West Haven SSD approves Resolution 13-2025, hears updates on generators, lift station and Central Weber finances

The West Haven Special Service District voted Oct. 20 to approve Resolution 13-2025 amending the district’s application for service and then approved its consent agenda, district leaders said during the meeting.

The vote on Resolution 13-2025 came without a named mover recorded in the transcript; a second was acknowledged and the motion carried. The district then approved the consent agenda, which bundled minutes, billing adjustments, accounts payable and multiple vendor payments.

The measures matter because they authorize routine payments and advance an ongoing infrastructure project while the district and its partners continue work on equipment upgrades and larger regional financing issues. The meeting also included discussion about whether the district should adopt a formal disaster plan tied to the city’s emergency response arrangements.

During staff reports, an employee identified as Ed said the new generator set will move forward after a prebuild meeting scheduled for Thursday and that work on the 2700 lift station is progressing: “the floor has been poured on the the tank, and the rebar is setting up,” Ed reported. Ed also said photos of the work will be provided at a future meeting.

In a Central Weber update, the mayor reported that Central Weber acquired a new vacuum truck and that the district and city anticipate sharing a capital plan to fund a future vac truck purchase. The mayor said a storage building is a priority so equipment is not left outside while a chassis is manufactured, which can take about six months.

The mayor also described a change at a treatment plant from UV lighting to a “core chlorine” system and said the switch should reduce chlorine costs once the system is operating correctly.

Central Weber’s certified tax-rate process drew attention. The mayor said Central Weber was one of about 35 entities out of 65 that did not receive coverage in a Truth in Taxation presentation due to display glitches; because of that the presentations were denied and there is no appeal. The mayor said the situation could complicate financing for a planned $28,000,000 bond and that Central Weber carries a roughly $15,000,000 holding fund that may temporarily mitigate the shortfall. Options cited in the meeting included raising fees or holding another Truth in Taxation session next year.

On the consent agenda the board approved these items (as listed in the meeting record): action on minutes for Sept. 15, 2025; billing adjustments for September 2025; monthly accounts payable for October 2025; Royce City Corporation, $11,750.40 for surplus water; West Haven City, $55,632.15 for administrative services (September); West Haven City, $27,479.16 for August storm drain fees; West Haven City, $76,140.86 for August garbage fees; Central Weber, $172,775 for third-quarter impact fees; Freedom Mailing Services, Inc., $6,091.25 for an invoice related to a mayor’s letter about fiber (the mayor said Utopia will reimburse the district for that expense); and Ikorio Construction Inc., first pay request for the 2700 lift station improvement (amount for the pay request was not specified in the transcript).

Board members asked whether the district has a formal disaster plan covering generators and emergency power. Several members said the city is investigating emergency planning and that the district could either develop its own resolution or piggyback on city policy. The transcript shows staff are researching generator-transfer details and portable solutions such as trailers with lighting and generators; no formal direction or policy adoption was recorded.

The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn carried on an affirmative vote.