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At a glance: council votes March 11 — minutes, invoices, STR ordinance, TRT tax, wastewater plan, personnel policy
Summary
The Kamas City Council took several formal actions at its March 11 meeting: it approved minutes and invoices, adopted a short‑term rental ordinance, adopted a transient room tax ordinance, approved the municipal wastewater planning program, and approved a personnel policy amendment on retirement with one dissent.
The Kamas City Council voted on multiple items during its March 11 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Minutes (02/25/2025): Council approved the meeting minutes. Motion and second recorded; vote was unanimous.
- Invoice register (03/10/2025): Council approved the invoice register as presented. Motion and second recorded; vote was unanimous.
- Ordinance — Chapter 15.39 (short‑term rentals), Ordinance No. 2025‑04: The council adopted the ordinance with edits to grandfather existing short‑term rentals, require affected operators to provide evidence within 30 days and to apply for a business license, and to clarify abandonment rules. Vote: unanimous (5–0).
- Ordinance — Municipal transient room tax (TRT), Ordinance No. 2025‑05: The council adopted a one‑percent transient room tax ordinance (nomenclature and formatting edits to staff draft were requested). Vote: unanimous (5–0). Staff will finalize language and publish the statute text.
- Resolution — Municipal Wastewater Planning Program, Resolution No. 2025‑02: The council approved the annual MWPP that documents system condition, capital needs and plans. Staff noted minor numeric corrections to capital asset figures and said water/sewer rates and 10‑/20‑year capital funding will be discussed at an upcoming meeting. Vote: unanimous (5–0).
- Resolution — Personnel policies and guidelines (retirement clarification), Resolution No. 2025‑03: Council approved changes to retirement eligibility language. The resolution clarifies that employees hired before Jan. 14, 2025, working at least 20 hours per week are eligible for retirement benefits; employees hired after that date must work at least 32 hours for nine consecutive months to qualify. The motion passed 4–1 (one councilor voted no).
Below are the formal action records captured in the meeting minutes. All recorded actions were made on the record and adopted by majority votes where required.
