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Orderville approves local sponsorships, buys additional resident messaging credits and schedules hearings on meeting time
Summary
The board approved two small sponsorships (a $500 rodeo banner and a $450 SportsCast sponsorship), authorized purchase of 100,000 MyGov text messages for $750, approved business licenses and set a public hearing to consider changing the council meeting time to Mondays at 5:30 p.m.
The Orderville Town Board approved several routine but practical items affecting town outreach and local events.
Sponsorships: The board approved a $500 banner sponsorship for the Long Valley Lions Junior Rodeo and a $450 sponsorship for Utah High School SportsCast LLC to cover regional/state basketball broadcasting. Staff clarified whether payments should be coded as advertising (which advertises the town) or as nonprofit assistance (which must meet state statutory limits); the board used its donations/advertising budget lines and approved the sponsorships by voice vote.
Resident messaging purchase: Staff reported the MyGov emergency/notice-text account (10,000 messages/year) had used over 8,000 messages in eight months and recommended purchasing 100,000 additional messages for $750 so future annual entitlements roll on. The board approved the $750 purchase by motion.
Meeting-time ordinance: Councilmember Shanda proposed moving regular meetings from Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. to Mondays at 5:30 p.m. Because the town ordinance sets meeting day/time, the council voted to set a public hearing for March 4 to consider amending the ordinance.
Business licenses and bills: The council approved three business licenses submitted with fees and conditional-use permits in order and approved minutes from 01/07/2026 and the bills presented for payment.
These actions were procedural approvals taken by majority vote; council members discussed budgeting lines for donations and the need to develop clearer criteria for which new businesses should come before the full council for license approval.
