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Soda Springs council approves payables, adopts fee schedule and temporarily moves meeting time to 6 p.m.
Summary
At its Oct. 2 meeting the Soda Springs City Council approved payables and payroll, adopted Resolution 2024-5 establishing a master fee schedule effective Oct. 2, 2024, and voted to temporarily hold meetings at 6 p.m. through year-end; staff will prepare an ordinance if a permanent change is desired.
The Soda Springs City Council took a package of administrative actions on Oct. 2, approving payables and payroll for the final half of September, adopting a master fee schedule by resolution, and temporarily shifting meeting start times to 6 p.m. through the end of the year.
Payables and payroll: Council considered payables dated Sept. 17 through Sept. 28, 2024 and payroll for the month of September. Councilmembers asked staff to clarify a $4,253 invoice listed as vendor 9367 (staff said payments included capital items for the police department such as tires and prepaid oil changes). Council also confirmed payment on a multi-year car and body-camera contract with Motorola Solutions; staff said the department paid the bill this year and that the system is covered as part of a multiyear plan. A motion to approve payables and payroll passed on a voice vote.
Fee schedule resolution: Council reviewed a proposed master fee schedule with several edits recommended by the city attorney and staff, including referencing city code for business-license fees and noting that the state sets the alcohol-catering permit fee ($20). Councilmember Speaker 2 moved to adopt Resolution 2024-5, "A resolution of the City of Soda Springs, Idaho, establishing fees pursuant to Idaho Code 63-1311 and adopting the master fee schedule," with an effective date of Oct. 2, 2024. The motion received a second and passed on voice vote.
Meeting time change: Council members discussed whether to return meetings permanently to 5 p.m. or to continue at 6 p.m. by temporary motion. Speaker 2 moved to temporarily change council meeting start times to 6:00 p.m. through the end of the year and to have an ordinance drafted if a permanent change is sought; the motion passed on voice vote.
Other items: Staff provided multiple project updates (Main Street construction schedule, trail expansion, water and PRV projects) and the council heard a library announcement about upcoming programs and fundraising. The meeting closed with a motion to adjourn that passed by voice vote.
