At the Nov. 18 meeting the Rexburg City Council moved through several formal actions and routine items. Highlights of motions and votes taken during the meeting follow.

- Ratify election results: Motion to ratify the 2025 City of Rexburg general election canvass results as certified by the Madison County Board of Canvassers (11/10/2025). Motion moved by Councilmember Meisel, seconded by Councilmember Riggins; approved by voice vote.

- Swear in new police officer: Philip Golden was sworn in by City Attorney Spencer Grama and welcomed by the mayor and council; not a vote but an official personnel action recorded in the minutes.

- Public hearing set — water and sewer rates: Council set a public hearing for Dec. 17 at 6:30 p.m. on proposed water and sewer fee increases after a staff presentation of a consultant utility rate study. Motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

- Proclamation ratified: Council ratified a proclamation declaring Nov. 29, 2025, Small Business Saturday in Rexburg. Motion moved by Councilmember Johnson and seconded by Council President Walker; approved by voice vote.

- Urban renewal eligibility study approved: Resolution 2025-12 accepting the West Highway 20 urban renewal eligibility study was moved and seconded; adoption recorded by voice vote.

- Employee committee bylaw amendment: Council amended employee committee bylaws to remove the emergency services department from the committee, reflecting its transfer to the fire district; motion moved and approved by voice vote.

- Ordinances: Council suspended rules and adopted Ordinance 13-40 (amend development code to allow sky bridges over public streets subject to CUP and standards) after a roll-call suspension vote, then approved the ordinance on third reading. Ordinance 13-38 (right-of-way vacation at Stocks Avenue) was considered on third reading and passed; Ordinance 13-39 was moved to the third-reading calendar after second reading.

- Consent calendar: Minutes from Nov. 5, 2025, and payment of city bills were approved by motion and voice vote.

For the motions with formal roll-call or recorded counts, the transcript records affirmative voice votes; explicit individual roll-call tallies were not fully recorded in text for every vote.