasant View’s approach and that, practically, charging by park rather than by field might be easier for staff and leagues to administer. Call added staff did not want to “kill” any program and said they would bring a recommendation back. “Moving that direction would probably be easier for staff as well to say, hey. For a park, for soccer, we’re gonna just rent it on the per cost,” Call said.

Local practice and risks: SWAT representatives said they reserve parks for their program to ensure space is available for practices and rescheduled games; that system keeps the parks first-come, first-served for other users and reduces scheduling calls to the parks coordinator. They also said their organization carries the $1 million insurance policy the city requires for rentals. Council members asked whether other nearby cities rent parks by day rather than by field; SWAT said Pleasant View uses a park-based flat fee for game days.

Council action: Councilmember Christina Watson moved that the council resume the fee-schedule discussion with a staff recommendation at the Jan. 28 meeting; Councilmember Sebring seconded, and the motion carried by voice vote. The council did not adopt a new fee at Tuesday’s meeting and directed staff to return with a refined recommendation and more options for leagues.

What’s next: Staff will prepare a written recommendation and fee-resolution language for the Jan. 28 meeting; the council signaled it wants to avoid imposing fees that would force volunteer leagues to end, but stressed the city also needs revenue for field maintenance.

Ending: SWAT told the council it is willing to work with staff on a compromise; council members asked staff to analyze park-based versus field-based pricing, the effect on low-cost recreation access, and whether reserved blocks used by SWAT should carry a different rate structure.","Representatives of SWAT recreation soccer told the City Council that a proposed parks fee schedule would raise their field costs from about $4,200 per year to roughly $100,000 and likely end the program. The council voted to bring a staff recommendation back for formal action on Jan. 28.","actionData","errors"]

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