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Castle Dale council approves student donations, a merit raise, IT support and utility rounding
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Summary
The council approved routine municipal measures: $100 donations for three Girls State attendees, $250 sponsorship and fee waiver for a graduation party, a $1.50/hour merit raise for the recorder, authorization to use Emery Telecom at $75/hour as-needed, and rounding utility bills to the nearest nickel.
Castle Dale City Council members approved a slate of routine municipal measures during their March 12 meeting, including donations to local students, a personnel pay adjustment, an IT-services authorization, and an administrative change to utility billing.
Minutes and bills: Council member Michael Jorgensen moved to approve the January minutes; Glen Gerber seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Later in the meeting the council voted to pay presented bills; that motion also passed unanimously.
Student support: Three high school juniors—Annika Magnuson, Aaliya King and Hailee Barnett—requested assistance to attend Girls State, a week-long civic program that costs $485 per student. Following city policy, the council approved donating $100 per participant for the three students present (motion by Bradley Giles; second by Michael Jorgensen). The mayor noted a fourth student will request the same support at the next meeting.
Graduation event: The student council asked the city to sponsor the graduation party and use Main Street Park on May 21. Council member Joel Dorsch moved to donate $250 and waive park fees; the motion passed unanimously.
Personnel pay: The council approved a $1.50-per-hour merit raise for Recorder Rebecca Norton, recognizing her performance and workload (motion by Michael Jorgensen; seconded by Bradley Giles). The raise was approved unanimously.
IT support: Council authorized using Emery Telecom for on-call IT assistance at $75 per hour on an as-needed basis (motion by Bradley Giles; seconded by Glen Gerber). The council was told nearby cities use Emery Telecom for .gov setup and technical application assistance.
Utility rounding: Council approved rounding utility billing to the nearest nickel because pennies are becoming unavailable from banks; the motion to implement the rounding passed unanimously (moved by Joel Dorsch; seconded by Glen Gerber).
All recorded votes on motions in the minutes show unanimous approval by the five council members present: Michael Jorgensen, Bradley Giles, Emily Mills, Glen Gerber and Joel Dorsch. The meeting adjourned at 8:19 p.m.
Next steps: Several items—including a fourth Girls State request—were deferred to the next meeting for action or additional information.