Grantsville council approves bereavement changes, vendor fee, dispatch MOU, canine MOU and wage correction

Grantsville The Grantsville City Council voted April 23 to approve a slate of personnel and service items, adopting changes to bereavement leave, adjusting the municipal fee schedule for swap-meet vendors, renewing the county dispatch service agreement and approving a memorandum of understanding to acquire an electronic-storage-detection and victim-support canine. The council also approved a wage-scale correction for police lieutenants and sergeants.

What the council approved - Bereavement leave (Ordinance 2025-20): Council approved changing bereavement from a day-based model to an hours-based structure to account for varied shift lengths. The ordinance sets an 8-hour baseline per day (up to 24 hours for immediate family and up to 16 hours for extended family) and clarifies certain relatives' inclusion. Council discussed whether sick or vacation leave could supplement bereavement; staff said sick-time policy details remain separate but could be coordinated.

- Swap-meet vendor license fee (Ordinance 2025-22): Council added the existing $5-per-month vendor license for daily swap-meet vendors to the fee schedule (the code already referenced the charge but the fee was not listed). Staff said the $5 fee was originally implemented in 2014 and a fee study could revisit the amount.

- Dispatch services MOU (Resolution 2025-29): Council approved the annual review and renewal of the dispatch agreement with the county; staff reported the contract cost decreased this year due to county funding offsets.

- Electronic-storage-detection canine MOU (Resolution 2025-30): Detective Bobby Bassett explained the donated canine program, noting the partner organization covers training, equipment, veterinary care and travel; the department would provide the handler's time and periodic certification logistics. Council approved the MOU to accept and host the donation.

- Wage-scale correction (Resolution 2025-31): Council approved changes to police supervisor pay steps to avoid promotional pay decreases and preserve appropriate step progression.

Votes and procedure Council moved and seconded each measure and approved them by voice vote; the meeting transcript records "Aye" and "Motion carries" for each listed item. The council recorded no roll-call tallies in the transcript.

Next steps Staff will incorporate the approved ordinance and resolutions into city policy and administrative records; the canine MOU includes operational steps for handler training and annual certification, and staff will follow up on a planned fee study for vendor licenses.