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Castle Valley council approves 2025 certified tax rate, funds UGS groundwater monitoring and defers state cybersecurity enrollment
Summary
Council approved Resolution 2025-8 adopting a final certified tax rate of 0.000864, approved a $4,668 Utah Geological Survey groundwater monitoring proposal, voted to pay bills, and discussed but did not commit to joining the state cybersecurity MOU due to cost and administrative requirements.
At its Oct. 15 meeting, the Castle Valley Town Council handled routine municipal business and several items of potential interest to residents.
Tax rate: The council considered and approved Resolution 2025-8 to adopt the town’s 2025 certified tax rate. During discussion the presiding speaker read two figures: a proposed certified tax rate of 0.001339 and the final certified tax rate of 0.000864; the council then amended and approved the final rate by voice vote. The transcript records the vote as an affirmative voice vote (“Aye”), but no roll-call tally of individual votes appears in the meeting record.
Groundwater monitoring: The council approved a Utah Geological Survey proposal for groundwater-quality monitoring well sampling in Castle Valley. The proposal was described in the meeting as a $4,668 contract and was approved as presented by the council.
Cybersecurity and email hosting: Town staff reviewed options for centralized email archiving and state cybersecurity support. Staff reported two main vendor paths: a Microsoft government hosting plan (estimated in-staff commentary at about $30 per user per month, which was described as unaffordable for the town’s current budget), and Google Workspace enterprise options that include an archival "vault" but which the state cyber center’s MOU would attach additional administrative requirements. The council declined to enroll in the full state program at this meeting and asked staff to obtain more precise vendor quotes and to pursue limited, lower-cost upgrades and annual retention/training for users in the interim.
Other business: The council heard road department updates (grading, drainage repairs, loader maintenance, and a note that COBRA project work is paused while federal approvals are delayed) and an EMS funding discussion highlighting earlier county assistance and a proposed half-percent sales tax to stabilize EMS operations. The council approved payment of bills and closed out the agenda items for the night.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes (Sept. 17, 2025): motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote ('Aye'). - Resolution 2025-8, certified tax rate: approved by voice vote; final certified tax rate read as 0.000864. - Utah Geological Survey groundwater monitoring proposal ($4,668): approved as presented. - Payment of bills: approved by voice vote.
The meeting included an extended public Q&A with DWR staff; no additional ordinances or staffing decisions were finalized on-site.
