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Bear River council approves proposed 2025–26 budget, bank change, project tax and used water truck purchase
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Bear River council approved the fiscal year 2025–26 proposed budget, a transfer of town funds from Unibank to the State Bank in Evanston, Wyoming, approval of the Smith and Townes/Deer Mountain project tax proposal, and purchase of a used 2015 water truck. Most items passed by voice vote with limited discussion.
The Bear River Town Council approved several consent and action items during a brief regular meeting, including the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget, a banking change, a project tax proposal tied to the Smith and Townes/Deer Mountain project, and the purchase of a used water truck.
The meeting opened with a motion to approve the agenda that was seconded and adopted by voice vote. For the first reading, an ordinance labeled in the transcript as 'ordinance 20-25-O1' was read; the text was described as "an ordinance amending and readopting an ordinance of 2021" to create rules, regulations and requirements. The read-aloud constituted a first reading; no final action on the ordinance appears in the transcript.
The council then took up the proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026. Unidentified Speaker 2 introduced the budget and asked for a motion to approve; a motion and second were recorded and the body voted 'Aye.' The transcript does not include a line-item breakdown or any amendments to the budget.
Council members also approved a motion to close the town’s money-market accounts at Unibank and deposit funds at the State Bank in Evanston, Wyoming. The motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The 'Smith and Townes' project tied to Deer Mountain was presented along with a proposed EPRD temporary specific tax to support the project’s second exit; members recorded a motion and second and approved the item by voice vote. The transcript notes the proposal but does not specify the tax rate, duration, legal ordinance number for the tax, or other implementing details.
Finally, the council approved the purchase of a 2015 water truck. The motion to purchase the "2015 commuter build water truck" was moved and seconded; the price is recorded in the transcript as 'for 15,500.' The transcript does not state the currency symbol or procurement vendor; this article reports the spoken figure as $15,500 to reflect standard local-currency interpretation of municipal procurement amounts.
The transcript records only voice approvals for these items; it does not provide roll-call vote tallies or individual member votes, nor does it include supporting documents for the budget, bank transfer, project tax specifics, or the truck procurement. No amendments or conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes presented in the transcript.
The meeting continued with department reports and was adjourned later in the session.
