Votes at a glance: Hayden council approves sewer fee study, JUB and Wake Media contracts and elects council president

Hayden — During its Jan. 13 meeting, the Hayden City Council approved several administrative contracts and studies, and elected a council president.

Sewer capitalization fee study (FCS): Council authorized a contract with FCS to update the city’s sewer connection/capitalization fee methodology and produce documentation suitable for legal defense; staff said the contract is not to exceed $18,530 without prior approval. Council discussed budgeting for the study and the need for defensible equitable‑buy‑in calculations given past litigation; motion passed by roll‑call vote.

JUB Engineers — sewer GIS update: Council approved a contract amendment with JUB Engineers (not to exceed $27,000) to update Hayden’s sewer GIS data and incorporate system changes since 2019. Staff described more than 30 projects since 2019 that require mapping and model updates, and explained the work will feed into the FCS study and future infrastructure modeling.

Wake Media LLC — communications and IT support: Council approved a not‑to‑exceed $5,000 master agreement with Wake Media LLC to provide communication and information‑technology support for directed tasks (examples noted included interactive memorial maps and similar tools). Staff said the item was not budgeted but could be paid from fund balance; council approved the agreement by roll call.

Election of council president: Council president Rotor nominated Ed de Priest as council president; the nomination was seconded and the council voted unanimously to elect de Priest.

All the above motions passed by roll call vote with no recorded dissent. Staff indicated follow‑up steps (e.g., integrating JUB data into the FCS study, recording any contract documents and tracking expenditures against the approved not‑to‑exceed amounts).